Page 3 Layering, Quilting and Finishing 9. Sew the two 48” x WOF pieces together and trim to make one 48” x 60” backing piece. www.studioefabrics.com 10. Press the quilt top and backing well. Layer backing (wrong side up), batting, pressed quilt top (right side up), and baste. Quilt using stitch in the ditch to anchor the front and back. Stitch in the ditch, around the outside, and echo stitch on the Hexagon blocks. Use the Sashiko motifs to quilt the Fabric B sashing. Trim excess batting and backing when quilting is complete. Vintage Mosaic Finished Quilt Size 42" x 54" Quilt design by Pepper Cory Binding 11. If choosing cross grain binding, cut the ends of the five 2 ½” x WOF Fabric E strips at a 45-degree angle and sew end to end. If choosing bias binding, sew the nine 2 ½” bias cut strips end to end. Make one continuous piece of binding about 200” long. Fold in half lengthwise and press wrong sides together. Sew the binding to the front of the quit, raw edges together. Turn the folded edge to the back, and hand stitch in place.

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Fabric Requirements Additional Supplies Needed 63 count Pre-cut Hexagons ...... 1 package Batting 48" x 60" A - 2089-44-Lt. Tan Brushstrokes ...... 1/2 yard Coordinating piecing and sewing thread B - 2090-11-Blue Water Striders ...... 3/4 yard • Quilting and sewing supplies C - 2090-94-Ecru Water Striders ...... 1/2 yard • D - 2091-40-Ecru Mums ...... 1/2 yard • E - 2091-99-Charcoal Mums ...... 3/4 yard 49 West 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 F - 2092-94-Ecru Netting ...... 1/2 yard Suggested Quilting Design tel: 212-686-5194 fax: 212-532-3525 Toll Free: 800-294-9495 Backing (Your Choice) ...... A Free Project 2 ⅝ yards Sheet From www.studioefabrics.com © 2013 Studio e Fabrics® STUDIO e PROJECTS STUDIO e PROJECTS Cutting Instructions www.studioefabrics.com Page 1 www.studioefabrics.com Page 2 Please note: all strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF) from selvage to selvage edge. Piecing the Top (refer to Figure 7) • From Ecru• Mums (D), cut: 5. Lay out the eight Hexagon Blocks; twelve •Fabric A-3 ½” squares; ten• Fabric B-3 ½” x 6 ½” rectangles; seven • (3) 12 ½” x 12 ½” From Lt. Tan Brushstrokes (A), cut: Fabric B-6 ½” x 12 ½” rectangles; and two Fabric A-3 ½” x 12 ½” rectangles in five columns as shown. Pin and • (2) 3 ½” x 42 ½” From Charcoal Mums (E), cut: sew each column pressing seams as shown. Columns 1 and 5 should measure 3 ½” x 48 ½”, columns 2, 3, and 4 • (2) 3 ½” x 12 ½” • (5) 2 ½” x 42” cross grain should measure 12 ½” x 48 ½”. • (12) 3 ½” x 3 ½” OR • (9) 2 ½” bias strips to equal 200” 6. Mark Column 3 on each side to align with the seams in Columns 2 and 4. Pin and sew the columns together, From Blue Water Striders (B), cut: matching seams and marks; press seams as shown. The joined columns should measure 42 ½” x 48 ½”. • (10) 3 ½” x 6 ½” From Ecru Netting (F), cut: • (7) 6 ½” x 12 ½” • (3) 12 ½” x 12 ½” 7. The Fabric B sections were designed to highlight the Sashiko design included. For traditional Sashiko, the From Ecru Water Striders (C), cut: Backing (Your Choice), cut: design would be embroidered on the quilt top using long running stitches, before layering and quilting. The beauty • (2) 12 ½” x 12 ½” • (2) 48” x WOF of this design element is that it could also be used along with traditional quilting to add beautiful “Big Stitch” Sewing quilting to these areas of the quilt. Transfer the decorative Sashiko designs to the Fabric B sections as shown on Sew using a ¼” seam allowance with right sides together (RST) unless otherwise indicated. Press seams as shown page 3. Stitch before quilting or as part of the quilting after the piecing and layering are complete. by the arrows. 8. Pin and sew the two Fabric A-3 ½” x 42 ½” border rectangles to the top and bottom, pressing toward the borders. Hexagon Blocks The pieced top should measure 42 ½” x 54 ½”. 1. Mark ¼” seam intersections on the back of all hexagons with a pencil dot (Fig. 1). Arrange 56 Pre-cut Hexagons in eight sets of seven (Fig. 2); seven hexagons will be extra. Lay out one set of seven hexagons. Sew together in three rows using partial seams, starting and stopping with a backstitch ¼” from the raw edge. Press seams open.

Row 1 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3Column 4 Column 5

Partial seam 1/4” Row 2 12 1/4”

Fig. 1 1/4” Fig. 2 Row 3

2. In the same manner, join rows by stitching individual sides of adjoining seams. Reposition each pair so the 6” next seams match by folding the previous hexagon in half. Make one hexagon unit from each set of seven, for a total of eight (Fig. 3).

Row 1 12” join 1/4” join fold Row 2 Fig. 3 Row 3 make one from each hexagon set Appliqué 8 total 6” 3. On the right side of the fabric, draw a line ¼” from the outside edge of each hexagon unit (Fig. 4). Press to 1/4” the wrong side along the line. Tip: Spray starch can help stabilize edges and create a crisp folded edge. 12 1/4” 4. Prepare the 12 ½” x 12 ½” Fabric C, D and F background pieces by folding in half in both directions and lightly pressing to mark the center (Fig. 5). Using Fig. 4 the folds as a guide, center the hexagons on the selected make one from background (Fig. 6). Pin well or baste to the background. Fig. 5 each hexagon set Hand or machine appliqué according to your personal 8 total Fig. 7 Fig. 6 preference.