Martha s Patchwork Sampler Quilt Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc.
Martha s Patchwork Sampler Quilt The quilt is composed of pieced blocks alternated with plain blocks; four different pieced block designs are repeated in different color combinations. The king size quilt requires 25 blocks, all other sizes have fifteen blocks. The inner and middle borders are the same for all sizes; the width of the outer border is adjusted to accommodate different bed sizes. Straight-line and free-motion quilting techniques are used, and the edges are finished with a 3/8-inch self-binding. Finished Size Fabric Plain locks Pieced locks Yardage hart for Quilt (all sizes) ll amounts are based on a usable fabric width of 42" after pre-treating Fabric Pieced locks Outer orders Fabric Pieced locks Middle orders Fabric Pieced locks Inner order inding Fabric E acking (42" wide) Twin 61" x 85" 1-3/4 2-1/4 2 2 5-1/4 ouble 78" x 102" 1-3/4 4-5/8 2 2 7 Queen 84" x 108" 1-3/4 4-3/4 2 2 7-1/2 King 102" x 102" 2 5-1/4 yard 2-1/4 2-1/2 9 Supplies (refer to yardage and cutting charts for approximate finished sizes of quilts) Light fabric (), background, pieced blocks and plain blocks Medium fabric (), pieced blocks, outer border ark fabric (), pieced blocks, middle border ark fabric (), pieced blocks, inner border, binding ark fabric (E), backing Thread to match fabrics, or neutral thread for piecing #80 universal machine needle atting Quilted Zigzag Template 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 2
Finished Size(WxL) Twin 61" x 85" ouble 78" x 102" Queen 84" x 108" King 102" x 102" utting hart for Quilt (all sizes) (finished sizes are approximate) Plain locks Fabric Outer orders Fabric Middle orders Fabric Inner orders Fabric inding Fabric Pieced locks # Size # Size # Size # Size 2-1/2" wide # 7 7 7 12 12-1/2" square 12-1/2" square 12-1/2" square 12-1/2" square 7" x 75" 7" x 65" 15-1/2" x 75" 15-1/2" x 82" 18-1/2" x 75" 18-1/2" x 87" 15-1/2" x 77" 15-1/2" x 107" 4" x 67" 4" x 51" 4" x 67" 4" x 51" 4" x 67" 4" x 51" 4" x 69" 4" x 77" 3" x 63" 3" x 43" 3" x 63" 3" x 43" 3" x 63" 3" x 43" 3" x 63" 3" x 69" 5 strips x 63" long 6 strips x 63" long 7 strips x 63" long 7 strips x 69" long *ut one panel in half from top to bottom and stitch each cut piece to one long edge of whole panel; seams will run from top to bottom on finished back panel for twin quilt **Stitch panels together along long edges to create one large panel; seams will run from side to side on double and queen quilts, and from top to bottom on king quilt 8 8 8 13 acking Fabric E (42" W) x L # (length) 2 panels* 89" long 3 panels** 82" long 3 panels** 88" long 3 panels** 106" long utting for Quilt Refer to the cutting chart and cut the required number of pieces from each fabric as indicated below. The remaining fabric will be used to cut the small patches for the pieced blocks. Fabric (): required number of 12-1/2 plain blocks Fabric (): outer borders - two ends (one upper, one lower), two sides Fabric (): middle borders - two ends (one upper, one lower), two sides Fabric (): - inner borders - two ends (one upper, one lower), two sides - required number of binding strips 2-1/2 wide down the full length of the fabric (Place short ends right sides together and perpendicular to each other; stitch a diagonal seam to connect pieces. This will create a long strip of binding fabric. Fold the strip wrong sides together with long edges meeting and press a crease along the length of the strip.) Fabric (E): required number of panels for quilt back; see piecing instructions with cutting chart Use the remaining fabrics (), (), (), and () to create the pieced blocks. 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 3
reating the locks No t e: ll seam allowances are 1/4 and are included in cutting measurements. Four traditional quilt block designs are used to make the quilt; the designs are repeated in different color combinations. Each block is numbered according to its place in the finished quilt as shown in figure 9 on page 12. lternate blocks are plain. Use blocks 1 through 15 for twin, double, and queen sizes. For king size, add blocks 16 through 25. lock #1 arbara Frietche Star Light background fabric () Medium fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - four 4-1/2 squares Medium fabric (): - two 4-1/2 squares (for center pinwheel) ark fabric (): - four 4-1/2 squares (for outside star points) ark fabric (): - two 4-1/2 squares (for center pinwheel) lock 1 * * * * Figure 1 Piecing 1. Place squares of fabric () right sides together with squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. Using 4-1/2 squares of fabric () and fabric (), repeat step 1 to create eight pieced squares. Press the seams on four of the blocks toward the dark, and press the remaining four seams toward the light fabric. 3. rrange the squares as shown in figure 1; * indicates the blocks with seams pressed toward the light fabric. 4. Using figure 1 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 4
lock #3 ontrary Wife Light background fabric () Medium fabric () ark fabric () lock 3 utting Light fabric (): - two 4-7/8 squares Medium fabric (): - five 4-1/2 squares ark fabric (): - two 4-7/8 squares Piecing 1. Place the two fabric () squares right sides together with the two squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams toward the dark fabric. Square up to 4-1/2. 2. rrange the squares as shown in figure 2. 3. Using figure 2 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. Figure 2 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 5
lock #5 arbara Frietche Star Light background fabric () Medium fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () lock 5 * utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - four 4-1/2 squares Medium fabric (): - two 4-1/2 squares (for center pinwheel) ark fabric (): - two 4-1/2 squares (for center pinwheel) ark fabric (): - four 4-1/2 squares (for outside star points) Piecing 1. Place squares of fabric () right sides together with squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. Using 4-1/2 squares of fabric () and fabric (), repeat step 1 to create eight pieced squares. Press the seams on four of the blocks toward the dark, and press the remaining four seams toward the light fabric. 3. rrange the squares as shown in figure 3; * indicates the blocks with seams pressed toward the light fabric. 4. Using figure 3 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. * * Figure 3 * 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 6
lock #7 lay s hoice Light background fabric () Medium fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - two 4-1/2 squares Medium fabric (): - four 4-1/2 squares (for center pinwheel and outer points) ark fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares (for outer edges) - two 4-1/2 squares (for outer edges) lock 7 Piecing 1. Place the two 4-1/2 fabric () squares right sides together with two squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams toward the darker fabric. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. Repeat step 1 using the remaining fabric squares () with the two 4-1/2 fabric squares (). 3. rrange the squares as shown in figure 4. 4. Using figure 4 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. Figure 4 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 7
lock #9 lay s hoice Light background fabric () Medium fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - two 4-1/2 squares Medium fabric () cut: - four 3-1/2 squares (for outer edges) - two 4-1/2 squares (for outer edges) ark fabric (): - cut four 4-1/2 squares (for center pinwheel and outer points) lock 9 Piecing 1. Place the two 4-1/2 fabric () squares right sides together with two squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams toward the darker fabric. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. Repeat step 1 using the remaining fabric squares () with the two 4-1/2 fabric squares (). 3. rrange the squares as shown in figure 5. 4. Using figure 5 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. Figure 5 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 8
lock #11 Ohio Star Variation Light background fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - four 4-1/2 squares ark fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares (for inner squares) ark fabric () cut: - four 4-1/2 squares (for outer points) * lock 11 * * Piecing 1. Place the four 4-1/2 fabric () squares right sides together with the four squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams on four of the blocks toward the light fabric, and four toward the lighter fabric. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. rrange the squares as shown in figure 6; * indicates the blocks with seams pressed toward the lighter fabric. 3. Using figure 6 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. * Figure 6 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 9
lock #13 ontrary Wife Light background fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - two 4-7/8 squares ark fabric (): - five 4-1/2 squares ark fabric (): - two 4-7/8 squares Piecing 1. Place the two fabric () squares right sides together with the two squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams toward the darker fabric. Square up to 4-1/2 and set aside. 2. rrange the squares as shown in figure 7. 3. Using figure 7 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. lock 13 Figure 7 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 10
lock #15 Ohio Star Variation Light background fabric () Medium fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - four 4-1/2 squares Medium fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares ark fabric (): - four 4-1/2 squares * lock 15 * * Piecing 1. Place the four 4-1/2 fabric () squares right sides together with the four squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric () and create four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams toward the lighter fabric on two of the blocks, and press the remaining two seams toward the darker fabric. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. rrange the squares as shown in figure 8; * indicates the squares with the seams pressed toward the light fabric. 3. Using figure 8 as a reference, assemble the columns and rows as directed in the General Instructions. * Figure 8 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 11
dd the following blocks for king size only: lock #17 Repeat lock #9, using the same colors in the same arrangement. twin/double/queen 1 6 11 king 16 21 lock #19 Repeat lock #7, using the same colors in the same arrangement. 2 7 12 17 22 lock #21 Repeat lock #5, using the same colors in the same arrangement. 3 4 8 9 13 14 18 19 23 24 lock #23 Repeat lock #3, using the same colors in the same arrangement. 5 10 15 Figure 9 20 25 lock #25 Repeat lock #1, using the same colors in the same arrangement. #1 Wrong side #6 11 Quilt onstruction No t e: ll seams are 1/4 unless otherwise noted. Illustrations show the twin-size quilt unless otherwise noted. ll border strips are cut slightly longer than necessary; trim away excess after each strip is attached. ssembling the Quilt Top 1. Each pieced block should measure 12-1/2 square; square up the blocks if necessary. Plain blocks should also measure 12-1/2 square. Lay out the blocks in a checkerboard pattern as shown in figure 9. 2. Use assembly line stitching to attach the blocks in column 2 to the blocks in column 1 (fig. 10). Repeat to attach column 3 to column 2. Repeat this step until all of the columns are joined. This completes the center panel. Press well with the seams falling to opposite sides on alternate rows. 3. ttach the 63 inner border strips to each side edge of the center panel. Press the seams toward the borders (fig. 11). #2 #3 #4 #5 Wrong side #7 Wrong side #8 Wrong side #9 Wrong side #10 Figure 10 12 13 14 15 Figure 11 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 12
4. ttach the remaining inner border strips to the top and bottom edges of the center panel. Press the seams toward the borders (fig. 12). 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the middle border strips, beginning with the side strips. Press the seams toward the borders; refer to figure 13. 6. Repeat step 5 for the outer border strips, beginning with the side strips. Press the seams toward the borders (fig. 13). Quilting No t e: ut and piece the panels for the quilt back as instructed in the cutting chart. Run the seams in the directions indicated in the cutting chart, and place the seams symmetrically behind the front. 1. Layer the pieced backing (wrong side up), batting, pieced top (centered right side up over the other layers). Pin or baste well, working from the center toward the outer edges. Keep the layers as smooth as possible (fig. 14). 2. Use quilting thread in the needle to match or blend with the fabric being stitched, and use a color in the bobbin that is complementary to the backing fabric. Figure 12 acking (wrong side) atting Figure 13 Figure 14 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 13
3. Quilt with free-motion stipple stitch in the plain blocks and the background patches of the pieced blocks; refer to figure 15. Instructions for freemotion techniques are located in the General Instructions. 4. Stitch a wide, meandering stipple stitch pattern to quilt the inner border; refer to figure 15. 5. Using the template provided, quilt the middle border with a zigzag/sawtooth design next to the inner border. Stitch two lines of straight-stitch quilting on the middle border, 1/2 and 1 away from the outer border; refer to figure 15. 6. Quilt the outer border with a loose stipple stitch pattern (fig. 15). 7. Trim the batting and backing edges even with the quilt top. 8. Refer to the General Instructions, pplying a ontinuous inding. Stitch with a scant 1/4 seam. Use the long bias strip and miter the corners as directed. 9. Label the quilt as desired. Quilting lines shown on back Figure 15 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching eginning Sewing Teachers 14
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