"Sometimes life just needs candy!"
Sew up these delightful lollipops to sweeten the day... Or if you wish, they are easily adapted to become a bouquet of flowers.
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As you can see from the photo, the complete quilt top is make from 1-1/4" wide strings. The lollipops are made using blues and purples. The candy jar uses whites; the background uses two alternating browns; and the border uses the same colors as the candy.
So have fun with this one; and select your favorite colors to stitch up this cute mini quilt!!
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS:
Front : 11 fabric strips (1-1/4” wide x 9-1/2” long)
Border: 4 strips (1-1/4” wide x length of side)
Backing: 11” x 11” piece
Binding: approx. 58" long x 2-1/4" wide
Applique Design – (made with pieced fabric)
Lollipop: 3 strings x 2-1/2” wide (each)
Candy Jar: 6 strings x 4” wide
Candy sticks: 1 string x 4” long
OTHER SUPPLIES:
Fusible web – 7” x 8” piece
Batting – 11” x 11” piece
Sewing thread – colors of your choice
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS:
Front : 11 fabric strips (1-1/4” wide x 9-1/2” long)
Border: 4 strips (1-1/4” wide x length of side)
Backing: 11” x 11” piece
Binding: approx. 58" long x 2-1/4" wide
Applique Design – (made with pieced fabric)
Lollipop: 3 strings x 2-1/2” wide (each)
Candy Jar: 6 strings x 4” wide
Candy sticks: 1 string x 4” long
OTHER SUPPLIES:
Fusible web – 7” x 8” piece
Batting – 11” x 11” piece
Sewing thread – colors of your choice
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| PIECED FABRIC STRIPS FOR APPLIQUES |
SOME TIPS WHEN MAKING THIS QUILT
APPLIQUE PROCESS
1.
Sometimes when adding applique to a single layer of fabric, it can distort the shape. One way to prevent this is to add another layer of material behind it when stitching on the appliques. However, to avoid adding more bulk, why not use the batting layer to give this support. On a small project, this works well.
To keep both pieces in place, add some stitching that will secure both pieces and also give some added dimension behind the applique design. In this mini quilt, all I added was a diagonal line from corner to corner, creating an X. Certainly, more can be added, if desired.
2.
When adding multiple pieces; it is sometimes very time consuming to stitch around all those edges, especially if you wish to match the thread to the fabrics used. So one way to make the process easier is to add only certain pieces; stitch around them; and then continue adding more appliques.
So for this design......
A. Lay out your appliques on the background piece to figure out placement of all the parts; then remove those not needed; fuse on the lower portion of the candy sticks to hold them in place.
B. Then fold back sticks so they are out of the way of the stitching. This provides easy access to the top of the white piece which will get stitched first.
C. Once done, unfold the sticks and fuse in place to continue. Stitch.
D.* At this point, either add the border and finish with the candy and candy jar. Or add all the remaining appliques first; and finish with the border.
E. Photo shows finished mini quilt. An outline stitch was added around the applique design.
Sometimes when adding applique to a single layer of fabric, it can distort the shape. One way to prevent this is to add another layer of material behind it when stitching on the appliques. However, to avoid adding more bulk, why not use the batting layer to give this support. On a small project, this works well.
To keep both pieces in place, add some stitching that will secure both pieces and also give some added dimension behind the applique design. In this mini quilt, all I added was a diagonal line from corner to corner, creating an X. Certainly, more can be added, if desired.
2.
When adding multiple pieces; it is sometimes very time consuming to stitch around all those edges, especially if you wish to match the thread to the fabrics used. So one way to make the process easier is to add only certain pieces; stitch around them; and then continue adding more appliques.
So for this design......
A. Lay out your appliques on the background piece to figure out placement of all the parts; then remove those not needed; fuse on the lower portion of the candy sticks to hold them in place.
B. Then fold back sticks so they are out of the way of the stitching. This provides easy access to the top of the white piece which will get stitched first.
C. Once done, unfold the sticks and fuse in place to continue. Stitch.
D.* At this point, either add the border and finish with the candy and candy jar. Or add all the remaining appliques first; and finish with the border.
E. Photo shows finished mini quilt. An outline stitch was added around the applique design.
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| A.) POSITION PIECES ON BLOCK |
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| B.) STITCH ON JAR PIECE (white thread) |
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| C.) STITCH ON CANDY STICKS (green thread) |
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| *D.) ADD BORDER TO QUILT BLOCK |
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| E.) FINISHED MINI QUILT |
Originally, I was going to make these into flowers. In quilting, you make the final choices in fabric selection and any adaptations to the design. So....you can decide!
Have a cheery day!
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