This small wall quilt features 2 designs after Pierre-Auguste Renoir's
famous paintings - Dance
in the Country and City
Dance. The black and white fabrics enhance the artwork, and give the
quilt an elegant 19th Century feel.
The finished size of this quilt is about 22" x 28".
We used a piece of white fabric measuring 10 1/2" x 17 1/2" for the
embroidered part, 1/4 yard of black fabric for the first border
and binding and about 1/2 yard of patterned dark grey fabric for the second
border. We also used 2 yards of fusible bias tape 1/4" wide. You'll also
need a piece of batting and backing.
Cutting:
Out of white fabric cut a rectangle measuring 10 1/2" x 17 1/2".
Out of black fabric cut 2 strips measuring 2 1/2" x 17 1/2",
and 2 strips measuring
2 1/2" x 14 1/2". For the binding, cut 3 strips 2" wide and the length
of the width of the fabric (40"-42").
Out of dark grey patterned fabric cut 2 strips measuring 4" x 14 1/2"
and 2 strips measuring 4" x 29 1/2".
Cut the fusible bias tape into 2 strips 17 1/2" long and 4 strips 10
1/2" long.
Working on your ironing board, place the white rectangle face up. Fuse
the 17 1/2" strips of the bias tape 2" from the upper edge and 2"
from the lower edge.
Fuse the 10 1/2" strips of the bias tape 2" from the left edge and
2" from the right edge. Fuse the remaining 2 strips 5" from the left bias
tape and 5" from the right bias tape.
Sew the 2 1/2" x 17 1/2" black strips of the first border to the upper
and lower sides of the white rectangle.
Sew the 2 1/2" x 14 1/2" black strips to the left and right sides of
the white rectangle.
Sew the 4" x 14 1/2" dark grey strips to the left and right sides of
the working piece.
Sew the 4" x 29 1/2" to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.
Embroidery:
Stabilize the two large white rectangles with iron-on cut-away stabilizer.
Make the embroidery. Cut away the excess stabilizer.
You can also use polyester craft felt instead of the stabilizer. In
this case we recommend to baste the quilt top to the felt in the ditch
along the colored units. After the embroidery is finished, rip the baste
and cut away the excess felt around the embroidery.
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
along the lines of the embroidery and made stippling all over the quilt.
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.
The quilt is ready. Enjoy!
We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of your
own.
Happy Stitching!
