"Lucky Trivet 4 Entertaining!"

Hey quilter's....hope your Monday is off to a great start. If your off today and wondering what could I dabble in this week...well..let me help you out! Y'all know I'm in love with this collection "Sunlit Garden" by Jennifer Thomas for Island Batik fabrics. Well previously I featured a gift bag using some of this stunning collection and today I'll be sharing my "Lucky Trivet" 4 entertaining using two more fabrics from this collection. I absolutely love fabrics that inspire creativity. I also received this heart template recently from Missouri Star Quilt Company. At first I thought what am I going to do with half a heart. Odly...the heart was lying beside this fabric collection on my cutting table and then it all came together. It was like the "Quilting Gods" shined :-) Or as my late dad would say..."It's an Irish Blessing." He was full of those one-liner Irish Blessings. I will admit...confess....that I love to make trivets for entertaining. I'm sure y'all have noticed that following me. I also love how it's a great way to learn or practice new techniques on a small scale. Plus if you make a mistake..no big deal..it's a trivet...you'll be placing a dish on it anyway :-) Seriously y'all...this "Lucky Trivet" is so fun and you'll be learning techniques like "basic 4 Patch half square triangles"..."practice curve quilting or accent quilting" around the hearts...learning my "border/binding technique"...most importantly...you will be "a-play-queing" as I like to say! I love it when my Aurifil thread highlights a project perfectly. I used Aurifil 50 weight # 3910 which is a verigated thread and it complemented both fabrics. I fused the hearts and then raw edge "a-play-qued." So fun and easy to do with a beautiful end result. You will definately love entertaining with this trivet or make a few for gifts. I have a few more projects coming soon featuring this stunning collection so keep checking in with me. Thank y'all so much for following & enjoy!

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Cat

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"Lucky Trivet 4 Entertaining"...8 3/4" x 8 3/4"

Here's all you need...

* Scraps from Sunlit Garden by Island Batik (Floral Vine White & Floral dot Green)

* MSQC Heart Template

* Aurifil 50 weight #3910 thread

* MSQC Sew Light Fusible Adhesive (double sided)

* Pellon Fusible Fleece (one sided low loft)

* Insul-Bright (insulated lining by The Warm Company)

* Rotary cutter

* 1/4" quilting ruler

Here's all you do...

Note...Batiks are hand dyed so pre-wash fabrics if desired as directed by manufacturer.

* Rotary cut from Floral Vine white & Floral dot green two squares  5" x 5" from each fabric.

* Place one white floral on green dot fabric...matching corners and draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.

Tip...I mark on the light side and use a heat erasable pen...use what you are comfortable with :-)

* Sew a 1/4" seam down both sides of the mark line.

* Rotary cut on marked line.

* You will have 2 half square triangles.

* Press towards darker fabric (green)

* Trim away "dog ears" or points hanging out :-)

* Repeat same method as above to equal 4 HST's

* Per design...Lay HST squares in a "Pinwheel design"

* Sew Top 2 squares with right sides together using a 1/4" seam allowance. Press towards darker fabric.

* Sew Bottom 2 squares using the same method.

* Sew Top to Bottom at center using same method as above.

* Your HST Pinwheel block will roughly be 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 

Border/Binding...

Note...I do this easy method of combing border/binding but you can definately do what works best for you. I love this method on small projects :-)

This step is for your basic border/binding or make my scrappy border with the advanced step below. This is a small project so I wanted to have fun and challenge myself...it creates a unique border accenting the stunning fabrics within the squares of the HST pinwheels. 

* Rotary cut 2 strips 2" x 8 1/2" sew to top/bottom of square...right sides 2gether using a 1/4" seam allowance. Press.

* Rotary cut 2 strips 2" x 12" ( I cut longer then square up) sew to left/right sides of blocks as above.

* Press/square up if needed.

Advanced step as pictured in design...

* Rotary cut 2 strips from white floral and green dot fabric 2" x 4 1/2"

* Sew one white floral to one green floral with right sides together using a 1/4" seam allowance. Press towards green.

* Repeat same method as above to equal 2 border/binding strips.

* Per design...sew one border strip to top of block with right sides together using a 1/4" seam allowance macking sure your fabric colors are opposite and center seams are matching. Pin or clip to secure.

* Press.

* Repeat same step for bottom border.

* Rotary 2 strips each of white floral and green dot fabric  2" x 5 3/4"

* Sew to left/right side of block using same method as above.

* Press

Note...your border is wider due to later folding to create your binding.

Well you did it...learning new techniques on a small scale :-)

Check back soon for Phase 2,

Cat