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!).  :)

 

An Apple a Day + Necklace Kit- Winner!

Thank you for all of your comments for the An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of quilters, sewists, and crafters and "Dare to Dream" Necklace Kit giveaway!  I absolutely LOVED reading each and every comment, and continue to be inspired by how everyone learned to sew and/or got into quilting!  :)

Without further ado, the winner of a copy of An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of quilters, sewists, and crafters is lucky #12, Marcia W.

A BIG congrats to Marcia (I'll be emailing you for your mailing address!).  

For those of you who are still in need of a copy of An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of quilters, sewists, and crafters (which is highly recommended!!!) the book is for sale through The Quilted Fish's website, and at a cost of $18 ($2/pattern), the book is a steal!  Plus, use coupon code BLOGTOUR for 20% off; code is good through July 22nd!  :)

An Apple A Day Book Blog Tour + Giveaway!!!

This giveaway is now closed.

Good morning, friends!  I hope that everyone is having a fabulous 4th of July, and I am so thankful that you are here to join in on The Quilted Fish's Book Blog Tour!  :)

The Creative Consultants Design Team teamed up with The Quilted Fish and we debuted a book at Quilt Market in Kansas City- oh yeah!!!  The book is titled An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of quilters, sewists, and crafters.

The book includes patterns for quilts, bags, home decor, and organization- something for everyone (which is what I love!).  I detailed the contents after I got home from Quilt Market, so make sure to hop on over HERE for beautiful photos and links to all of the contributor's blogs!

My contribution to the book are these darling herringbone placemats (I love that herringbone is all of the rage these days!).  The placemats can be pieced and quilted in an afternoon's time which makes them that much more enticing, right!?!  I have plans to whip some up for Christmas gifts, and hope that you join me! 

The book is for sale through The Quilted Fish's website, and at a cost of $18 ($2/pattern), the book is a steal!  :)

I hope that you continue to join along on the Book Blog Tour! 

Sunday, July 1st: Amanda's Blog & Jana's Blog

Monday, July 2nd: Julie's Blog

Tuesday, July 3rd: Sally's Blog

Wednesday, July 4th: My Blog (so glad you are HERE!)

Thursday, July 5th: Stephanie's Blog

Friday, July 6th: Johanna's Blog

Saturday, July 7th: Jackie's Blog

Sunday, July 8th: Brooke's Blog

 As a part of this Book Blog Tour I am giving away a copy of a book plus a kit to make this beautiful "Dare to Dream" necklace!

To enter the giveaway:

Leave a comment telling me what how you learned how to sew (mom, grandma, lessons, home ec?).

Giveaway will run through July 11at 8pm (PST); winners will be announced on Thursday, July 12th.

Giveaway is open both US and International friends.  Good luck!!!

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Also...please make sure there is a way for me to contact you (aka- leave your email address in your comment), as I need to be able to contact you when you win!  While we are on the subject, are you a no-reply blogger?  Not sure what a no-reply blogger is, well when you leave a comment I receive your comment in an email.  When I hit "reply" to email you back, the email address shows as "noreplyblogger@blogger.com", rather than your true email.

Quick solution:
1.  Log into your Blogger account, and click on the drop down tab next to your email address, at the top right corner.
2.  Click "Blogger Profile".
3.  The second line down should say "Show My Email Address"- CHECK THIS BOX.  Easy peasy!  :)

Quilt Market- Part 3 {The Quilted Fish's Booth}

Ever wonder how a booth at Quilt Market goes up?  I have a couple of progress photos to share, and then of course the final product (which was a gorgeous and unique booth, if I may say so myself!).  :)

Kayce (Amanda's BFF) and Amanda putting up the second fabric covered wall.

Jackie and I working on prepping a third wall.

The booth is coming together!!!  :)

Here is the final booth in all of its glory!!!  How cute is the booth!?!  Amanda did a wonderful job planning out every last detail and I'm so thankful that I was able to be a part of it!  :)

Samples of projects made from Amanda's patterns as well as projects from our new book (including Johanna's bag and Sally's mini quilt) An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of sewists, quilters, and crafters (those are my cute herringbone placemats on the left side of the table).

Jackie's necklace and Brooke's quilt from the book, as well as Amanda's new Apple of My Eye Quilt pattern (I love all of those ruffles!).

Jana's quilt from the book, which uses Rolie Polies (I love projects that use pre-cuts!).

Stephanie and Julie's projects from the book, as well as some jumbo thread spools (so cute!).

 

Amanda's sewing box and my herringbone placemats from the book!

   

Amanda's new 'Petite Maison - Folding Doll House' pattern, which was quite the hit with all of the moms and grandmas alike!

The Petite Maison even has a backyard!  :)

Amanda had a vision to really get the shop owners involved in Market this year, which lead to the offering of our very popular Necklace Workshop!  One person from every store had the opportunity to sign up, sit down, and make a necklace (which is a project in our new book An Apple a Day, 9 projects for the daily life of sewist, quilters and crafters.

This is what the table looked like before the start of Market, and...

This is what the table looked like when one group of shop owners were making their necklaces.  The Necklace Workshop was a HIT!  Lots of work, but a HIT!  :) 

Quilt Market- Part 1 {My Pattern is in a BOOK!!!}

I feel like I should be wearing a "I Survived Quilt Market" t-shirt!  :)  Quilt Market was held in Kansas City, MO this time around, and I had so much fun!  I'm planning to recap my experience for you (lots of photos, little text!), but first wanted to share what The Quilted Fish's Creative Consultants Design Team has been up to.  Let's just say we all know how to keep a secret!  ;)

A group shot of the Creative Consultants that were able to make it to Quilt Market.  From left to right: Robbie (my mom, aka honorary member), Jackie, Jana, Amanda, Kayce (Amanda's BFF), Brooke, Me, and Stephanie.

Okay, are you ready?  The Creative Consultants Design Team teamed up with The Quilted Fish and we debuted a book at Quilt Market- oh yeah!!!  The book is titled An Apple a Day, and includes nine projects for the daily life of quilters, sewists, and crafters.

This is the cover of the book (I want you to know what to look for in your local quilt shop!).  :)  Amanda designed the project on the cover, "Inside the Box", which is beautiful and handy sewing box.  I really need to make myself one of these!

Jackie designed this beautiful "Dare to Dream" necklace, which was a hit at Quilt Market, as The Quilted Fish's booth featured a make and take for shop owners.  Every shop owner had the chance to make one of these beautiful necklaces, that way they had an already assembled sample for when they get home.  Genius, right!?!

 

 

Jana designed this "Body and Sole" quilt, which is a great use for Rolie Polies (2.5" strips of Riley Blake fabrics).

 

Brooke designed this "Apples in the Orchard" quilt, which uses fat quarters.  I don't know about you, but I love finding quilt patterns that use fat quarters!  :)

I designed these fun and festive "Pick of the Bunch" herringbone placemats. They may look complicated, but I promise they are not!  :)

Stephanie designed this "Core Essentials" binder, which is full of zipper pockets and such to help keep you organized when on the go!

 

Julie designed this "Pack and Press" which is holds your cutting mat, rotary cutter, and opens up into an ironing surface!

Johanna designed this "Carry It All Along" bag which is a perfect solution to organization while in your home studio, and when traveling to a sewing class.

Last but not least, Sally designed this "Apple Blessings Mini Art Quilt", which is such a beautiful combination of quilting, hand embroidery, and embellishments.

An Apple A Day can be purchased at your local quilt shop, or directly from The Quilted Fish (online store).  If your quilt shop doesn't yet carry the book, make sure to ask for it by name!  :)

Before you go, here is a quick video debuting The Quilted Fish's new patterns and best sellers, enjoy!