Scrap Forward 2 Football Season..."12 in. Triviet" Phase 1"

Hey quilter's...hope your week is off to a great start. Weekends go by so fast for me. Seriously don't understand to this day why that is...although my grandson "logically" stated its only 2 days verses 5. Yup...he's a keeper! Before we begin, I'm sure y'all have seen the devastation in Hawaii. Please keep the families in prayer during this horrible time. Recently near my daughter's house in Texas a neighborhood house caught on fire...families we're evacuated and was very scary being only 5 miles away. The fire was contained and only one home burned thanks to the great responders and no wind. It's dry in a lot of places so please be careful. My dear late dad told me to never park your car on grass after driving. The heat from underneath your car can ignite the dry grass. A lot of us are going to kiddos sports...games...practices outside so please be careful. Life is so precious! Speaking of heat...I'm so ready for fall. I love fall weather plus it's the start of Football Season & upcoming Holidays. If you've been following, then you know how obsessed my family is with football season. Not only do we love our Cowboys but my sweet grandson Davin is going to play football for our middle school team. It's so crazy knowing he's going to the schools my daughter did. Some are new but all in the same district. Time sure does fly y'all. Well on that "mooshy" note let's get ready to have some "football fun." Don't forget to use coupon code below and link if you still need any sewing/quilting supplies. Also, previous post shows smaller football trivet if desired. I believe in "less-stress-sewing/quilting" so tips/techniques are shared throughout the steps. Have fun!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Here's all you need...

* Stonehenge Graduations by Northcott Fabrics in Graphite White, Solstice Ombre Slate (Brown)

& Pine

* NFL fabric for backing (Go Cowboys!)

* Coordinating thread...I used Aurifil 50# in Pine,Bark & Chalk

* Large Orange Peel Template by MSQC

* Leight-weight Batting

* Insulbright

* Heatnbond Lite (hot/cold items)

* Sulky Tear easy Light-weight Stabilizer

Here's all you do...

Note: all directions include a 1/4" seam allowance unless otherwise stated.

* Rotary cut (green fabric) 10.5 x 10.5 for a finished 10" sq.

1st Border...(1/2")

* Rotary cut 2 strips from white fabric 1" x 10.5 for Top/bottom

Tip: I use spray starch (Faultless Premium Luxe Finish) to strips before sewing to square. Keeps border strips from sliding due to a small width :-)

* Sew with right sides 2gether to Top/bottom of square. Press & square up if needed.

* Rotary cut 2 strips from white fabric 1 x 11.5 for left/right borders.

* Sew to left/right side of square as above. Press & square up if needed.

2nd Border (Border/Binding Technique)

Note: Width is larger due to my border/binding technique in Phase 2.

* Rotary cut 2 strips from green fabric 2.5 x 11.5

* Sew w/ right side 2gether to Top/bottom of block. Press & square up if needed.

* Rotary cut 2 strips from green fabric 2.5 x 15.5.

* Sew as above to left/right side of square. Press & square up if needed.

Note: your block should be roughly 15.5. No stress if different. Your green border will be folded back later...remember...less-stress-quilting :-)

Football...

I love the variations in Stonehenge fabrics by Linda Ludovia..

* Rotary cut brown fabric & Heatnbond lite to 10 x 10

* Fust to wrong side of brown fabric following manufacturer's directions.

TIP: Use a pressing cloth if needed to protect your iron. I usually just rotary cut my Heatnbond lite an 1/8" less then needed to help with the seeping of glue when adhering to fabric.

* On paper side...trace football using the orange peel template...on diagonal (corner 2 corner of square)

* Cut on lines. Don't cut corners of football....make a curve at end to resemble football. Don't do what I did and forget...then you'll have a pointed football...oh well,,,still super cute & fun-ctional :-)

TIP: Save any scraps for later use. Mark in a bin or bag "already fused".... great for sm. projects later on!

* Peel away paper...place on right side of block on a diagonal & fuse following manufacturer's directions.

Bands...

Note: You can Print out template (copy/paste) as a guide for placement if you wish. Just adjust your setting to a 10 x 10 square. Most printers will print on 2 sheets. You just need to cut on line and tape 2gehter.

* Rotary cut white fabric & heatnbond lite to 7 x 7 

* Fuse heatnbond lite to wrong side of white square following manufacturer's directions.

* Rotary cut 2 strips 1 1/8 x 5" 

* Using template as a guide or "freehand it" ...cut the curve of the bands to resemble bands on football.

* Place bands on corners of football following design to make sure fits within football before next step.

* Tear away paper backing and position bands on football and fuse following manufacturer's directions.

Well, you can stop here & prepare to raw-edge "a-play-que" or challenge yourself and make the center laces per my grandsons' idea...oh how I love that young man! His "input" on the center laces made this project sew special! 

Advanced Step Center Laces...

* Rotary cut (from already fused white fabric) 1/2 x 5" for center strip.

* Peel off paper and fuse to football (per design) following manufacturer's directions.

* Rotary cut 7 strips 1/4 x 1.5" to make laces.

* Peel off paper & fuse to football (per design) following manufacturer's directions.

Time 2 "a-play-que"...

Note...You will be doing "raw edge" a-play-que with coordinating thread. This is a great time to have fun with your decorative stitches on your sewing machine :-)

* Rotary cut Sulky tear-easy stabilizer to 11 x 11"

* Place to wrong side of block to "stabilize" it before stitching.

* A-play-que around football as desired. Carefully tear-away stabilizer when finished.

Tip:  I set my stitch length on machine to a small length to help me pivot around the bands. 

Also, if possible, set your "needle" in down position when stopping. This will also prevent your block from moving when turning.

Remember...it's less-stress-sewing & quilting on my blog :-)

Well, you did it....you just completed Phase 1 and I hope you had fun & maybe challenged yourself too.

Check back soon for Phase 2!

Talk soon,

Cat