Treets Sweets l i n e n Quilt
Ellen Maxwell
Treets Sweets Quilt
Fabric designed by Tina Givens for Westminster Fibers’ Free Spirit Fabrics are from Tina’s PERNILLA’S JOURNEY fabric collection Quilt design, instructions, construction and topstitching all by Ellen Maxwell
Although Ellen used the linen prints in this quilt, they are all available in cotton too. So check the listing at the back noting cotton style numbers. There are also 3 colorways in the fabric collection, so see the back for alternative palettes for your Treets Quilt.
Tina’s fabrics used in this quilt:
LTG03 Parrot Jungle Licorice
Marias List
LTG01 Suzani Licorice
LTG02 On the Fence Licorice
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Fabric 1: LTG03 1.5 yards (1.4m) Fabric 2: LTG01 3/4 yard (2/3 m) Fabric 3: LTG02 1/3 yard (3/8 m) Fabric 4: LTG04 1 yard (1 m) Fabric 5: LTG01 Vanilla 1.75 yards (1.6m) Backing Fabric 6: LTG04 Cotton Candy 1/3 Yard (3/8m) Binding
Cotton Batting according to your quilt size, 1 large spool of coordinating all-purpose thread/cotton. Pins, scissors, hand sewing needle, rotary cutter and mat, tape measure, safety pins large, iron and board, sewing machine.
50” Sua Finished Size:
LTG04 Tapestry Cotton Candy
Cutting Istructins
LTG02 On the Fence Vanilla (Backing)
FABRIC 1: Parrot Jungle LTG03 Cut 8x 10.5” (26.5cm) squares (Fussy Cut all the same design)*
FABRIC 2: Suzani LTG01 Fussy Cut 4x 11” (28cm) squares from the Suzani print, centering the circle. Lay an 11” square template over the design and cut out. Then cut out 5.5” squares from the larger squares. FABRIC 3: On the Fence LTG02 Licorice Cut 16x 5.5” squares. Tip: Fussy Cut crosswise.
FABRIC 4: Tapestry LTG04 All seam allowances are 1/4” unless otherwise stated. Before you start this scrumptious project read the instructions, preshrink your fabric before sewing by washing, drying and pressing it... This is optional of course. Tip: Make a small diagonal clip in the corners of each of the fabrics prior to washing to prevent fraying and tangling.
Swing Istructins
• Block 1 is simply the 10.5” (26.5”) square, so set these aside for the time being. • Block 2 uses the smaller squares you precut in fabrics 2 and 3. Review the quilt map on the next page, first add 2 squares in fabric 2 and 3 as in fig.1. • Repeat but switch the fabrics as in fig.2. Note: Use all geometric type fabric like the one we used in the same direction, and ensure all circles as we used in the ‘Suzani’ print maintain the circle form.
Cut 4 strips 5.5” wide, the width of the fabric for the outer border.**
FABRIC 5: On the Fence LTG02 Vanilla Cut 4 x 2.5” strips the width of the fabric for the binding. FABRIC 6: Tapestry LTG04 Cut 4 strips, the width of the fabric, 2.5” (6.4cm) wide * Fussy Cut Tip: Cut one block, then lay it on top of the fabric matching the design, and rotary cut around the first piece. ** Ellen fussy cut the border fabric by placing the licorice spheres Fig.1. Fig.3. on the outside of the strips, and light spheres on Fab.2 Fab.3 the inside. Fab.2 Fab.3 Fig.2. Fab.3 Fab.2
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Swing Istructins ontinued...
• Once all 8 of these combination blocks are completed, lay out your quilt on a flat surface as shown here in the map, and reference the photograph of the quilt. • Once you are satisfied , start with the first row, and stitch all blocks together, block 1,2,1,2. Repeat for rows 2, 3 and 4. • Stitch all rows together to form the quilt top. • Stitch the border in place.
Quilt Map
Border Block 1 Fabric 1
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Block 2
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Fab.2 Fabric 1
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• You are now ready to assemble your quilt.
B IN D I N G
Cut 10 strips of the fabric 4” (10cm) wide. Attach the strips to make one long strip. • Fold the long strip in half lengthwise with raw edges together, and wrong sides facing. Press a crease along the folded edge. • With the RIGHT side of the quilt top facing upward, and starting at the center of one side edge, match the raw edges of the binding and quilt edge, and pin in place. Leave the first 5” unstitched, and stitch using 1/4” seam allowance stopping 1/4” from the first corner, backstitch. Clip the threads.
© All fabric designs Tina Givens Tina Givens Design, LLC. © Quilt design Ellen Maxwell
ASSEMBLE
Place the Quilt back on a large flat surface with the WRONG side upward. Smooth out any wrinkles. • Place the batting on top of the backing on it’s wrong side. Smoothing out any wrinkles. • Center the quilt top on top of the batting with the RIGHT side facing upward, creating 3 layers with the quilt back, batting and quilt top. Smooth wrinkles. • Using the large safety pins, pin all three layers together, or hand baste the layers using long basting stitches. • Machine or hand quilt as desired. • Using a ruler and scissors or rotary cutter, trim the quilt back and batting even with the quilt top. • Hand or machine baste very close to the raw edges to secure the layers together before binding the quilt.
• To form a mitered corner, fold the binding away from the corner forming a 45 degree angle. Then fold it backward, even with the raw edge to be sewn, pin. Leave the folded edge on the binding even with the first edge that was sewn. • Begin stitching again, continue to pin and sew to the next corner. Repeat until you return to the starting point. Leave 5” from the starting point unsewn, measure and trim the binding. Join the binding and finish sewing the binding in place. • Fold the binding over to the backside of the quilt, line up the folded edge to the binding stitches so they are covered, pin. Pin mitered corners in place. Handstitch the binding iin place or machine stitch close to the folded edge.
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Try other palettes:
TG94 Parrot Jungle: Lemon Curd TG93 Suzani: Lemon TG96 On The Fence: Vanilla TG95 Tapestry: Limeade
TG94 Parrot Jungle: Watermelon TG93 Suzani: Chocolate TG96 On The Fence: Chocolate TG95 Tapestry: Carrot
FABRIC LINEN COTTON LTG03 LTG01 LTG02 LTG04
TG94 TG93 TG96 TG95
Prnilla’s Journey Coowas
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Parrot Jungle Suzani On The Fence Tapestry
Ellen Maxwell is a talented quilt designer, seamstress and all round great personality. She has designed and made so many quilts, and has worked with Amy Butler, Tina GIvens and many more textile designers. Visit her blog at beckihomecki. blogspot.com
SWEET
Watermelon Chocolate Chocolate Carrot Candy
LICORICE Licorice Licorice Licorice Cotton
Thanks Ellen for a truly beautiful project!
CANDY Lemon Curd Lemon Creme Vanilla Limeade