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Stitch one 10.5" x 1" red strip to each side of the appliqued block, stitching right sides together. Press seams.
Stitch one 12.5" x 1.5" red strip to the bottom and top edges of the appliqued block, stitching right sides together. Press seams.
The finished block (with red border) should now measure 12.5" square.
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NOTE: I think the star point border adds a nice touch. If you do not want to mess with points, you can create a solid outer border.
For solid border (in place of the star point border):
Cut two 12.5" x 2.5" strips for the side borders, and two 16.5" x 2.5" strips for the top and bottom borders.
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For star point border:
Cut four 2.5" yellow square. Set aside.
Cut twelve 3" yellow squares. Cut twelve 3" white squares.
Cut all 3" squares on the diagonal. Stitch a white triangle to a yellow triangle. Repeat until you have 24 yellow/white squares.
Square down each yellow/white square to create 2.5" squares.
Arrange six diagonal blocks as shown below. Stitch blocks together, right sides together. Press seams. Repeat until you have four rows like the ones shown below.
If you need help with creating perfect points, go to:
Free Quilt Lessons.
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Stitch a triangle row to each side of the quilt block, right sides together. Press seams.
Note that the white points point AWAY from the main block.
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Stitch a solid block to the ends of the two remaining triangle rows. Stitch a triangle row to the top and bottem edges of the quilt block, right sides together. Press seams.
Note that the white points point AWAY from the main block.
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Stitch a 16.5" x 2" strip to each side of the block, stitching right sides together. Press seams. Stitch a 19.5" x 2" strip to the top and bottom edges of the block, stitching right sides together. Press seams.
Your finished block should measure 19.5" x 19.5".
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ASSEMBLE, BIND AND ADD HANGING SLEEVE
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Create hanging sleeve
Cut hanging sleeve 3" x 15.5". Press under each short end 1/4" to create hem on each end; stitch hems.
Fold sleeve lengthwise and press with iron. Place the sleeve right side right sides together on the right side of your backing piece so that it is centered along one long edge of the backing piece.
This will be the TOP of the backing piece. Pin in place along edge. Stitch along fold line. Remove pins. See photo on right (stitch line is enhanced in red).
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Fold lower edge up and press; pin along edge of piece. Baste raw edges of sleeve to raw edge of backing.
Stitch from edge of piece down 1/2", stitching close to edge of sleeve. Stitch the length of the sleeve, parallel to fold line, 1" from fold line. Stitch back up to top edge of piece, stitching close to edge of sleeve.
The photo below shows the stitching enhanced in red.
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Layer, Bind & Hang
Lay down the backing piece, wrong side up. Place the fusible fleece or batting on top of the backing. Place the finished top piece
on top, right side up. Pin along edges; baste edges together.
Cut binding 1.5" wide and long enough to go around piece (perimeter measurement plus about 10" - in this case about 80").
Add binding to your wall hanging.
For more information on adding binding, go to:
Assemble & Bind Quilt
Run a wood dowel through the hanging sleeve. The dowel should be 2" longer than the sleeve. The sleeve measures 15"; cut the dowel 17".
Screw two 5/8" brass cup hooks into your wall at a distance that is 1" greater than the length of your sleeve. If the sleeve is 15", the dowel is 17" and the hooks are
16" apart. Place the wood dowel with wall hanging onto the hooks. The photo below shows a finished sleeve with the dowel in the sleeve.
NOTE: ALL of our wall hangings in this series will use this same size of sleeve. You do not have to add new hooks. You can use the same wood dowel and hooks for
each wall hanging. Change the wall hangings with the season.
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