Can you believe all the projects you can easily make with pre-cut fabric?
Janine and Brigid showed multiple quilts and runners (you've got to use those leftovers, after all!) they made using charm packs, layer cakes, and jelly rolls. Remember that new fabric lines are introduced every few months, so quilt shops often have the out-going lines on sale or clearance.
Using one piece of a layer cake (a 10" square) and a few jelly-roll strips, Tooele County Quilters had fun making a table runner called Monster Munchies. Although the pattern instructions from McCall's Quilting Magazine were for Halloween fabrics, a few quilters decided to use Fall or Christmas fabrics with fabulous results! A couple of changes/tips Janine suggested include:
- Use any size square for the center and adjust the strip lengths accordingly. The pattern originally called for a 10 3/8" square, but Janine recommended using a pre-cut 10" square from a layer cake.
- If using a 10" starter square, the pattern then called for two 10" strips, two 12" strips, and two 2 1/2" squares. Janine reminded us that the strips didn't need to be quite 12" long because you will be trimming off quite a bit at the end of the project.
- After sewing the strips and squares to the center piece, the pattern instructions said to cut off the jagged top and bottom edges (1/4" away from the top and bottom corners of the center square). Janine likes wider binding, so she recommends cutting more than 1/4" to allow for that.
Janine also shared two of her favorite books. The books contain a plethora of patterns that call for pre-cuts. The books are available in our Tooele County Quilt Guild library for check-out. Or, if you'd rather purchase the books for your own library, here are the links (just click on the picture to go to amazon.com):
Be sure to bring your finished projects for Show and Tell next month!
Very Cute.
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