Madhuri Mini Churn Dash Quilt - Tutorial

I have a very special tutorial to share with you today, as I have a new love for Mini Quilts (instant gratification!) and hope that you will have a blast making a Madhui Mini Churn Dash Quilt of your own.  Scraps work best for this quilt, however if you want to use fresh fabric, I've included yardage requirements in the Materials list.  Let's get started...

Materials:
Madhuri Main Orange= 1/8 yard
Madhuri Diamond Blue= 1/8 yard
Madhuri Stripe Blue= 1/8 yard
Madhuri Elephant Orange= 1/8 yard (only need enough to fussy cut one 3" elephant)
Solid White= 1/8 yard
Solid Hot Pink= 1/8 yard
Backing= 1/2 yard
Binding= 1/4 yard
Quilt Batting= 18"x18"

Instructions:

1.  From the Madhuri Main Orange, cut the following:

• (4) 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide
• (2) 1 3/4" high x 5 1/2" wide
• (2) 1 3/4" high x 4" wide
• (1) 3" square

    From the Madhuri Diamond Blue, cut the following:

• (4) 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide
• (2) 1 3/4" high x 5 1/2" wide
• (2) 1 3/4" high x 4" wide
• (1) 3" square

    From the Madhuri Stripe Blue, cut the following:

• (4) 2 3/4" square
• (4) 1 1/8" high x 2 3/4" wide

    From the Madhuri Elephant Orange, fussy cut the following:

• (1) 2 3/4" square

    From the Solid White, cut the following:

• (4) 2 3/4" squares
• (8) 1 1/8" high x 2 3/4" wide

    From the Solid Hot Pink, cut the following:

• (2) 3" square
• (4) 4" high x 1 3/4" wide
• (4) 1 3/4" high x 2 3/4" wide

2.  We'll start off with sewing the Churn Dash block together.  Take the 3" squares (Main Orange; Diamond Blue; Solid Hot Pink), with right sides together, draw a diagonal line from one end to the other and sew 1/4" on both side of the line.  Cut across the line and press.  You've just created four Half Square Triangles (HST).

3.  With right sides together, sew one of the 1 1/8" high x 2 3/4" wide Madhuri Stripe Blue to the 1 3/4" high x 2 3/4" wide Solid Hot Pink.  Press seam, and repeat for a total of four.

4.  Sew two of the pieces you made in Step #3 to each side of the fussy cut Madhuri Elephant Orange.  Press seams and set aside.

 

5.  Sew one of the HST Madhuri Diamond Blue to the left side of one of the pieces you made in Step #3.  Press seams and repeat, sewing a HST Madhuri Diamond Blue to the left side.  Sew one of the HST Madhuri Main Orange to the remaining side.  Press seams and repeat.  You now should have two pieces, alternating HST on both sides, with the piece you made in Step #3 in the middle.

6.  Sew one of the pieces you made in Step #5 to the middle piece made in Step #4, right sides together, with a 1/4" seam allowance.  Press and sew the second piece you made in Step #5 to the bottom.  Press and set aside.

7.  Sew one of the 1 1/8" high x 2 3/4" wide Solid White pieces to the right side of the Madhuri Striped Blue 2 3/4" square.  Press and sew a second 1 1/8" high x 2 3/4" wide Solid White pieces to the remaining side.  Press and repeat until you have a total of four pieces.

8.  Sew one of the 4" high x 1 3/4" wide Solid Hot Pink pieces to the right side of the piece you made in Step #7.  Press and repeat until you have a total of four pieces.

 

 

9.  Sew one of the 1 3/4" high x 4" wide Madhuri Diamond Blue pieces to the piece you made in Step #4.  Press and repeat for a total of two.

10. Sew one of the 1 3/4" high x 4" wide Madhuri Main Orange to the alternating side of piece you made in Step #9.  Press and repeat for a total of two.

 11. Sew one of the pieces you made in Step #10 to the Churn Dash block you made in Step #6.  Sew the remaining piece you made in Step #10 to the other side.  Now the middle row of your Mini Quilt is complete.  Press and set aside.

12. Sew one of the 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide Madhuri Diamond Blue pieces to the 3" square Solid White piece.  Press and sew a second 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide Madhuri Diamond Blue piece to the opposite side.  Repeat until you have a total of two pieces.

13. Sew one of the 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide Madhuri Main Orange pieces to the 3" square Solid White piece. Press and sew a second 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide Madhuri Main Orange piece to the opposite side. Repeat until you have a total of two pieces.

 

14. Sew one of the pieces you made in Step #12 to one of the pieces you made in Step #7.  Now repeat, sewing one of the pieces you made in Step #13 to the opposite side.  Repeat until you have two rows.

15.  Sew one of the rows you made in Step #14 to the middle row of your Mini Quilt, made in Step #11.  Repeat with the second row you made in Step #14, on the opposite side of the middle row.  Press and set aside.

16.  For the last two rows, sew one of the 1 3/4" high x 5 1/2" wide Madhuri Diamond Blue to the 4" high x 1 3/4" wide Solid Hot Pink, and sew one of the 1 3/4" high x 5 1/2" wide Madhuri Main Orange on the opposite side.  Press and repeat.

17.  Sew one of the rows you made in Step #16 to the piece you made in Step #15.  Repeat with the second row you made in Step #16, on the opposite side.  Press and you're done!

18. Quilt and Bind as desired.

If you decide to make a Madhuri Mini Churn Dash Quilt, please post a photo to my Flickr Group, as I would love to see any and all variations!

Also make sure to hop on over to the other Creative Consultant's blogs, to check out their Madhuri Mini Tutorials:

Brooke - Silly Mama

Jackie - Jackie's Art Quilts

Jana - Adventures of a Cross Stitch Drama Queen

Stephanie - Peas in a Pod

Sally - Sally's Angelworks

Madhuri, by The Quilted Fish

I'm so bad at keeping secrets, but I was able to keep this sweet Mini under wraps until after Quilt Market- go me!!!  A couple weeks before Quilt Market, sweet Amanda of The Quilted Fish sent the Creative Team some of her new Madhuri fabric to play with.  We all made "Modern Mini Quilts", which were hung in Amanda's booth at Quilt Market.

This is the front of my Madhuri Mini.  I love the fussy cut elephant and the traditional Churn Dash block.

 

I pieced the back and quilted (for the the very first time!!!) this Mini with straight line stitches.  I love the simplity of the quliting, however am still bummed that the pink eleephant seam is wonky - you live and learn!

 

If you like the looks of this Mini, make sure you come back on 5/29/13, as I will be posting a tutorial, so that you can make your own.

 

Oh, and did I mention that Amanda won a 2nd place ribbon at Quilt Market for her double booth?  Here are a couple of photos that I borrowed from Amanda's blog (surely she won't mind!).  :)

 

Pretty Little Pouch Swap #7

I'm so excited to show you what I've been working on!  I signed up for the Pretty Little Pouch Swap on Flickr, as I LOVE any kind of bag (who doesn't, right!?!).  The Pouch Swap is kicked off with each participant posting an inspiration mosaic, so that their secret partner can pull colors and ideas for their own creation.  This was my mosaic...lots of bright colors, applique, and beautiful details!

1. Not available, 2.  a truly foxy pouch, 3. Not available, 4. Not available, 5. Not available, 6. Fun Summer Bunting Pouch, 7. Pretty little pouch swap - front, 8. Not available, 9. Not available, 10. Not available, 11. Not available, 12. Not available, 13. Pretty Little Pouch Swap - front, 14. Feather pouch exterior, 15. hexie pouch, 16. Owl pouches

I can't show you my partner's mosaic, as she hasn't yet received her pouch, however this is what I created for her!  She mentioned that she liked bright colors, black/white/gray, and texty prints.  I hope this is what she had in mind!

The Front and Back are mirror images of each other, with the dresden plate meeting connecting along the side seam.  The dresden is made up of Simply Style prints by V and Co., and the texty print is Mon Amie by Robert Kaufman (love!!!).

 My partner mentioned that she like gray (as do I!!!), so I opted for a gray Simply Style lining, which brings the pouch all together.

Here's a quick look at the side seam, where the dresden plates meet.

This beauty, along with a few goodies, is headed out in today's mail (aka the last day to mail for the swap!).  I really enjoyed the time I spent on this pouch, and hope to make one for myself in the near future.