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Tillandsia Wall Hanging

A few things before beginning:

-30”x30”finishedsize

-Ihaveatutorialonmyblogformakingasimple,portabledesignwall-http://www.wisecrafthandmade. com(search“portabledesignwall”).Itisveryhelpfultostandbackandlookattheoveralldesignona verticalsurfaceoftenduringdesignandconstruction.

-Patchworkseamallowancesarescant1/4”unlessotherwisenoted.

-Needtipsonbastingyourquiltlayerstogethereffectively?Ihaveoutlinedmyfavoritemethodforonmy blog,http://www.wisecrafthandmade.com(search“bastequiltlayers”).

Materials and Supplies

- Scraps of quilting fabrics-Fatquarterswilldo,oranyscrapsyoucancut31/2”widestripsfrom - Batting-34”squarepiece - Backing Fabric-34”squarepiece - Binding Fabric-1/4yardoffabrictomake2”widedoublefoldbinding - Other supplies needed:Clearquiltingruler,rotarycutterandcuttingmat,sewingmachinewithneutral thread,ironandironingboard.

How to Make

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ColorA-Four31/2”x121/2”strips Two41/2”squares

ColorB-Four31/2”x91/2”strips

ColorC-Four31/2”x91/2”strips

ColorD-Four31/2”x61/2”strips

ColorE-Four31/2”x241/2”strips Four31/2”x61/2”stripsColorF-Twenty-eight31/2”squares Two41/2”squares

ColorG-Four2”widestripscut selvedgetoselvedge,forbinding

1.Cutthefabricasfollows.

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2.Makehalfsquaretriangleblocksusingthetwo Color A41/2”squaresandthetwo Color F 41/2”squares.

Tomakeapairofhalfsquaretriangles-PaironeColorAsquareandoneColorFsquare,rightsidestogether.Drawadiagonallineonthewrongsideoftopfabricasbelow(A).Stitcha1/4”awayfromandonbothsidesoftheline.Cutthesquaresetintotwotrianglesdirectlyonthedrawnline.Presstheseamallowancestothedarkerprint.Thisyields2identicalhalfsquaretriangles(B).

3.Createangledtipsforallthestrips.LayoneColorF31/2”squareovertheedgeofthestrip,rightsidestogether.Drawadiagonalline-thisisyourstitchingline-asshownbelow(note:somestripsangleuptowardstheleft,andsomeangleuptowardstheright).Stitchacrossthedrawnline,thentrimawayeverythingbut1/4”seamal-lowances.PressopenwithseamallowancetowardColorF.

4.Assembleoneblockasfollows(youwillneedatotalof4blocks):

ThesestripsangleuptotheLEFT:

ColorA-4stripsColorC-4stripsColorE-4strips

ThesestripsangleuptotheRIGHT:

ColorB-4stripsColorD-4strips

A B

A B C

A/FunittoF

AddunitE AddunitD

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D E F

AddunitC AddunitB

AddunitA

5.Sewthefourblockstogether,orientedasthelayoutonpg.1.

6.Addsashingandcornerstones.AddaColorE31/2”by241/2”striptothetopandbottom.Next,sewoneColorF31/2”squaretoeachendoftheremaining2ColorEstrips.Sewthesestripunitstothesides.

7.Sandwichthebatting,backing,andfrontpaneltogether.SeethisblogpostfortipsonhowIdoit-http://wisecrafthandmade.com/2016/03/how-i-baste-my-quilt-layers-together/

8.Quiltthepanel.andbindtheedges.SeemyYouTubevideoformyfavoritemethodforbindingmyquilts.(https://youtu.be/rAfFnRANNhs)

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