Martha s Quilted Wall Hanging Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc.
Martha s Quilted Wall Hanging The wall hanging is composed of three pieced star blocks, plus a half-block turned on point for the lower end. Each block is numbered according to its place in the finished wall hanging; refer to figure 8 on page 7. The center panel is surrounded with an inner border, and a wide outer border is edged with binding. Straight-line and free-motion quilting techniques are used. Yardage and utting for Wall Hanging (one size) ll amounts are based on a usable fabric width of 42" after pre-treating 22-1/2" W x 54" L Fabric Pieced Blocks Backing Fabric B Pieced Blocks Rod Pocket Fabric Pieced Blocks Inner Borders Fabric Pieced Blocks Outer Borders Binding Yardage 1/2 yard 1-3/4 yards 1-1/4* yards OR 1/2* yard 1-1/4* yards OR 7/8* yard --------- 1 back piece, 26" x 58" Two sides, 2-1/2" x 38" One top, 2-1/2" x 18" Two bottom, 2-1/2" x 15" Two sides, 3-3/4" x 42" One top, 3-3/4" x 25" Two bottom, 3-3/4" x 22 utting** 10 squares, 4-1/2" 12 squares, 3-1/2" 2 squares, 4-1/2" 4 squares, 3-1/2" 6 squares, 4-1/2" 10 squares, 4-1/2" 4 squares, 3-1/2" 3 squares, 2-7/8" 1 square, 2-1/2" rod pocket strip, 3-1/4" x 20" 1 square, 2-1/2" 1 square, 2-7/8" 2 squares, 2-7/8" 4 binding strips, 2-1/2" x 42" * The larger amount of fabric allows room for each border or binding strip to be cut in a single long strip parallel to the. Using the smaller amount of fabric will require that the strips be cut across the width of the fabric. **ut all squares at one time and use as needed for piecing blocks, or cut as needed according to the specific block instructions Supplies (finished size is approximately 22-1/2 x 54 ; refer to the yardage chart for fabric requirements) Light fabric (), background Medium fabric (B), pieced blocks, backing ark fabric (), pieced blocks, inner border ark fabric (), pieced blocks, outer border, binding otton quilting thread to match fabrics, or neutral thread for piecing Batting, 26 x 58 #80 universal machine needle 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 2
utting for Wall Hanging 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 (): backing and rod pocket Fabric (B): inner borders - two sides, one upper and two for lower point Fabric (): - outer borders - two sides, one upper and two for lower point - required number of binding strips 2-1/2 x 42 Use the remaining fabrics (), (B), (), and () to create the pieced blocks. * Block 1 * * reating the Blocks Note: ll seam allowances are 1/4 and are included in cutting measurements. * Block #1 Ohio Star Variation Light background fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () Figure 1 utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - four 4-1/2 squares ark fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares (for inner patches) ark fabric () cut: - four 4-1/2 squares (for outer points) 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 dark, and press the remaining seams toward the light. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 2. rrange the squares as shown in figure 1; * indicates the blocks with seams pressed toward the lighter fabric. 3. 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 Beginning Sewing Teachers 3
Block #2 lay s hoice Light background fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () Block 2 utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - two 4-1/2 squares ark 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) 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. 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 2. 4. 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 Beginning Sewing Teachers 4
Block #3 Barbara Frietche Star Light background fabric () Medium fabric (B) ark fabric () ark fabric () Block 3 * utting Light fabric (): - four 3-1/2 squares - four 4-1/2 squares Medium fabric (B): - 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 (B) right sides together with squares of fabric (). raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on fabric (B) 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. Square up to 3-1/2 and set aside. 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. B * B B * B * Figure 3 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 5
Block #4 On-Point Half-Block (Ohio Star Variation) Light background fabric () ark fabric () ark fabric () utting Light fabric (): - one 2-1/2 square - three 2-7/8 squares ark fabric (): - one 2-1/2 square (for center section) - one 2-7/8 square (for center section) ark fabric (): - two 2-7/8 squares (for outer points) Piecing 1. Place two 2-7/8 fabric () squares right side together with the two 2-7/8 fabric () squares. raw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the fabric () squares and created four pieced squares as directed in the General Instructions. Press the seams on two of the blocks toward the light (marked by * in figures 5 and 6) and press the remaining two seams toward the dark. Square up to 2-1/2 and set aside. 2. Using two of the pieced squares, one 2-1/2 fabric () square, and one 2-1/2 fabric square (), arrange the squares as shown in figure 4. ttach the two top squares and the bottom two squares to create an upper and a lower rectangle. Seam the rectangles to create one large square. Press the seam toward the fabric () square. Square up to 4-1/2 and set aside. 3. ut the remaining 2-7/8 squares diagonally from corner to corner to create two fabric () triangles and two fabric () triangles. 4. Use one fabric () triangle, one fabric () triangle, and one pieced square to create the triangle unit shown in figure 5. Use the remaining triangles and pieced square to create a mirror image triangle unit as shown in figure 6. Press the seams toward the pieced squares. 5. rrange the large pieced square and the two triangle units as shown in figure 7. Press the seams toward the square. * Figure 4 * Figure 5 * Figure 6 * Figure 7 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 6
onstruction Piecing the Top Note: ll seam allowances are 1/4 unless otherwise noted and are included in cutting measurements. 1. rrange the blocks in a horizontal column as shown in figure 8. arefully match the seams and stitch the blocks together. Press the seams up. 2. ttach the inner side borders (B); press the seams toward the borders (fig. 9). 3. ttach the inner top border (B) and press the seam up (fig. 10). 4. dd the inner borders along the edges of the lower point. Stop the stitching at the bottom point where the seam lines cross; the ends of the border strips will be left loose at the lower point (fig. 11). Miter the strips: a. Lay the strips out flat with one on top of the other (fig. 12). b. Lift the end of the upper strip and fold it under to lie directly on top of the lower strip (fig. 13). c. rease the upper strip along the fold (miter line) and draw a line on the lower strip right along the crease of the upper strip (fig. 14). d. Fold the quilt away to expose the ends of the strips. Place the strips right sides together, matching the crease to the drawn line. Stitch in the crease, stopping at the previous stitching line of the inner point (fig. 15). e. Trim the seam allowance to 1/4 and press to one side. Lay the panel flat and press the point, with the seams pressed toward the border (fig. 16). 4 1 2 3 Figure 8 Figure 10 Figure 9 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Wrong side raw a line Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 7
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 using the outer borders (); refer to figure 17. Quilting 1. Layer the backing (wrong side up), batting, and top (right side up) on a flat surface with the top centered over the batting and backing; refer to figure 17. 2. Stitch a line of straight quilting vertically from top to bottom along the two side seams of each full block, and along the inner edges of the inner borders (fig. 17). 3. Quilt the blocks with zigzag channel quilting as shown in figure 18; quilting lines should be spaced 1 apart. Note that some of the quilting lines can be stitched in a zigzag pattern from top to bottom instead of stitching each block separately. The diagonal lines are stitched in both directions in the point area, creating a grid pattern. 4. Quilt the inner border with a loose stipple pattern; refer to the section for free-motion stippling in the General Instructions. 5. Quilt a straight line along the inner edge of the outer border at the bottom of the point; do not stitch up the sides of the border. lso quilt a straight line along the center of the outer borders at the bottom edges of the point (fig. 19). 6. ontinue the diagonal quilting lines, spaced 1-1/2 apart and working up the outer side borders. The diagonal lines will continue across the top outer border, making a mitered design along the center line; refer to the finished drawing. 7. Trim the backing and batting even with the edges of the pieced top. Backing wrong side Batting Figure 17 Figure 18 Quilting lines shown on backing Figure 19 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 8
Rod Pocket and Binding 1. Fold the rod pocket strip in half along the length, wrong sides together with long edges meeting and stitch across each short end (fig. 20). Trim the corners, turn right side out, and press. 2. enter the rod pocket along the upper edge of the back side of the quilt with raw edges even. Baste along the raw edges through all layers with a 1/4 seam allowance (fig. 21). 3. Using the binding strips that were cut earlier, piece a long binding strip as directed in the Quilt utting directions. pply the binding to the edges of the wall hanging as described in the General Instructions, pplying a ontinuous Binding. Stitch with a scant 1/4 seam. The raw edges of the rod pocket will be caught in the binding seams. 4. Fold the rod pocket up, away from the quilt. raw a line on the backing 1 below the binding seam along the upper edge of the wall hanging (fig 22). 5. Lay the rod pocket into place with the lower edge along the drawn line. Whip the pocket into place by hand, leaving the ends open for inserting the hanging rod (fig. 23). Wrong side Figure 20 Backing Figure 21 Binding Figure 22 Figure 23 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 9
3-1/4" x 20" one 2-1/2" three 2-7/8" two 4-1/2" ten 4-1/2" medium fabric (B): 1/2 yd / 42" wide backing 26" x 58" 2-1/2" x 18" 2-1/2" x 15" twelve 3-1/2" dark fabric (): 1/2 yd / 42" wide 2-1/2" x 38" 2-1/2" x 38" 2-1/2" x 15" one one four 3-1/2" 2-7/8" 2-1/2" six 4-1/2" dark fabric (): 1 yd / 42" wide 3-3/4" x 42" 3-3/4" x 42" 2-1/2" x 42" 2-1/2" x 42" 2-1/2" x 42" 2-1/2" x 42" light fabric (): 1-3/4 yds / 42" wide 3-3/4" x 25" ten 4-1/2" Fabric Layout Guides for Wall Hanging four 3-1/2" 3-3/4" x 22" 3-3/4" x 22" two 2-7/8" 2003 Martha Pullen ompany, Inc. Projects esigned Exclusively For Licensed Martha Pullen ~ Teaching Beginning Sewing Teachers 10