Spider Web Quilt-Along 2014 ~ My New Spider Web!

My New Spider Web Quilt!

To wrap up this year's 

Spider Web Quilt-Along 2014

I would like to share the how-to for making this larger web ...

Materials Needed:

168 squares 2.5"

21 are needed for each of eight sections

2 yards of black fabric for web, backing and binding

40" square of batting

Method:

Piece rows.

Press seams open as you go.

Using your 45 degree ruler or lines on your mat ...

cut triangles.

Layout

Time to add the curved black web.

I cut 13" by 7" sections and used my Quick Curve Ruler or a plate to cut the bands.

I cut two 17" by 10" sections to cut then longer outer bands and sewed these on first.

I cut the outer curve first as shown.

Then, using this as a point of reference, I cut my other curves.

I took photos and put them up on my desktop and checked each placement before I cut 

It is important to cut each curve in the same place so the web will align.

Ready to sew ...

Sew the concave to the convex curves, easing carefully.

I use a pin to mark the center.

I press toward the black.

Align your pieced and pressed units to the 45 degree line on your cutting mat

and trim evenly cutting off the extra black fabric.

Turn and trim the other side.

Top layout  ... ready to add black sashing web.

Cut 8  WOF strips 1.5" wide and sew to the right edge of each of the wedges.

Piece into two halves ...

Sew one WOF strip to one side.

With your quilty helper sew the two halves together.

Prepare your quilt sandwich and quilt as desired.

40" square of batting and backing

I use Softy and Crafty poly batting which I buy off the roll from my nearby JoAnn Fabrics.

For most quilts I use cotton batting but this batting works well for the web 

as it is thin and holds it shape well without being too stiff.

I do not pin or baste or use basting spray.  

I smooth the top and baking over the batting and

I press the top and back of the quilt sandwich before I quilt,

being careful not to touch the poly batting with my hot iron.

I used Superior King Tut "Orange Zest" for this quilt and used my walking foot in the black sashing to accentuate the spooky spider web.

I cut four 2.25" strips of the black fabric for my single fold binding.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

This wraps up my

Spider Web Quilt Along 2014

This free tutorial will remain up on my blog.

If you make a spider web quilt at any time, please send me a photo 
or add it to our Flickr album.

It would make me sew happy to see your version of the pattern.

This quilt was featured at

Sew We Quilt

Thank you, Madame Samm!

For more photos of  my quilt please 

 Click HERE for my Black Cat Crossing Blog Hop Post

Happy Halloween!

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Edit Nov 4th: 

Linking up this new tutortial today at




Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River

Click on the link above to also see that the

Spider Web by Marcy @ Made by Me in Red

is featured there today!

Congratulations, Marcy!

It is a joy to see this beautiful quilt made with my tutorial featured
 on Connie's wonderful blog.

:)

Black Cat Crossing Blog Hop

  

A new Spider Web Quilt!

I 

I have really loved working with these beautiful fabrics,

Black Cat Crossing from Maywood Studios

Thank you Maywood Studios for sew generously sponsoring this hop!

Here is the back of my quilt!

More photos ...

Close up of the center of the quilt. 

For my

Free Spider Web Tutorial Click Here

I followed the same steps and added a new twist this year.

I added two more rows of squares
and I curved the outer band of patches
and made the border narrower
to make my web larger and better shaped.

I really like the new, improved web!

Click Here for Free Tutorial

Life has been happening.

I am sew happy that I have finished my new spider web quilt in time to share with you!

Please haunt all these quilty happenings: 

Thursday, Oct 30th

On the Banks of Frog Creek

 How Art you?

 cucki stitching cove

Dancing Moon Farmstead

 Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

Thanks to 

Spooky Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

and

Wicked Wendy @ Why Knot Kwilt

for summoning this quilty coven.

Happy Halloween!

Spider Web Quilt Along 2014 ~ Finishing The Quilt

Sneak Peak!

I have been quilting my new spider web.

My quilt will be up at the stroke of midnight.

HERE is the tutorial that I posted last year for finishing this quilt.

I followed the same finishing steps this year.

I will be posting more about my new quilt after my blog hop post.

For all the steps in this tutorial click HERE

How is your spider web coming along?

:) 

Spider Web Quiltalong 2014 ~ Creating the Web

~ Spider Web Quilt-Along ~

  Sashing and Piecing the Web

Weaving the Web

Time to add the black sashing strips and to piece and finish the top!

From your border and webbing fabric cut:  1 and 1/4" inch strips

The number of strips you will need will depend upon the WOF. 

You will be sewing one strip to one side of each triangle so you will need 8 strips.

Cut one strip and gage how long it needs to be for your web, allowing at least 2" beyond the edges of both the center and the outer edge of your triangles, so that you will have nice web points on the outer edge and enough to sew the center point of the web.

Cut strips and cut them to size as you sew ...

Add one strip to the left side of your triangle unit as shown above.

Fold the right side over the left triangle and align the curved we,

 pinning these intersections.

Remove pins as you sew.

Your web pieces will look like this,

Sew a black strip to the left side and add two more triangle units in this manner to form a half of your web.

This is one half.
In this photo I have already trimmed the inside center point of the black strips where they meet to form the hub of the web.
Notice that there is no black sashing on the bottom of this half.

The center black sashing will be added to the other half of the web.

This is what the pressed back of the half looks like. 

I pressed the pieced triangles toward the black sashing.

Sew the second half in the same manner.

Add a long 1 and 1/2" strip to one long side of one half.

This will connect the two halves neatly

and make the center seam

less bulky

Sew the two halves together.

 I added a center spider cut from this fabric ...

my circle was about 2 inches round

 to add  a nice touch to my web

I cut a smaller circle of batting and folded the fabric circle over the edge and inserted my needle here to hide the knot. 

Then I folded the rest of the edge under as I sewed it to the web,

by inserting my needle through the back edge to hide my stitches ...

... as I sewed around the circle

The batting circle gave my spider a nice little cushion.

This web is ready for finishing!

Next Step ... Completing The Quilt!

Butterfly and I are sewing along and spinning a new web.

A surprise for ...

blog hop @ Sew We Quilt

We are posting on Halloween'een --- Oct 30th.

Beware!

If you have missed any installments in this

Spider Web Quilt-Along 

 Links to all the steps may be found here! 

 ... just keep sewing ... 

:)