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Checkered Mini Wall Quilt

Created By:

Annabel Wrigley

Skill Level: Intermediate

I love the idea of creating small pieced and quilted pieces to hang on the wall. They make the greatest gifts and are perfect to make as the days grow a little colder and the holidays loom.

This little wall quilt is a fun and simple weekend project that will show you how to make a simple and modern design and also create a facing for a different look. The facing also creates the perfect little pocket for a dowel to use for hanging.

Janome Supplies Required

Wood dowel – I like to use a ½ inch round dowel, they are super easy to find at home improvement stores and craft store

For the strips - 6”of fabric in 2 colors. I have used Ruby and Bee Mandarin and Vanilla Custard.

For the facing – 12” of fabric, I used mandarin.

15” x 18” piece of Batting

15 x 18” piece of fabric for the backing

Basic sewing supplies

Instructions

I love the idea of creating small pieced and quilted pieces to hang on the wall. They make the greatest gifts and are perfect to make as the days grow a little colder and the holidays loom.

This little wall quilt is a fun and simple weekend project that will show you how to make a simple and modern design and also create a facing for a different look. The facing also creates the perfect little pocket for a dowel to use for hanging.

 

Prepare the pieces.

 

 

1. Cut (3) 2” x WOF strips of Orange

2. Cut (3) 2” x WOF strips of white

3. Cut (2) 6” x WOF strips of orange for the facing

4. Cut each strip in half.

5. For the facing strips, iron each strip lengthways to measure 3” wide.

 

Let’s make the wall quilt.

 

1. Sew all of the strips together alternating colors and using a ¼ “ seam allowance. I use my ¼ “ foot for this, it makes things so much easier!

Your finished panel will start with one color and end with the other. This is really important when it comes to sewing the checkerboard pattern.

 

 

2. Iron all the finished seams open.

 

 

3. Turn the panel around and start cutting strips across. You can alternate widths for a quilt that looks like the one pictured, or you may just want an even checkerboard. I cut my strips 2”, 1”, 2 ½” and 1 ½”

 

4. Lay out your strips into a design that you like and start sewing the strips together. The flat open seams make this step much easier and make for a less bulky back side.

 

 

5. Give the entire piece a good press.

 

6. Make a quilt sandwich and quilt the piece to your liking. I used a cross-hatch design to mimic the piecing.

 

 

The Facing

 

1. Decide on the orientation of your wall quilt. We will be attaching the facing to the sides first. This will ensure that we have some little rod pockets for hanging.

 

2. With the wall quilt facing you, Cut the side facing pieces to the exact length of the quilt.

 

3. Pin the facing pieces with the raw edges lines up with the quilt edge. Pin and sew down both sides with a ¼” seam allowance.

 

 

4. Now do the same with the top and bottom facing pieces except cut the facing ½” shorter than the width of the quilt.

 

 

5. Starting ¼” in from the edge of the quilt, pin and sew the top and bottom facing pieces to the quilt. The facing should stop ¼” before the other edge of the quilt.

 

6. Carefully trim off the corners

 

 

7. Flip the entire facing over to the backside of the quilt. Tuck in the upper and lower facing pieces under the side facing..

 

 

8. Give the backside a really good press, its important that the edges are really well pressed to look neat and straight.

 

9. Pin the folded edges down.

 

10. Hand sew the facing down to the back of the wall quilt, leaving the little pockets open. Before you get to the end of the sewing, pop in your cut dowel. (it’s difficult to add the dowel after)

 

 

11. Finish hand sewing the facing and Voila! You have a ready-to-hang piece of wall art!

 

 

 

 

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Reviews


Tako
Beautiful
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

cpindzola
Around the Table Dresden Placemats
Saturday, December 17, 2016

I like the concept, but the directions are "sloppy." Nowhere in the supply list does it mention the felt or the batting (how much?). Also, I would never use a high loft batting in a placemat, or a table runner, as I think that it would be too unstable for a glass. The next time I make these, I will cut out the batting (I use flannel) and spray baste it to the wrong side of the Dresden plate before I put the Dresden plate on the felt to cut out. I have not yet washed the finished placemat, and am hoping that the single layer of felt does not curl up, or become distorted after washing/drying.
Txmaid
Fun Great Gift!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

MargieARK
Teatime Quilted Tablecloth
Friday, February 24, 2017

I made this today but your cutting directions need to be changed. You only need 4 of color 1 and color 3 4.5 squares for the triangles. Also the inner border, you only need 2 cuts as WOF is long enough to cut each in half to fit the sides.
MickelSews
Great Machine
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I've had this machine for only a week now. I bought it used from a lady who makes her own clothes, but she no longer needed the machine. During the purchase, she noted that she is almost sad that it's better to give it away because of how well the machine performed. (I also bought it along side a computerized machine of another brand.} She demoed the machine for us, showing it worked and gave us everything (including the box it came in!) She took amazing care of this machine. I have used it a few times now, and the directions for threading were easy to follow (albeit my hands are quite large so the lower looper was a pain, but that is no fault to the machine or brand.) And I recommend this machine to anyone who wants to learn to serge and wants a machine that can grow with them. I will happily use this machine time and time again.
rvstan
S9 Review
Sunday, February 25, 2018

I love, love, love my S9! It's sews and embroiders beautifully and it's simplicity of use amazes me. I would recommend this machine for both a beginner and an experienced seamstress. If I would ask anything of Janome it would be to upgrade the programming to run a larger hoop size. I understand that it can't get much wider but there is most definitely room for it to go longer. That is the only limitation of this machine.
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PJMNana
Monday, February 26, 2018

I purchased a Memorycraft 15000 a few years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made! This machine can do just about anything you would would ever want! I love the capability of using the Acuedit app to set up my embroidery pattern on my Ipad and then download it to the machine! I love how my embroidery looks upon completion and I love all the good lighting it has to light up your workspace. That way you don’t need to worry about where to set up your machine. It also has plenty of room to do machine embroidery on any size quilts! There are many decorative stitches from which to choose that are outstanding! It’s hard to choose which one to use! There are so many great features it is hard to decide what I love the most. If you want to buy only one machine to last a lifetime, I would recommend this one!
KLWash
S9 Review
Sunday, February 24, 2019

The S9 is amazing. I learned to sew by hand when I was just 5 and in my grandmothers way as she was quilting. I took seeing classes in high school until they would no longer let me sign up. The S9 makes me appreciate my current skills as well as motivate me to want to learn more. This machine is awesome.
SewSueMe2002
Horizon Memory Craft 15000
Thursday, November 19, 2020

My Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000 is fantastic! I love, love, love this machine! When I came across the Eye for and Eye embroidery design today, I wanted to make it. However, the embroidery file is missing. Nothing downloads when I select the download button. Please help!
Jillfmischo
Treat Bag fun!
Monday, August 16, 2021

I made the Halloween treat bag for my new granddaughter and I’m sure it will last for years. No embroidery machine so I appliquéd the lettering. Need a little more skirt fabric for a better gathered look, and I used thin double-bias tape for the skirt hem, over edge stitch on skirt sides. I’m pleased with my results!
elenaz
Very helpful tutorial
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

I want to say thank you for teaching me this method of applique. I was able to do it with a small letters. This method is the best so far from all of those I've seen and tried.
plonkar
So useful
Thursday, November 30, 2023

I'd like to express my gratitude for teaching me this appliqué method. I successfully applied it with small letters, and, so far, it's the most effective among all the methods I've seen and tried.

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