My Airmail Envelope Quilt Wrap-up!

Part 1 ... fabric requirements and overview HERE

Part 2 ... piecing the blocks HERE

Part 3 ... piecing the top HERE

Part 4 - Finishing the Quilt HERE

Here are some alternate colorways and layouts ... 

"Letters From The Coast"
finished quilt size 56" by 64"

I created this alternate colorway and layout for  the

Free Airmail Envelope Quilt Tutorial

Part 4 ~ Finishing the Quilt ~ is up at BCQC Blog!

There is also a pdf for the complete tutorial available on this post

I bought these cute and contemporary fabrics ...

"Coastal" from Lewis and Irene

HERE @ Bear Creek Quilting Company

  

The swirly "Fishy Shoals" are my favorite from this line and I have used the gray for the envelopes, the multi-color on white for the background and the aqua in the narrow inner border (which is a design addition to the original pattern) and for the binding in the above quilt layout.

I used the beautiful dark "Sealife" on navy for the wide outer border.

I bought these fabrics ... it was love at first sight ... with a different quilt image in my head

but the more I look at this layout, the more I want to sew it.

A cute little baby boy I know has a nautical themed nursery and he needs a quilt ... ;)

Here are the fabric requirements for this quilt:

1/4 yard of the following prints for the inside 3" square in the envelope blocks:


.25 yard - Lighthouses on Aqua


.25 yard - Lighthouses on Sea Blue


.25 yard - Lighthouses on Deep Sea Blue


.25 yard - Sealife on Aqua


.25 yard - Sea Plants on Deep Sea Blue


.25 yard - Sea Plants on Light Aqua


1.25 yard - Fishy Shoals Gray for the outer envelope blocks


2.25 yards Fishy Shoal on White for the barkground fabric,
including the setting triangles on the envelope blocks

2.25 yards - Sealife on Navy for outer border

1 yard - Fishy Shoals Aqua  for the inner border and binding ...
cut into 2.5" strips for inner border and double fold binding. 

For all other cutting and sewing instructions please refer to this


One More Envelope Quilt Layout ~ By Request 

"You've Got Mail"

Six Fabric Kona Solid Envelope Quilt Layout 1
finished size 56" by 64"


Fabric Requirements:



1 yard - Kona Bluejay
(includes 2.5" strips for binding)


1 yard - Kona Aloe
(includes 2.5" strips for inner border)


.75 yard  - Kona Buttercup



.75 yard - Kona Wisteria



1.5 yards - Kona Medium Pink
(includes 5" strips for outer border)


2.25 yards - Kona Iron
(includes all background including setting triangles for envelope blocks)

Mail Drop Quilt Layout

Six Kona Solid Fabrics Envelope Quilt Layout 2

*Note: Since I have not actually sewn these two quilts the fabric requirements are copied from my EQ6 design software,  I have added 1/8 to 1/4 yard to all the computer generated amounts so that you should have extra fabric built in for errors and have a few lovely leftovers for scrap projects. Please always follow your own best judgement when cutting and sewing. 

For all other cutting and sewing instructions please refer to this

Airmail Envelope Quilt Tutorial @ BCQC

If you have any questions about these instructions, please email me.
My email address may be found under "Contact Me" in my header.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

If you sew an envelope quilt of your own, I would love to see it!

Enjoy!

Airmail Envelope Quilt Part 3 is up ~ and More Envelope Block Fun!

Part 3 ~ Piecing the Top ~ HERE on the BCQC blog

and a generous

Airmail Fat Quarter Bundle Giveaway!

I love making these blocks ...

sew I made a few more!

For my complete 

Envelope Block Tutorial Click Here

When I was designing this block,

I made this test block.  

Then I asked a few of my helpful stitchin' sisters to test 

the cutting and piecing instructions for me. 

This is the block that my friend Cherie made.

She was making blocks 12 inch blocks to bring to a guild event
so she sewed three more blocks and created this wonderful...

12.5" unfinished block

Thanks, Cherie!   I love this block!

So for my post today I decided to make up some more variations for a 12 inch block.

Sew I sewed four 6.5" envelope blocks

and came up with FOUR possibilities for a 12" finished block:

Block 1 : "Cherie's Inbox"

Block 2 : Mail Drop

Block 3 : Mail-a-Go-Round

Block 4 : Outbox


Which shall I choose to make a pillow?

1 ? ... 2 ?? ... 3 ???... 4 ????

Please help me decide .... :) 

Remember to visit and comment on the

Bear Creek Quilting Company Blog!

today to enter their giveaway!

Come back next Sunday for

Part 4 ~ Quilting and Finishing 

Shari @ Bear Creek Quilting Company

when the winner will be announced

and, by request, pdf files for all parts of the tutorial will be available on their blog.


Enjoy ... :)

An Airmail Envelope Pillow!

I am guest blogging again today!

Part 2 ~ Making The Airmail Envelope Quilt Block

is up on the Bear Creek Quilting Blog

For more Airmail Envelope Quilt Block fun I have made this

Airmail Envelope Pillow

to match my quilt!

I made this pillow with leftovers from my

Airmail Envelope Quilt

This pillow measures 14.5" by 17.5" finished including the piping.

Materials needed to make this pillow:

TWO 6.5" unfinished  Airmail Envelope Quilt Blocks

My Tutorial for making this block may be found HERE 

on the Bear Creek Quilting Company Blog

Also needed to make this pillow cover:

SIX 7.25" right angle triangles

Cut THREE 7.25" squares
Cut each square on the diagonal once to make SIX half square triangles (HST)

I used extras from my quilt.

Layout pillow top as shown in the photo above.

Sew one HST on either side of envelope block.

Sew block strips together.

Then sew one HST to each remaining corner

Trim the ends of the triangles off to 

make a 9" by 18" rectangle

Cut TWO 3" by 18" strips for the top and bottom borders.

Sew one strip lengthwise to each 18" side of the double envelope block.

The top now measures 14" by 18"

To add piping to the edge of the pillow you will need:

TWO 1.5" by width of fabric strips

2 yards cotton piping filler cord size 2

You may find this cord HERE

Sew the two WOF strips together to make one long strip and fold in half lengthwise ...

and fold over the cotton piping cord and pin or clip around the outer edges of the pillow top.

Use your ZIPPER FOOT to stitch the piping to the top making a 1/8" seam from the cut edges.

Start your stitch line about two inches from the end of the cording on one side of the pillow
so that you leave an end to close your seam.

These stitches will be hidden by the final seam.

Ease around the corners by rounding the corners by about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

Continue around all four sides and corners.

To close your seam,  stop your stitching line about three inches from
where you started sewing the piping.

Cut the cords flush and wrap ends together with a small piece of tape.

Cut the fabric leaving a one inch end to close seam.

Fold one end over by 1/4 inch to hem and fold this end over the other end of the piping.

Stitch the seam closed.

Make the back of the pillow.

One of my favorite pillow backs is an easy fold over backing that leaves an opening in the center
of the back to remove the pillow for easy washing of the pillow cover.

To make this back of the pillow:

Cut ONE 5.5" by 14" center strip

Cut TWO 11" by 14" sides

Fold one 14" edge of the side back piece over by 1/4 inch and the fold 1/4 inch again

and stitch  1/4" hem.

Sew the 5.5" strip to the other side back piece
and the fold and sew a 1/4" hem on the outside edge of the center strip.

Topstitch the other side of the center strip 1/4 inch from the side.

Here are the top and back of the pillow.

Lay these RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER

and pin or clip front to back

Using the ZIPPER FOOT sew the top to the back.

Tuck the cord snugly against the fold in the piping tube.

Lay the open side of the zipper foot as close to the cord as it will go.

Allowing a 1/4" seam to cover the stay stitching of the piping to the top,

sew all around all four sides closing the seam.

Use your fingers to keep the piping snug and ease around the rounded corners as you go.

Here is the inside of my pillow.

Turn right side out through the opening in the back.

Here is the front of my completed pillow cover.

Tuck a 12" by 16" pillow form into the opening in the back.

You may find this pillow form HERE

Here is my soft and squishy new pillow!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

As always, if you have any questions, please email me and I will do my best to clarify.

Please come back next Sunday for the

Airmail Envelope Quilt ~ Part 3 

@

The Bear Creek Quilting Company Blog

I will have some more envelope block fun for you here on my blog next week, too!

Enjoy!

~ <3 ~