Vintage Gone Modern

FINISHED BLOCK SIZE: 16˝ × 20˝
FINISHED QUILT SIZE: 51˝ × 54˝

This quilt has a foot in two worlds—the traditional appliqué designs remind us of the past, while the colors and quilt structure are definitely now.

Materials

•Block background fabric: 1¼ yards

•Appliqué fabrics:

Stems: ½ yard or 1 Chubby (16˝ × 16˝) of black felted wool

Leaves: 1 dark green Chubby (16˝ × 16˝) of felted wool, and 1 medium and 1 light green felted wool charm square (5˝ × 5˝)

Flowers and flower centers: A variety of Chunks (9˝ × 10˝) and Chubbies (16˝ × 16˝) of felted wool, and scraps of cotton prints

Vases: 3 large scraps of cotton prints for vases and scraps of felted wool for details

•Colorful cottons for the pieced strips: A variety of fabrics to be cut into strips of varying lengths, totaling approximately ⅔ yard

•Sashing: ⅔ yard

•Border: ¾ yard

•Binding: ⅞ yard

•Backing and sleeve: 3¾ yards

•Batting: 59˝ × 62˝

Additional supplies

•Self-adhesive laminating sheets: 12 sheets

•Clear vinyl: ⅔ yard of 54˝ wide OR 1¾ yards of 16˝–18˝ wide

•Fusible web: 18 sheets of SoftFuse OR 2 yards of 18˝-wide fusible

•Appliqué threads: Aurifil wool and perle cotton size 12 in colors to match or complement the fabrics

Embroidered Background Fabric

Linda used an embroidered linen fabric from David Textiles for the block backgrounds. If you like the look but can’t find the fabric, you can embroider your own. It’s a good idea to use linen because it is heavy enough to support the weight of both the embroidery and the appliqué.

You can do the embroidery by hand or with a sewing machine loaded with heavy thread. If you embroider on the machine, be sure to use an interfacing to keep the fabric flat while you sew.

Cutting

WOF = width of fabric

Block background fabric

Cut 3 rectangles 18˝ × 22˝. If the fabric has a directional pattern, cut 2 tall blocks and 1 wide block.

Black cotton sashing

Cut 12 strips 1¾˝ × WOF.

A: Subcut 3 strips 1½˝ × 20½˝.

B: Subcut 1 strip 1½˝ × 16½˝.

C: Subcut 3 strips 1½˝ × 23½˝.

Sew together the remaining strips end to end to construct the following strips:

D: Construct 3 strips 1½˝ × 41½˝.

E: Construct 2 strips 1½˝ × 46½˝.

Colorful cotton for the pieced strips

F: Cut 3 strips 3˝ × 23½˝

Hold the remaining fabric in reserve for now.

Border

Cut 5 strips 4½˝ × WOF for the borders.

Construct 2 strips 4½˝ × 43½˝ for the top and bottom borders.

Construct 2 strips 4½˝ × 54½˝ for the side borders.

Binding

Cut 1 square 28˝ × 28˝ to make a 2½˝-wide continuous bias strip 260˝ long for the binding (see Continuous Bias Binding).

Block Assembly

Refer to General Appliqué Instructions as needed.

1.Make templates and overlays for the blocks using the Vintage Gone Modern patterns.

2.Press the background squares in half horizontally and vertically. Place them on your design wall.

3.Refer to Preparing to Stitch to choose fabrics, fuse the fusible web to all the felted wool appliqués, and cut them out. Cut out the cotton appliqué, referring to Appliqué with Attitude on Cotton.

4.Place the appliqué pieces on the backgrounds on your design wall. Use the overlay to place the appliqué pieces in the proper position, or place them by eye. Play with color and fabric choices until you are happy with the way the block looks.

5.Fuse and appliqué the blocks. Select your appliqué stitch from Stitches for Appliquéing with Felted Wool and Appliqué with Attitude on Cotton.

6.When the appliqué is complete, press the blocks on the wrong side, and trim them to 16½˝ × 20½˝.

Appliqué placement—Block 1

Appliqué placement—Block 2

Appliqué placement—Block 3

Quilt Assembly

Refer to the quilt assembly diagram (below) for quilt construction. Seam allowances are ¼˝.

1.Refer to the quilt photo and the quilt assembly diagram (below right). Cut the reserved colorful cotton fabrics into strips of various widths. Sew colorful strips together, randomly mixing strip widths and fabric colors to make the following units:

G: Construct 1 strip 3½˝ × 20½˝.

H: Construct 1 strip 3½˝ × 20½˝.

I: Construct 1 strip 2½˝ × 16½˝.

J: Construct 1 strip 4½˝ × 23½˝.

K: Construct 1 strip 11˝ × 23½˝.

2.Place the blocks, lettered units, sashing, and border strips on your design wall.

3.Referring to the quilt assembly diagram, sew an A sashing strip and H to the bottom of Block 3. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

4.Sew an A sashing strip to each side of G. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

5.Sew together the pieces in the top row. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

6.Sew a D sashing strip to the top and bottom of the top row. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

7.Sew together the F strips with a C sashing strip. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing strip.

8.Sew the B sashing strip to I. Sew B/I to the top of Block 2. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

9.Sew a C sashing strip to each side of J. Sew K to the C/J/C unit. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

10.Sew the pieces in the bottom row together. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing strips.

11.Sew a D sashing strip to the bottom of the bottom row. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

12.Sew the top and bottom rows together. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

13.Sew an E sashing strip to each side of the quilt. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

14.Sew the top and bottom borders to the quilt. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

15.Sew the side borders to the quilt. Press the seam allowances toward the sashing.

16.Layer and baste the quilt. Quilt by hand or machine, and bind. Refer to Finishing Techniques.

Quilt assembly