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This small, charming wall quilt features the Goldfish by Henri Matisse. It's a great decoration for anywhere in your home!
The finished size is about 15 1/2" x 19 1/2".
You will need:
Embroidery:
Print out the color card and select threads according to the color card.
Upload the file for Goldfish by Henri Matisse into your embroidery machine.
Stabilize the cream-colored fabric with heavy-weight iron-on stabilizer. Hoop it and tighten the hoop.
Embroider the file. Please don't forget to cut out jump stitches after every color.
After the stitch-out is done, trim it leaving 1/4" margins around the embroidery.
Cutting and Assembly of the Top:
Note: seam allowance is 1/4", press each seam after you made it.
Select fabrics in the same hues as the embroidery. We used salmon pink fabric, rose pink fabric, a batik in light green and pink hues, and a dark green fabric. Trim the stitch-out to 7 3/4" x 12".
Out of salmon pink fabric, cut
Sew the 1 1/2" x 7 3/4" strips to the upper and lower edges of the central part.
Sew the 1 1/2" x 14" strips to the left and right edges of the central part.
Out of the dark green fabric, cut
Sew the first pair to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.
Sew the second pair to the right and left edges.
Out of the pink fabric, cut
Sew the first 2 strips to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.
Sew the second 2 strips to the left and right edges of the working piece.
Out of the same pink fabric cut 1-2 strips 1 1/2" wide and as long as the fabric permits. Subcut these strips into:
Out of light green patterned fabric, cut a strip 1 1/2" wide and as long as the fabric permits. Subcut it into:
Out of the pink and green pieces sew 2 strips in the following sequence: 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" green strip - pink square - green square - pink square - green square - pink square - green square - pink square - green square - pink square (5 pink squares, 4 green squares).
Sew these strips to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.
Out of the remaining pink and green pieces sew 2 strips: 1 1/2" x 8" green strip, followed by alternating pink and green squares - 5 pink squares and 5 green squares.
Sew the strips to the left and right edges of the woking piece.
Out of the pink fabric, cut
Sew the first 2 strips to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.
Sew the second 2 strips to the left and right edges of the working piece.
Cut the rest of the dark green fabric in 1-2 strips 2 1/2" wide and the length of the width of the fabric for the binding.
Quilting and Finishing:
Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with batting. Spread your working piece over it.
Pin all three layers together with 1" pins and start quilting. We quilted through the embroidery with invisible (polyamide) thread in a freemotion style. Then we quilted all borders with matching threads in a free motion style.
After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides should be of the same length.
Finish the raw edges with the binding.
Enjoy!
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