Three Pumpkins

Three Pumpkins

20" x 16"

Three PumpkinsFinished size 20" x 16"

Fabric Requirementsn 1/2 yard dark fabric for backgroundn 1 fat quarter yard three different orangesn 1 fat quarter yard two different greensn Scrap of dark fabric for stemn 3 yards WONDERUNDER® fusible webn 18" x 9" dark fabric for bindingn 1/2 yard of backing fabricn 1/2 yard of battingn Quilting thread

Materials Listn Rotary cutter, mat and rulern Sharp embroidery scissors n Sharpie® extra-fine markern Iron

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Bonus Pattern8½" x 11" version included

by Frieda Anderson for the Chicago School of Fusing Pattern Works

FrieStyle [email protected]

A R T Q U I L T P A T T E R Nand Step-by-Step Fusing Instructions

Frieda Anderson FrieStyle Designs for the Chicago School of Fusing Pattern Works

http://www.friestyle.com [email protected] For more of my patterns, hand dyed fabric and sewing notions please visit my website.

And become a follower of my blog at friestyle.blogspot.com for great tips and techniques.

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Three Pumpkins 16” x 20”

This is a completely fused art quilt. No need to satin stitch the outline of any of the

pieces. This is a piece of ART and will never be washed.

Materials:

1/2 yard purple/orange background fabric

1/2 yard total of three different oranges fabric

1/4 yard fabric of light green fabric

14 yard fabric of dark green fabric

1/2 yard of backing fabric

1/2 yard of cotton batting

scrape of brown fabric for stem

Other supplies:

2 yards of Wonder Under fusible web

rotary cutter, mat, and ruler

sharp embrodiery scissors

mechanical pencil

orange and green colored pencils

* If you are using my stripy hand dyed fabric, place opposites against each other. Use

blues and purples for the background and use green/blues for curly ques and leaves and

orange for the pumpkin. Fuse 1/2 of the yardage (or a little over), stripes going across the

design. You now have the other half of yardage to use for leaves and pumpkin. You can

also use the extra green of the kit provided for leaves and stems.

* Otherwise, choose your fabrics and fuse them all except the background piece.

* Let the fusing cool and carefully peel off the paper in whole pieces, saving the release

paper (paper pulled from the fusible) to use for tracing and refusing pieces together. You

don't want to cut out the elements with the paper left on because when you peel off the

paper, it can cause the fabric to fray a bit, and we want a nice crisp sharp edge on the

design elements.

Tracing design elements: * Use the released fused paper to trace the elements of the designs.

* Use an extra fine tip Sharpie marker, or a lead pencil to trace the different elements of

the designs. Loosely cut out these elements. Place the paper - marker side down- on the

back of the fused side of fabric for each element. Press lightly with an iron, tracing will

transfer to fused fabric. Be careful not to let iron touch uncovered fused areas. If you

must, layer another piece of release paper over the top to protect all the fabric that is




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fused while you iron. Do not do this with light colored fabrics, like yellow, but if you do,

be sure and cut away all the marker lines.

* Using very sharp small embroidery scissor cut out the designs just on or inside the

marker line.

* Trace and cut out the areas of the Pumpkin and leaves.

* For the back ground, cut out one whole piece, at least 22" x 18" in the color of your

choice. Dark is better.

* As you make your leaf elements you can fuse them together on release paper. Lay a

piece of release paper over the pattern and position the elements in the correct places.

Press lightly to adhere to paper, then peel off of the release paper and place on the

background fabric.

*Before you place the pumpkin and leaves on the background fabric, place them over the

paper pattern and using the orange or green colored pencil mark the quilting lines on the

top of the design element (pumpkin or leaf). Use this line as a guide to machine quilt the

veins on the pumpkin and leaves. The colored line will act as a shadow behind the

quilting.

* Layer the whole batting unit and the backing fabric, pressing them together to get a nice

smooth sandwich.

* Use spray basting to attach the whole background unit to a piece of batting cut slightly

larger that has been steam pressed and cooled.

* Position all the pieces in their correct places on the background, referring to the pattern,

then lift off the top pieces, leaving on the bottom layer, pumpkin etc..., so you can

machine quilt around each of the elements, adding and fusing pieces back on as you

finish outline stitching elements. Outline stitching is stitching right next to not on top of

the design element, like stitching in the ditch.

* Starting with the pumpkin and leaves, use matching or variegated threads free motion

outline each element, creating inside veins and pumpkin definition.

* After the pumpkin and leaves have been outlined, free motion stitch the background

with whatever quilting you like.

* Square up the whole thing. Mine measured 20" x 16", but yours could be different. Add

a sleeve of at least 3" wide on the back, and bind to your liking. Be sure and add a label

as well.




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Finally we need to bind the quilt to finish it.

Materials needed for binding:

· Decorative rotary blade, such as pinking, wave or scallop. Anyone will work.

· Rotary cutter that fits decorative blades

· Regular rotary cutter with plain blade

· Rotary mat

Directions for binding:

1. Fuse web onto back of the fabric to be used for binding.

2. Allow to cool.

3. Peel off paper - Save paper.

4. With a regular blade in your rotary cutter, cut 4 lengths of fabric about 1.5-2 inches

longer than needed for length of squared up quilt.

5. With a deckle blade in rotary cutter (I keep a separate cutter with the deckle blades on

them), and using a ruler as edge, cut binding at least 1.25 inches wide or wider depending

on your preference. Remember, it will be folded in half.

6. Fold the binding in half along the long edge. Use a creasing tool to press it down. DO

NOT USE AN IRON at this point.

7. Position binding against one edge of the quilt, butting it into the crease created when

folded in half.

8. Using a hot dry iron, press into place.

9. Do two edges like this. Press on both sides of the quilt and trim the ends even with the

quilt edge.

10. With the remaining two edges, position the binding and press lightly into place, or

just on top.

11. On the back side at the ends, peel up the back edge, tuck the front around to the back,

and trim the back flap even with the edge. Press in place on back.

12. Use decorative threads to top-stitch in place on the front of the binding.

Hang your art work in a prominent place and enjoy Pumpkin all year long.

Pumpkin 20" x 16"O- OrangeD- greenL- light greenP-background Purple/blue

Frieda Andersonhttp://[email protected]

CNo part of this pattern maybe reproduced or reprinted for commercial use, resale, or any mannerwithout written consent from the designer

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