Cutting Directions
From white, cut three 2" strips. Recut into 96 Recs pieces (or 48 pairs).
From twelve different prints cut a 2" x 6" strip. Recut into 4 Tri pieces
for each block.
Piecing
Directions
 Assemble all the Tri-Recs units by
sewing one Recs piece right sides together with a Tri piece and pressing
the seams towards the Recs piece. Add the second Recs piece to the opposite
side of the unit. Press towards the Recs piece.
 Join two Tri-Recs units together
as shown. Make 2 units just the same.
 Join the two units, pinning at the
center seam intersection. Press the joining seam open. Make a total
of 12 flower blocks.
Sashing
Cut two 1" strips of solid blue. Recut into seventeen 3 1/2" segments.
Also cut a 1" x 12" strip of yellow print. Recut this into ten 1" squares
for cornerstones.
 Arrange the blocks in four rows
of three blocks each. Sew a sashing strip between the blocks in each
row. Press the seams towards the sashing.
Make three rows
of sashing, cornerstone, sashing, cornerstone, sashing. Press toward
the sashing strips.
Join the rows of blocks
and rows of sashing strips, matching and pinning the seam intersections.
Borders
Cut two 1" strips of solid blue. Measure and cut two borders the width
of the quilt. Measure and cut two borders the length of the quilt (without
borders added). Sew the top and bottom borders to the quilt. Press.
Sew the remaining
four cornerstones to both ends of the remaining two inner borders. Press
toward the borders. Sew to the sides of the quilt. Press.
Cut two 3 1/2" wide
print border strips. Add to the quilt in the same manner.
Following the directions
on the Easy Scallop package, mark the scalloped edge on the outside
edge of the border. Do not cut on this line yet!
Quilting
Baste the three layers of the quilt together. The quilt can be stitched
in the ditch by hand or machine (using a walking foot) around each of
the blocks, and between the two borders. A design can be stitched in
the border.
Binding
The curves of the scalloped edge require the use of a narrow, single
bias binding. From the remaining blue solid fabric cut 1 1/4" strips
on the diagonal. Join the strips with diagonal seams pressed open. (Wrights
Wide Single Fold Bias Binding is great for binding scalloped edges.)
To sew the binding
onto the quilt, cut the beginning edge at an angle, and press under
1/4". Begin at the top of one of the scallops and matching the raw edge
of the binding with the marked line on the quilt, sew a 1/4" seam. The
bias binding will easily follow the curve of the scallop. Stop with
the needle down at the bottom of the "V", lift the presser foot, and
pivot the quilt so the binding is lined up with the mark. Put the presser
foot back down. The fabric will be pulled tightly around the V, so be
careful not to sew in any tucks or pleats. Continue stitching in this
manner around the quilt, ending with a small diagonal overlap.
 After checking to see the binding
is sewn on correctly, trim the edge of the quilt even with the edge of
the binding. Turn the binding under 1/4", turn to the backside and stitch
down by hand. There is no need to clip at the "V"s, the binding should
just fold over itself like a reverse miter corner.
Don't forget
to sign and date your quilt!
Enjoy!
(Click on image
for larger view).
Binding
Scalloped Edges Tips
by Darlene Zimmerman
- Mark scalloped
edge on a quilt but DO NOT cut on that edge until the binding is sewn
on. If the edge is cut before binding you risk stretching and fraying
of the scallops.
- Baste along the
marked edge. This will hold layers together and keep them from shifting
while binding.
- Always use a
bias binding to bind curved or scalloped edges. A single bias binding
cut at 1 1/4" is best. A double binding is too bulky at the inside
corner of the scallop.
- To make a softly
rounded corner, start marking the quilt edge with Easy Scallop positioned
right to the adjacent edge. To make a pointed corner or "ear", begin
with half of scallop at the corner.
- A scalloped edge
can take an ordinary quilt and make it extra-ordinary!
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