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Three Sisters

From the Unusual Terrain Series
A Fused Art Quilt, Finished Size 10" x 14"
© Laura Wasilowski 2010

 

 

 

Materials and Tools
• Sky fabric: 10" x 14" of light yellow to orange
• Cloud fabric: 5" x 8" of light blue
• Ground fabric: 3" x 8" each of a light green and a medium green
• Tree trunk fabric: 4" x 5" of purple
• Tree fabric: 7" x 9" of red
• Tree dot fabric: 3" x 6" of yellow
• Binding fabric: 6" x 16" of bright color
• 10" x 14" backing fabric

• 2 yards fusible web (Wonder Under recommended)
• 10" x 14" cotton batting (Hobbs Premium 80/20 Batting recommended)
• Black Sharpie Fine Point marker or lead pencil
• Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler
• Decorative rotary cutter blade
Size 8 embroidery thread for embellishing (optional)
Size 3 or 4 embroidery needle if adding hand embroidery (optional)
• Thread for machine quilting

(Please note: the fabrics used in this photo are Rainbow Rich and Rainbow Light. Embellish with Rainbow Rich Size 8 thread.)

Click here for a PDF of the Pattern Pieces to print out.

Directions

1. Fuse all the fabrics (except backing fabric). Follow the directions that come with the fusible web.
2. After the fabric cools, carefully remove the release paper that comes with the fusible web. Remove it in one sheet. Save the release paper for pattern transfer (Steps 4 – 6) below.
3. Center the sky fabric vertically on the batting and backing fabric. Fuse-tack into place.
4. Place the release paper on the cloud pattern. Trace the pattern with the Sharpie marker or a lead pencil.
5. Place the marker side of the release paper onto the glue or fused side of the cloud fabric. Fuse the paper in place for 5 seconds. Let the fabric cool.
6. Carefully remove the release paper from the fabric. The ink will transfer to the glue.
7. Cut out the shape just inside the black line with scissors or a decorative rotary cutter blade.
8. Repeat Steps 4 - 7 to make 2 ground pieces of light green and 2 ground pieces of medium green
9. Repeat Steps 4 – 7 to make 3 trees and 3 tree trunks.
10. Center a medium green ground fabric about 1" up from the bottom of the sky fabric. Fuse-tack into place. Overlap a light green ground fabric about 1/4" on the top edge of the first ground fabric. Fuse-tack into place.
11. Repeat Step 10 with the remaining 2 ground fabrics.
12. Center the cloud about 1 1/2" down from the top of the sky fabric. Fuse-tack into place.
13. Position the tree trunks on the ground fabric and add the trees to the top of the trunks. Use the cover photo as a guide. Fuse-tack into place.
14. Free-cut 15 dots measuring about 1/2" in diameter for the trees. Decorate the tree tops with 5 dots each. Fuse-tack into place.

Completing the Quilt
1. Steam set the quilt top for 10 seconds (using a dry pressing cloth) to set the glue.
2. Add hand embroidery or machine quilt the quilt.
3. Trim the quilt square with a ruler and rotary cutter and add a rod pocket if necessary.
4. Cut 4 binding strips (fused fabric) measuring about 1 1/4" wide with a decorative rotary cutter blade. Cut 2 strips the length of the quilt for the side bindings. Cut 2 strips the width of the quilt plus 2" for the top and bottom binding.
5. Place the quilt right side up on the release paper and overlap the side binding about 1/2" on top of the side of the quilt. Fuse-tack into place. After the fabric cools, remove the quilt from the paper and fold the binding onto the back of the quilt. Fuse-tack into place.
6. Repeat Step 5 for the other side of the quilt.
7. Place the quilt right side up on the release paper and center the top binding strip across the top edge of the quilt. (There will be a 1" flap extending from each end of the quilt.) Overlap the binding about 1/2" onto the top edge. Fuse-tack into place.
8. After the fabric cools, remove the quilt from the release paper and cut off 1/2" triangles from the top outside corners of the binding flaps.
9. Fold the 2 side flaps in toward the quilt. Align the fold with the edge of the quilt. Fuse-tack into place.
10. Fold the corner of the binding down to the back edge of the quilt at a 45 angle as if wrapping a package.
11. Fold the rest of the binding down on the back of the quilt. Make sure the corners are crisp and square. Fuse-tack into place.
12. Repeat Steps 7 – 11 for the bottom binding. 13. Steam set the binding on both sides. Stitch the binding by machine or by hand.

For more information about fusing, read Laura's books Fusing Fun! or Fuse and Tell or Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts or watch her DVD Laura Wasilowski Teaches You to Create Fused Art Quilts all published by C&T Publishing.

                                                                               

 

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