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Mosaic Lap Quilt

Notes

• Finishedquiltsizeis54”x54”.• Allseamsshouldbeascant¼”.

Ascant¼”seammeanstheseamisslightlylessthan¼”.Thisisveryimportantinordertoensurethatyourseamslineup.It’sagoodideatodoalittletestbeforeyoustartbysewingtogethertwo1¼”stripsoffabrictogether,pressingtheseamopenandmeasuringthewidthofthefabricstrips.Theyshouldbe1”wideeach.Iftheyaremoreorless,adjustyourneedleaccordinglyanddoanothertest.

• Thispatternassumesyouhaveabasicknowledgeofquiltconstruction.• Pressallseamsopen.Thiswillreducebulkwhereseamsoverlapandcreateamuchsmoother

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quilttop.Itisespeciallynecessarywhenpiecingsuchnarrowpieces.• Iliketousespraystarchorastarchalternativewhenworkingwithsuchnarrowpieces.It

reallymakesyourseamsflatandcrisp.WhenpressingaseamIpressopenfromtheback,flipthepieceover,spraywiththestarchthenpressagainfromthetop.

• Prewashingfabricsisuptoyourdiscretion.Ifyouwantaquiltthatwillbelesscrinkly,prewashyourfabricsandyourbatting(followpackagedirections).Ifyoudon’tprewashbutareconcernedaboutcolorsrunning,throwadyecatchingsheet(likeShoutbrand)intothewashingmachinethefirsttimeyouwashthequilt.

Fabric Requirements

• 3/8yardeachof12coloredfabrics• 1¾yardofwhitefabric• 1¾yardfromoneand1yardofanothercoordinatingfabricsforthebacking• 60”x60”squareofbatting(Iliketousecottonoracotton/bambooblend)

Other Supplies

• ironandironingboard• spraystarchoranalternativesuchasBestPress(optional)• rotarycutter• clearplasticruler• cuttingmat• scissors• whitethread• straightpins• curvedbastingsafetypinsor

spraybasting• handsewingneedle• free-motionordarningfoot

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Cut Fabric Cut selvedges from all fabrics before cutting the pieces.Fromthecoloredfabrics:• Cut1strip1.5”x18”fromeachofthe12

fabrics• Cut1strip3”x15”fromeachof8fabrics

and1strip3”x18”fromeachoftheremaining4fabrics

• Cut1strip6”x24”fromeachof4fabricsand1strip6”x30”fromeachoftheremaining8fabrics

Fromwhitefabric:• Cut39strips,1”xwidthoffabric• Cut6strips,2.5”xwidthoffabric(for

binding)

Piece Quilt Top1. Sewa1”stripofwhitefabrictoeachofthecoloredstrips,longsidestogether.Pressseamsopen.Trimthe whitefabricflushwiththecolored.2. Cutthepiecedstripsintosmallerunitslikeso:

• Smalleststripsintopieces1.5”wide,144total

• Mediumstripsintopieces3”wide,64total

• Largeststripsintopieces6”wide,56total

Setasidethe3”and6”pieces.

3. Onadesignwallorotherflatsurfacearrangethe1.5”piecesina12x12gridwiththewhitestripsorientedtotheright.

4. Sewtogethereachofthe12rows.Pressseamsopen.

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5. Fromthewhitestrips,cut11pieces18.5”long.Sewastriptothebottomofthetoprowbeingsuretoaligneitherend.Pressseamopen.6. Laythesecondrowoverthefirst,rightsidestogether,aligningthebottomedges.Usetheverticalwhitestripstolineupthetworowsandpinthemtogether.Pressseamopen.

7. Repeatsteps5and6fortheremainingrows.Donotsewawhitestriptotheverylastrow.

8. Onthedesignwallarrangethe3”piecesintworoundsaroundthepiecedcenterwiththewhitestripstotheright.9. Sewtogethereachrow.Pressseamsopen.10. Sewtherowsoneithersideofthecentergridtoeachotherwithwhitestripsinbetweenthesamewayyoudidthecenter.Youshouldhaveshorterpiecesthatweretrimmedoff

earlierthatyoushoulduseifpossible.Donotsewawhitestripontheverybottom.

11. Seweachsideunittoeithersideofthecenter,liningupeveryotherwhitestriptotherowsinthecenter.Pressseamsopen.

12. Sewthetoptworowslikeyoudidwiththesmallerpieceswiththeadditionofastripofwhitefabriconthebottom.13. Sewthebottomtworowstogetherwithawhitestripinbetweenandsewanadditionalstriptothetop,notthebottom.14. Sewthetopandbottomtothecenter,beingcarefultolineuptheverticalwhitestrips.

Normally I would sew all of the white strips to the bottoms of the pieced rows before sewing the rows together to save time, but in this case you can line up your vertical seams more easily if you do each row one at a time. Sew a strip to the bottom, sew on the next row, repeat, etc.

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15. Arrangetheremaining6”piecesintworoundsaroundthepiecedcenter.16. Sewtogethereachrow.Pressseamsopen.17. Useyourseamrippertoremovetherightmostwhitestripfromeachrow.Discardtheremovedstrips.

Sewtherowstogetherandtothepiecedcenterwithwhitestripsinbetweeninthesamewayyoudidthe3”roundsinsteps10-14.Youwillneedtopiecetogetherthewhitestripsinorderforthemtobelongenoughforthetopandbottomrows.

Piece the Back Trimtheselvedgesfrombothpiecesofbackingfabric.Cuttheshorterpieceinhalflengthwisethensewtheendstogether.Pressseamopen.Sewthispiecetothelargerbackingfabric,lengthwise.Trimthewholethingdownto60”x60”Alternately,youcanmakethebackusingleftoverfabricfromthefrontofyourquiltandsupplementwithadditionalfabricifnecessary.ThisiswhatIusuallydo.Ilaythepiecesouttogetaroughideaofhowtheywillbestfittogetherthentrim,sew,trim,etc.untilthebackislargeenough.

Quilting

Makeyourquiltsandwichandbasteinwhicheverwayyouprefer.FormyquiltIusedafree-motionfoottocreateaboxyall-overpattern.Youcoulddothesamethingwithawalkingfootbutitwouldmeanalotofturningandmanhandlingyourquilt.Startofftheedgeofyourquilttopandsewright-anglesasinthediagrambelow.Youwillgetneater,sharpercornersifyoukeeptheneedlegoingbutbrieflypausethequiltbeforeyoumoveitinadifferentdirection.

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It’simportanttonotethatIwascarefulnottohaveanyofmyquiltinglinescrossovereachother.Ifyourtopisn’tperfectlyflat,thiswillhelpeventhingsoutthroughthequilting.Itwillalsopreventanypuckering.Whenyou’redonequilting,squareupyourquilt,trimmingtotheedgeofthequilttop.

Bind Your Quilt

Sewyourbindingstripstogether,endtoend,pressseamsopenthenpressbindinginhalflengthwise.Applythebindingtothefrontofyourquiltwitha⅜”seam.Foldbindingtothebackandhandstitchwithaninvisiblestitch.

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