21 Madison Cottage - a tutorial

International Quilt Market

Long Beach

CA

21 Madison Cottage

(marcia, marcia, marcia)

(tropical punch)

here is the tutorial for the lovely quilt that was hanging in the

beyond the reef

booth

thank you once again to

Madison Cottage Design

Kenna Ogg

(available for a limited time only; pattern coming soon)

This is a 'no waste' quilt

so be sure to read all instructions carefully.

Measure twice, cut once

please

your quilt will require 21 fat quarters, two must be a highly contrasting light/white

binding will require 5/8 of a yard

the backing will require 4 yards

Creative Grids 60 degree ruler
batting of your choice

quilt size is 63 x 75

After admiring your 21 fabulous fat quarters, press all of the fat quarters. 

Square up one of the +/- 21" edges and trim, minimally.

 From each fat quarter

cut three (3) 5-1/2 inch strips, perpendicular to the selvage you just trimmed

so that you have three (3) 5-1/2" x +/- 21" pieces

 You are going to need a 60 degree ruler - our favorite is the Creative Grids ruler.

do not stack your strips to cut your triangles

cut each of the 5-1/2 inch strips separately

(yes, I really want you to only cut one strip at a time) 

place selvage edge on the right, and cut edge on the left

place 60 degree ruler 

with 5-1/2 inch line on the bottom of the strip

and flat point on the top

as far to the left as you are able

to make a whole triangle

cut on both sides of the ruler

 rotate the ruler so that the 5-1/2inch line is on top of the strip

and the flat point is on the bottom

cut again

repeat this, until you have cut five (5) triangles

square off that remaining selvage edge

place your 60 degree ruler on your fabric

with the left center line on the edge

cut angled side

and trim

this will be a side triangle

here comes a really important part

of the instructions

out of your three (3) 5-1/2 inch strips

you are going to cut two of them fabric right sides up

and one of them wrong side up

and you are going to trim the selvage

 and trim the side triangle

the same way you did before

but

this will give you right and left

side triangles

from which to choose

when you lay out your top

on your design wall

from each fat quarter

there will be fifteen (15) triangles

and three (3) side triangles

both right and left

you should now have twenty one (21) different stacks of triangles

that you just cut from each fat quarter

stack them by color

pick up one triangle from each color stack

and lay them out to create a row of your quilt

a row will be made up of 21 different colored triangles

(don't worry about adding the side triangles yet)

continue laying out 21 different colored triangles

until you have completed fifteen (15) rows in this same manner

fifteen rows

15

twenty one triangles per row

21

lay out the white and the sand

colored triangles 

to form 

diamonds

scattered about your quilt

once you have a pleasing layout

add a left and right triangle to each row 

arranging them to your liking

stack your rows and label them

start sewing triangles together to form rows

the flat point of one triangle

fits just inside the triangle next to it

(right sides together)

sew 15 rows

match tips of triangles together as they are pinned

sew rows together

sew just through the top of triangle

where seams intersect

continue to use scant 1/4 inch seam allowance

and sew all rows together

after sewing all rows together and pressing your quilt

stay stitch approximately 1/8 inch from the edge

this will protect your seams and your edges until your quilt is finished

thanks to all of you that purchased the kits for this quilt

at 

International Quilt Festival

Long Beach

there are bundles available

and Creative Grids rulers available

in the 

beyondthereef

shop

HappiestDays.

natalie.