Citrus Churn Dash Table Quilt

Today's Mother's Day Tutorial is this cute Citrus inspired Churn Dash Table Quilt.  I made this little quilt for my mom (I hope she doesn't read my blog between now and Mother's Day!)  My mom is always asking me if I have a little quilt she can put on her table to decorate with and in my parent's backyard are lemon, orange, and lime trees - sooooo when I saw this Clementine fabric from Blend I freaked out!!

I am so in love with this fabric - I want to rip out all my kitchen decor and replace with these fabrics.  Here is a little close up of some of the prints I used in this quilt.

Let's get started - you can make this project in a few hours.

Supplies:

fat quarters of spoon print, stripe print, and small fruit print

1/4 yard large citrus print

1/4 yard for binding

3/4 yard for back

batting

Finished Quilt: 25"

Cut (2) 7 1/4" squares of the gray

Cut (2) 7 1/4" squares of the stripe

Cut (4) 3 1/2" squares of the gray

Cut (4) 3 1/2" squares of the stripe

Cut (1) 3 1/2" square of the center square, fussy cut if desired

Draw a diagonal line on the back of the 2 stripe 7 1/4" squares

Layer them right sided together and sew 1/4" along both sides of the diagonal line.  Cut on pencil line.

Press toward the dark.  These half square triangle blocks finish slightly larger than the desired 6 1/2".  This is so you can square the block up and it is nice and even.  Lay it on a rotary mat and align the diagonal with the diagonal line on the mat and cut so it measures 6 1/2" square.  Do this to each of the 4 blocks.

 

Sew the 3 1/2" squares in (4) sets like this:  Press toward the dark.

Lay out the churn dash block and sew together in rows.  Press seams.

Now all that's left is to sew the boarders on.  Cut the small fruit into 2" strips.  Sew sides, then press, then sew top and bottom.  You don't need to measure on this part.  Use the block as your guide.

The large citrus print is cut in 4" strips.  Sew those on in the same manner as the small fruit strips.

Quilt as desired and bind.

 I love it!!!!!

Mother's Day Gifts: Zipper Pouch Set

These cute zipper pouches are a darling gift to give someone special this Mother's Day.  This tutorial is written by my good friend Jennifer.  Jennifer is the one who takes me on crazy adventures to find fabric all over Southern California.   She is an amazing sewist and writes a blog called Jennifer Sews Again.  

Her tutorial for these zipper pouches is great - I followed each step and my pouches turned out perfect!  These amazing fabrics are from Blend's Modern Eclectic line.  I love the prints!!!

I love the lining!  What's great about these zipper pouches is they unzip all the way so you can have full access to your items.  I always take mine when I travel.

 I love that they nest too!

 And they make a nice set when paired with a fabric keychain!

Riley Blake Union Jack Quilt Tutorial

Cheers!  I am so excited to be participating in Riley Blake's Union Jack Blog Hop!  I am in love with the fun colors of this Union Jack panel!  My friend, Karen, loves all things British: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, the Royal Family, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Fish 'n Chips, Beef Wellington, The Cure & Adele….her husband served a mission in England, AND here is Harper, their adorable baby girl with a trendy British name!  Harper is the cutest baby ever and this quilt is for her.  

This quilt is the perfect size for a wallhanging or baby quilt

Finished quilt 38.5" x 30.5"

Here's how you can make your own "Harper Girl" quilt.

Supplies:

1 Union Jack print

assorted jelly roll strips of prints and white - or yardage to cut strips

Heat n Bond Lite Printable sheets

batting

1 yard backing fabric

1/3 yard binding

Cut the white fabric and assorted prints into 2.5" strips x WOF

I used 1 strip of each of the 8 colors, cut 16 white strips

Now cut each WOF strip in half

Sew into strip sets of (5) total.  I just picked random colors and didn't try and lay out the pattern.  Make 3 sets with white beginning and ending and 3 sets with prints beginning and ending as pictured:

Press toward the prints.

Cut the strip sets into 2.5" sub sets:

Make 2 piles: one with the white on the outside and one with the patterned fabric on the outside:

Now comes the fun part - grab and sew!  Once again, I didn't try and lay out a pattern, I just grabbed 2 strip sets and sewed together.  Make sure the intersections of the seams sandwich together nicely.

Make 9 of these blocks: 5 blocks with patterned corners, 4 blocks with white corners.

Fussy cut one of the Union Jack blocks, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance around the print.

Find a font you like and print it in reverse on one of these Heat n Bond EZ print sheets - you could also use a silhouette, but I am not that advanced!  

 Cut out the letters and peel off the backing paper.  Cut a piece of white fabric 9.25" wide (the width of the Union Jack) x 19.5"   Place the letters and iron in place.  Straight stitch around each letter twice.  

Sew the Union Jack to the white fabric.

Lay out your blocks in this pattern: 2 rows of 3 blocks, then the Union Jack strip, then 1 row of 3 blocks.  Square up the white fabric if there is a little excess on the end.

Quilt as desired