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A Piece of the Pie

featuring Blueberry Pie Tonga Batiks

Quilt designed by Elisa Wilson

Block: 8" Quilt: 63" square

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Fabric Requirements

1 package Blueberry Pie Tonga Treats strips (Note: Each

Treats package has two strips each of twenty different fabrics

for a total of forty strips.)

112 yards TongaB7788 Orange (background)

1 yard TongaB7811 Blueberry (outer border)

5/8 yard TongaB7809 Denim (inner border)

1/4 yard TongaB7790 Ink (corner triangles)

1/4 yard TongaB7812 Grey (corner triangles)

1/4 yard TongaB7805 Sky (corner triangles)

1/4 yard TongaB7786 Navy (corner triangles)

Cutting Instructions

Trace and make templates A and B shown on back cover.

(Note: If you prefer, you can purchase the 8" Rainbow Block

Acrylic Templates from www.backporchdesign.com. )

TongaB7788 Orange

Cut thirty-six of shape B.

TongaB7811 Blueberry

Cut six 5" x width of fabric (WOF) strips for outer border.

TongaB7809 Denim

Cut one 5" x WOF strip. Sub-cut four 5" squares for outer border.

Cut five 3" x WOF strips for inner border.

TongaB7790 Ink, TongaB7812 Grey, TongaB7805 Sky,

TongaB7786 Navy

Cut two 3" strips from each fabric. Sub-cut into 3" squares.

You will need eighteen of each color. Stack each fabric into

a separate pile.

Open Treats package.

Pull out and set aside the six orange/yellow strips to be

used for binding. (TongaB7788 Orange, TongaB7801

Maize, TongaB7794 Apricot)

Pull out and set aside the two lightest blue and two darkest

blue strips (TongaB7805 Sky and TongaB7790 Ink). You

will not be using these.

Block Assembly

Shape A

1. Sew eight strips together along the long edges to make a strata.

Press seams in one direction. Make two.

2. Sew the remaining fourteen strips together along the long edges

to make a strata.

3. Cut template shapes one at a

time. Place template shape A so that

it is close to one edge, but centered on

a section of strata as shown. (figure

1) Cut out one shape A.

4. Repeat to cut six shape A from

the first row. Rotate the template and cut five more shapes.

You will get eleven shape A from each of the two smaller strata

sections. (figure 2) Repeat to cut fourteen shape A from the wider

strata section for a total of thirty-six.

Sewing Shape A to Shape B

Sewing these shapes together means sewing an inside curve to an outside

curve. This is not difficult, but it does take more care than sewing a

straight seam.

5. Start by folding each shape in half along the curved side to find

and mark the center with a light crease. (figure 3)

6. Place an A and a B shape right sides togetherwith the B shape on the

bottom. Line up the center creases and place one pin through

both layers at the crease.

7. Next, align the straight edges at the top. The two shapes will

not lie flat on each other, but this is normal. You want to get the

straight edges and the first fraction of the two curves lined up

Using a 1/4" seam allowance, sew three or four stitches from the

straight edges around the curve. Gently lift the top layer of fabricand align the edge with the bottom layer just as it feeds into the

presser foot. There is no need to match the entire curve, only the

section that is going under the presser foot. Take a few more

stitches, realign the top and bottom fabrics and continue to sew

in this manner until you reach the center pin. Remove the pin and

sew a few stitches, align the layers of fabric and sew a few more

stitches. Continue in this manner until you reach the end. Take

your time and slowly guide the fabrics, using tweezers, if desired

to make it easier to align the edges.

A. Match and pin at center.

B.Bring this straight edge to line up with this straight edge.

Crease at center.

C. Start sewing from this corner

fig. 1

fig. 3

fig. 2

A

B


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8. Press the seam allowance toward shape

B. Press gently from the back, flip the

block over, and press again from the front.

(figure 4)

Adding the Corner Squares

9. Press the 3" squares in half along the diago-

nal to make a crease line. Or, using a pencil

and ruler, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each

square.

10. Each block has two 3" squares sewn to diagonally opposite

corners. Match up the squares as follows:

Eighteen blocks have TongaB7805 Sky sewn to the shape B

side and TongaB7790 Ink sewn to the shape A side.

Eighteen blocks have TongaB7812 Grey sewn to the B shape

side and TongaB7786 Navy sewn to the A shape side.

11. Right sides together, place a 3" square on a corner of the block.

(figure 5) Stitch across the diagonal line. Flip the fabric over and press.

Trim the extra layers below the triangle,

leaving a 1/4" seam allowance. Then, right sides

together, place a 3" square on the diagonally

opposite corner of the block. Stitch, press open

and trim as before. (figures 5 and 6)

Assemble the Quilt Top

12. Arrange the blocks as shown in the quilt

photo. Sew together into rows. Press the

seam allowance of each row in the opposite direction to the

rows above and below. Then sew the rows together.

13. Piece the Inner Border strips together end to end into one long

strip. Measure the quilt top from side to side. Cut two inner borderstrips to this length. Sew the strips to the top and bottom of the

quilt top. Press seams out. Measure the quilt top from top to bottom.

Cut two inner border strips to this measurement. Sew to the sides

of the quilt top. Press seams out.

14. Piece the Outer Border strips together end to end to make

one long strip. Measure the length and width of the quilt top. Cut

four strips to this measurement. Sew a strip to the left and right

sides of the top. Press seams out.

15. Sew the 5" squares of Inner Border fabric to the ends of each

of the two remaining Outer Border strips. Press seams in. Sew tothe top and bottom of the quilt. Press seams out. (figure 7)

Finishing

16. Layer the quilt top, batting and backing and quilt using an

allover design of your choice.

17. Sew the six yellow binding strips (reserved from the pre-cut

Tonga Treats) together, end to end. Fold in half, lengthwise,

wrong sides together and press. Sew onto the front of the quilt,

mitering at the corners. Press binding over and sew to the back by

hand or machine. Make a label and enjoy!

fig. 5 fig. 6

fig. 7

2011 Elisa Wilson of Elisa's Backporch Design

www.backporchdesign.com

Permission is granted to shop owners and teachers to

make copies for promotional or educational purposes

only.

This pattern may not be reproduced for commercial

purposes (i.e. may not be sold).

This pattern may not be reproduced for ANY PURPOSE

after February 1, 2012.

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The template is 8" wide so it will

just fit on a standard 8" x 11" piece

of paper.

Place the corner of the template

shape into the corner of your paper.

Trace the pattern including the fold

line. Now fold the paper, cut it out

and unfold it, and you will have

your template.

FOLD

Shape B

8" Finished size block


Shape A


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