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Christmas Baubles Quilt

Christmas Baubles Quilt

Written by: 
Jen Daly

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Hey there!  My name is Jen Daly and I'm so happy to be back at the Moda Bake Shop today with a new project to share with you all!  Christmas Baubles is a sweet little 18" x 24" quilt that you can make with a mini charm pack of your favorite Christmas fabrics.  My quilt features Kate Spain's "Jingle" fabric line and I think her cheerful colors and fun prints are perfect for this quilt!

Here we go...

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  • 1 Mini Charm Pack (shown in Jingle by Kate Spain)
  • 2/3 yard white or tone on tone background fabric (shown in Jingle Noel Snow)
  • 1/8 yard gray fabric (shown in Steel Bella Solid)
  • 1 yard backing/binding fabric (shown in Jingle Noel Tonal Crimson)
  • batting measuring 22" x 26"

Also Helpful:

  • spray basting adhesive
  • sandpaper board

 

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Before cutting, take a few minutes to organize your mini charm squares.  You'll need 22 for the ornament blocks and 20 for the pieced border.

Here's how I sorted mine:

 

For the ornaments:

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And for the pieced border:

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Cutting:

First cut your background fabric into the following:

  • 1 strip 1" x WOF (width of fabric - or one selvage edge to the other)
  • 4 strips 1 1/8" x WOF
  • 2 strips 1 1/4" x WOF
  • 1 strip 3 1/2" x WOF
  • 1 strip 7 3/4" x WOF

Of the gray fabric, cut:

  • 1 strip 1 1/4" x WOF

Of your binding fabric, cut:

  •  3 strips 2 1/4" x WOF

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Further cut your background fabric strips into the following:

  • from the 1" x WOF strip:
    • 15 - 1" x 2 3/4"

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  • from the 4 - 1 1/8" x WOF strips:
    • from 3 strips, 88 - 1 1/8" x 1 1/8"
    • from 4th strip, 2 - 1 1/8" x 20"

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  • from the 2 - 1 1/4" x WOF strips:
    • 2 - 1 1/4" x 2 1/2"
    • 1 - 1 1/4" x 5"
    • 1 - 1 1/4" x 7 1/2"
    • 1 - 1 1/4" x 10"
    • 1 - 1 1/4" x 12 1/2"
    • 1 - 1 1/4" x 15"

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  • from the 3 1/2" x WOF strip:
    • 2 - 3 1/2" x 1 1/2"
    • 2 - 3 1/2" x 2 3/4"
    • 2 - 3 1/2" x 4"
    • 2 - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"
    • 2 - 3 1/2" x 6 1/2"

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  • from the 7 3/4" x WOF strip:
    • 2 - 7 3/4" x 3 3/4"
    • 2 - 7 3/4" x 4 1/4"

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Further cut your gray strip into 1 - 1 1/4" x 20".

 

Finally, cut the 20 mini charm squares that you plan to use for the pieced border in half -- each half should measure 1 1/4" x 2 1/2".

 

Ornament Blocks:

On the back of each of 88 background fabric 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" squares, lightly draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.  Note:  placing the squares on a sandpaper board before drawing lines helps to keep the fabric from shifting or distorting as you draw the lines.

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For each ornament:

Place 1 mini charm square on a flat surface with right side facing up.  Place 1 background fabric 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" on mini charm square with drawn line visible as follows:

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Stitch along drawn line.  Press away from background fabric.

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Trim excess fabric a scant 1/4" from seam:

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Place 1 background fabric 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" atop mini charm square with drawn line visible as follows:

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Stitch along drawn line, press away from background fabric, and trim excess fabric a scant 1/4" from seam.

 

Continue in same manner for all 4 corners of mini charm square.  The final ornament unit should measure 2 1/2" x 2 1/2":

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Repeat above steps with remaining 21 ornament mini charm squares and 84 - 1 1/8" x 1 1/8" background squares.

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Strip Piecing Ornament Tops:

Using a scant 1/4" seam and with right sides facing together, stitch 1 background fabric 1 1/8" x 20" to either side of gray 1 1/4" x 20".

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Press seams away towards background fabric.

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The finished background fabric/gray strip unit should measure 2 1/2" wide.

 

From the background fabric/gray strip unit, cut 22 - 3/4" x 2 1/2" units.

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Assemble Ornament Blocks:

Stitch 1 ornament top unit to 1 mini charm ornament with right sides facing together as follows, pressing seam away from ornament top:

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Finished ornament block should measure 2 1/2" x 2 3/4".

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Repeat above steps to make 22 ornament blocks.

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 Assemble Quilt Center:

Lay out 22 ornaments blocks in approximation of tree shape as desired.  The quilt center is assembled row by row.

 

Row 1:

Lay out 1 ornament block, 1 background fabric ("BF") - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" (above ornament block), and 2 BF - 3 3/4" x 7 3/4"s as follows:

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Stitch together ornament block and 1 background fabric ("BF") - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2".  Press seam away from ornament top.  Then stitch 1 BF - 3 3/4" x 7 3/4" to either side, pressing seams away from ornaments:

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Row 2:

Lay out 2 ornament blocks, 1 BF - 1" x 2 3/4" (in between ornament blocks), 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 5", and 2 BF - 3 1/2" x 6 1/2"s as follows:

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Stitch together 2 ornament blocks with 1 BF - 1" x 2 3/4" in between ornament blocks.  Press seams away from ornaments.  Then stitch 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 5" to top of previous unit.  Press seam away from ornament tops.  Then stitch 1 BF - 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" to either side, pressing seams away from ornaments:

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Row 3:

Lay out 3 ornament blocks, 2 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s (in between ornament blocks), 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 7 1/2", and 2 BF - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"s as follows:

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Stitch together 3 ornament blocks with 2 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s in between ornament blocks.  Press seams away from ornaments.  Then stitch 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 7 1/2" to top of previous unit.  Press seam away from ornament tops.  Then stitch 1 BF - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4" to either side, pressing seams away from ornaments:

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Row 4:

Lay out 4 ornament blocks, 3 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s (in between ornament blocks), 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 10", and 2 BR - 3 1/2" x 4"s as follows:

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Stitch together 4 ornament blocks with 3 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s in between ornament blocks.  Press seams away from ornaments.  Then stitch 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 10" to top of previous unit.  Press seam away from ornament tops.  Then stitch 1 BF - 3 1/2" x 4" to either side, pressing seams away from ornaments:

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Row 5:

Lay out 5 ornament blocks, 4 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s (in between ornament blocks), 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 12 1/2", and 2 BF - 3 1/2" x 2 3/4"s as follows:

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Stitch together 5 ornament blocks with 4 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s in between ornament blocks.  Press seams away from ornaments.  Then stitch 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 12 1/2" to top of previous unit.  Press seam away from ornament tops.  Then stitch 1 BF - 3 1/2" x 2 3/4" to either side, pressing seams away from ornaments:

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Row 6:

Lay out 6 ornament blocks, 5 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s (in between ornament blocks), 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 15", and 2 BF - 3 1/2" x 1 1/2"s as follows:

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Stitch together 6 ornament blocks with 5 BF - 1" x 2 3/4"s in between ornament blocks.  Press seams away from ornaments.  Then stitch 1 BF - 1 1/4" x 15" to top of previous unit.  Press seam away from ornament tops.  Then stitch 1 BF - 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" to either side, pressing seams away from ornaments:

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Row 7:

Lay out 1 ornament block, 2 BF - 1 1/4" x 2 1/2"s (above and below ornament block), and 2 BF - 4 1/4" x 7 3/4"s as follows:

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Stitch together ornament block and 2 BF - 1 1/4" x 2 1/2"s (to top and bottom of ornament block).  Then stitch 1 BF - 4 1/4" x 7 3/4" to either side of previous unit:

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Lay completed rows out in order to create tree shape -- Row 1 at the top and Row 7 at the bottom:

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Stitch rows together to complete quilt center, pressing seams towards bottom of quilt.

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Add Pieced Border:

Lay out 2 borders of 11 - 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" mini charm rectangles for top and bottom of quilt and 2 borders of 9 - 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" mini charm rectangles for sides of quilt:

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For each border, stitch together 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" mini charm rectangles, pressing seams in one direction.

 

Stitch long borders to either side of quilt center, matching centers and pressing seams towards border.

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Stitch short borders to top and bottom of quilt, matching centers and pressing towards borders.

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Done!

 

Finish quilt:

Layer the quilt top with batting and backing fabric.  Baste and quilt as desired.  I basted the quilt using both spray basting adhesive and thread just to make sure it stayed still during machine quilting.  I wanted the quilting for this project to be something fast and simple that I could do on my own at home, so I used my sewing machine to stitch both a tree shape around the ornaments and vertical lines in the background of the quilt.

 

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One cheerful and fun 18" x 24" quilt, perfect for adorning your wall at Christmas!

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Jen Daly
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