Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! We hope you all are feeling great today. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! Also, it’s the last day to enter our Scented FQ Bundle Giveaway, so be sure to check it out here if you haven’t yet.

It’s also time for this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are featuring our tutorial for our Fringed Wall Quilt by Made by Marion – an absolutely stunning quilt that is a work of art. We’ve used different fabric patterns in fun, geometric alignments to create an ornate and modern design, and the fringe adds that extra bit of oomph. Our fringed wall quilt is definitely nicely sized, and therefore would be a showstopper piece for that blank wall space “you don’t really know what to do with yet” ;)

It would also look fantastic above a bed or chest of drawers – wall decor at its finest! We’ve featured our fringed wall quilt with our Botanical Collection, and adore how rich and earthy the designs look together in the quilt.

Oh, isn’t it just beautiful? We’re obsessed!! Want to make your own Fringed Wall Quilt? Click MORE to see the full tutorial.

FRINGED WALL QUILT TUTORIAL

SUPPLIES:

– 2 yds of eyelet ribbon, lace, or other trim with plenty of holes along the edge
– 1 yd of quilt batting (58” wide)
– Small ball of lightweight yarn or twine for fringe & hanging
– (1) 3’ – 4’ dowel or attractive stick
– Paper printer
– Basic sewing supplies: sewing machine, even-feed foot for quilting (optional, but strongly recommended), needle & coordinating thread, iron & pressing surface, scissors & fabric shears, straight pins, fabric marker/pencil

NOTES:
1. Please wash, dry & iron your cotton before beginning.
2. Unless otherwise directed, sew all seams with a 1/4” seam allowance.
3. RST = Right Sides Together.
4. WOF = Width of Fabric

CUTTING:

1. Print the Fringed Wall Quilt Template PDF at 100% size. Measure the Test Square on page 1 to make sure your pattern was printed at the correct scale.
2. Trim the pattern pieces along the marked borders, and join them according to the numbered triangles. Cut out the pieces.
3. Pin the template pieces to the appropriate fabrics as indicated on the pattern pieces. The backs of the templates should be against the fabrics’ Wrong Sides. The arrow on each pattern piece indicates the direction of the fabric’s grain; if you’re using a multi-directional fabric, just make sure that the arrow is either parallel or perpendicular to the selvage.
4. Cut out the pieces in fabric.
5. Additionally, cut the following pieces not found in the template PDF:

MAKING THE TOP:

1. Sew the Fabric E Sashing strip to the left-hand edge of the Fabric A triangle RST as shown. Press your seam toward Fabric E.

2. Sew the Fabric B polygon to the Fabric E Sashing strip RST as shown. Press the seam allowance toward the Sashing, and trim the excess.

3. Sew the Fabric F Sashing strip to the A-E-B unit RST as shown, and press the seam allowance toward the Sashing.

4. Sew the Fabric G Sashing strip to the bottom edge of the Fabric C triangle RST as shown, and press the seam allowance toward the Sashing. Trim the excess Sashing parallel to the right-hand side of the Fabric C triangle.

5. Sew the Fabric D polygon to the Fabric G Sashing as shown, and press the seam allowance toward the Sashing.

ASSEMBLY:

1. Baste your ribbon/trim to the top & bottom edges of the quilt top as shown, RST, with a 1/4 seam allowance. Leave a few extra inches at each end of the trim along the bottom.
To sew the bottom trim: When you come to the corner between Fabric D and Fabric G Sashing, lower your needle into the work, lift your machine’s presser foot, and rotate the quilt top so the edge of the Sashing is in front of the needle. Lower your presser foot and sew to the end of the Sashing.

2. Lay out your batting on a large work surface (we use the floor). Cover it with the Backing fabric, Right Side facing up, and cover the Backing with the quilt Front, RST. If your Backing is directional, make sure its top edge is toward the top of the quilt front.

3. Pin all (3) layers together, with the lace/trim tucked underneath the quilt front. Trim the excess batting & Backing from the top & bottom edges and sew the layers along these edges, stitching just inside your basting seams from Step 1.
When you come to the bottom corner, lower your needle and lift your foot to turn the work as you did in Step 1. Make sure the trim is out of the way of the seam.
4. Turn the work Right Side out, and press the top & Backing away from the trim.

5. Mount your even feed foot in your machine (if you’re using one), and quilt the project as desired. We used diagonal parallel lines, about 1” apart.
6. Trim excess batting & Backing from the sides of the quilt.
Switch back to your regular presser foot for the rest of the project.

BINDING:

1. Fold & press (1) Binding strip in half lengthwise, Wrong Sides facing, and unfold.

2. Fold & press each long edge to the center crease.

3. Fold the strip in half lenghthwise and press.

4. Repeat Steps 1-3 for the remaining Binding strip.

5. Align (1) long edge of (1) Binding strip with the right-hand edge of the quilt, with the Right Side of the Binding against the quilt front. Fold the top 1/2” of the Binding down and sew the Binding in place, along the crease line nearest to the edge.
When you com to the bottom of the quilt, trim the Binding 1/2” beyond the bottom corner and fold the raw end upward.
6. Repeat Step 5 on the left-hand edge of the quilt.
7. Wrap the Binding strips around the quilt’s edges and hand-stitch them in place along the fold lines, with the remaining raw edges tucked inside the seams.

MAKING THE FRINGE:

1. Wrap your yarn around a large book – the book’s height + depth will equal the length of your fringe.
If you’re using eyelet trim, as we did, count the number of holes along the trim’s edge to determine how many times you should wrap the yarn around the book. If you’re using lace, wrap the yarn (64) times for an open fringe like ours, more for a denser fringe.
2. Cut through your yarn loops along the top of the book to create a pile of yarn pieces.
3. Fold (1) fringe piece in half, and feed the center loop through a hole in your trim, from front to back.
4. Feed the ends of the fringe piece through the center loop, and pull gently to tighten.
5. Repeat Steps 3-4 with the remaining fringe pieces & holes.

HANGING THE QUILT:

1. Tie (1) end of your ball of yarn to a hold at (1) end of the trim along the top of the quilt.

2. Feed a loop of yarn through the loop nearest the tied end as shown, from the back of the work toward the front.
3. Repeat Step 2 an inch or two further along the trim, taking care not to pull your first loop out of its hole.
4. Continue making loops all along the top of the quilt – don’t tie off the yarn just yet.
5. Feed your dowel through the yarn loops and adjust their tightness as desired.
6. Once you’re happy with the way the quilt is hanging, tie off the yarn and cut.
7. Cut a 60” length of yarn (or string, if your yarn is quite delicate). Tie a loop at each end, slip the loops over the ends of your dowel, and hang the wall quilt!

We hope you enjoyed this week’s tutorial!! We’d love to know what you think. If you decide to create your own Fringed Wall Quilt, we’d love to see! You can send all your project photos to info@camelotfabrics.com. Have a great rest of the day!

Happy Sewing!