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Ice Crystals
69" x 69" |
This month I designed a
lovely throw quilt using the new GO! Companions sets-Angles for 12” blocks. Ice
Crystals, our free project this month features several of the new dies in the
12” size, along with an assortment of dies from the original Go! 12” Qube set.
Our cool quilt features Wheat Field with Cypresses Fabrics from Anthology
Fabrics.
The Ice Crystal pattern
includes both die-cutting and traditional cutting instructions. The pattern is
free and available from The Whimsical Workshop. You can download the free
pattern at www.TheWhimsicalWorkshop.com along with our past free patterns.
Due to having to have
surgery this past month, I had asked Kathy Norton to make our quilt sample and
take photos, so a quick shout out to her for all her hard work. I am back on
the mend and will be back in the sewing chair very soon.
When I look at the angle
shapes in the die set, they remind me of icicles in winter. So for the fabrics for the quilt I wanted to
pick a group that felt ice cold. Anthology’s group Wheat Field with Cypresses
fit the bill.
When I started the design
for Ice Crystals I wanted to combine the original dies that came in the GO! 12
inch Qube set with several of the dies from the new GO! 12 inch Companion Angles
set. I used this as my starting point for my design. I also wanted to show
another block that can be made using the Triangles in a Square dies and the
half square triangle die.
The center unit of the
Ice Crystals block is a square in a square block, using two dies from the
Original GO! 12” Qube set using dies #16 and #5. All the instructions (and
templates for traditional cutting) are available on our website. www.TheWhimsicalWorkshop.com
Sew one small triangle to
each side of the diamond. Work on opposite sides first, press and then repeat
with the remaining sides. You will need one center for each block. Remember
that the edges are bias so sew and press gently and carefully.
For the corner units, sew
one blue triangle-in-a-square side unit to each side of one Kite unit as shown
above. Since I was using left over fabrics from another project I made each
corner using a different fabric. You can choose to do this or just use one fabric
for all the corner blocks.
Next up is to make the
side units. The base of the unit is made by sewing one cream
triangle-in-a-square side unit to each side of one triangle-in-a-square center
triangle. Next we need to add the base triangles.
These little triangles
are cut from the GO! 12” Qube set Die #5 or see the instructions for the
traditional cutting. Place one small triangle on the lower left corner of the
sew unit, aligning the small flat edges of the small triangle with the side and
bottom of the unit. Sew in place and press open. Repeat with a second triangle
to complete the side unit.
Now that we have all the
units sewn together, we are ready to assemble the blocks. When sewing the units
together into rows, press towards the side units in each of the three rows,
this will help you line up the pieces when you sew the unit rows together to
make the block.
For this quilt you will
need to make nine 12” finished blocks as directed on the pattern.
For the pieced border, we
will need to make four corner units as shown above. Once sewn together with the
pieced borders, we will create the fancy corner border as shown in the photo
below.
Once sewn together with
the pieced borders, we will create the fancy corner border as shown in the
photo above.
Above is our finished quilt. Monica
Croom did another fantasic job of quilting this month. The allover pattern
gives the quilt movement and her use of a curved design softens the angles in
the piecing bring a lovely balance to the finished piece.
Make
sure to visit my blog each month where I will share with you some tips and
tricks on cutting and assembling of the project of the month along with posting
the free pattern on our website The
Whimsical Workshop You can also see
our pattern and post at www.accuquilt.com
Until next time…..
Heidi
