Friday Bundle with Fort Worth Fabric Studio -Flower Patch
I'm excited to share my projects with this week's Friday Bundle with Fort Worth Fabric Studio. I just love these fabulous bundles. Available here.
Plus you can make both of my projects this week with just one fat quarter bundle (just add batting and optional zipper). A mini tutorial is below.
Projects: Pick your favorite!
16.5" Pillows
16.5" Table Topper...perfect for cookies :)
16.5" Mini Quilts
Tutorial for 2 different stars
Tip: If you want to piece the backing for your projects....I used (4) 10" squares per project. Since you will use almost every last piece of your 8 fat quarters to create both projects. You may want to cut these squares before cutting stars out.
Open center star
1. Cutting instructions
Background (red dot)
(4) 2.5" squares
(6) 3" squares
Star (red floral)
(6) 3" squares
2. Making half square triangles
-Place (1) 3" square of pattern fabric and (1) 3" red dot fabric right sides together
- Draw diagonal line from corner to corner
- Sew 1/4" away from the drawn line
- Cut along drawn line
-Trim half square triangle to 2.5" square (you should have 2)
-Repeat until you have (12) 2.5" half square triangle squares
3. Arrange squares as shown below and sew together
Full square center star (less half square triangles :) )
1. Cutting directions
Background (orange plaid)
(4) 2.5" squares
(4) 3" squares
Star (orange grunge)
(4) 3" squares
(1) 4.5" square
2. Making half square triangles
-Place (1) 3" square of background fabric and (1) 3" star fabric right sides together
- Draw diagonal line from corner to corner
- Sew 1/4" away from the drawn line
- Cut along drawn line
-Trim half square triangle to 2.5" square (you should have 2)
-Repeat until you have (8) 2.5" half square triangle squares
3. Arrange squares and sew together. Photo below shows order of sewing blocks together
4. Finished Star
Admire all of your stars
Arrange your stars into 16.5" pillows, table topper, or mini quits
1. Arrange stars
2. Decide on backing
-I pieced my backing by using (4) 10" squares for each back. I also added a zippered closure so I can use mine as pillows or table topper or mini quilts.
2. Quilt
3. Bind (I used 2.5" scraps for the pieced binding)
Bonus project:
I had made a 9th star as I originally going to make one big pillow or mini quilt. So with the extra star I added some black binding from my stash and now I have a Halloween potholder!
I hope you have fun with the Friday Bundle Batch: Flower Patch.
Be sure to get yours here and tag @FWfabricstudio and #sewingwithfwfabricstudio with your projects on Instagram.
I would love to see them too.... so tag me on Instagram @mellierc
Have a great Friday!
Melanie
