Circle Party Game Quilt and Spinner

by JOANN |

Item # 132219413P152
Intermediate Varies

GAME SPINNER

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Fabrics used for game board
  • Interfacing
  • Iron/ironing surface
  • Heavy chipboard, 2mm, 11"x 11"
  • White foam board
  • Scissors
  • Pattern templates
  • Wood bead
  • Wood dowel 1/8"x 12"
  • Hot glue gun/glue gun sticks
  • X-Acto® knife
  • Black Sharpie® marker

DIRECTIONS:

  1. To find the downloadable pattern click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.
  2. Cut out the pattern pieces.
  3. Cut out 4 of the circle base patterns and tape them together to make a large circle.
  4. Trace the circle onto foam board and cut out the shape.
  5. Use the Sharpie to make lines crossing across the board.
  6. Iron interfacing into the back of the fabrics. Cut out 4 circles of each fabric pattern.
  7. Glue the fabric circles, one of each pattern in each section.
  8. Trace the hands and feet, one in each section.
  9. Cut the wood dowel down to 3/4".
  10. Cut a small hole into the center of the foam board, the width of the wood dowel.
  11. Hot glue the wood dowel into the hole on the foam board.
  12. Place the spinner base piece onto the wood dowel, and hot glue to secure it to the game board base.
  13. Place the spinner onto the wood dowel. Do a few test spins to make sure it will spin easily. If it doesn’t, make the center hole on the spinner slightly larger.
  14. Hot glue the wood bead on top of the wood dowel, making sure no glue gets into the spinner.

CIRCLE GAME QUILT

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • 2 5/8yds background fabric white or beige
  • 2/3yd each of the 4 fabrics for circles:
  • Fabric A - light blue & white star
  • Fabric B - red & white gingham
  • Fabric C - dark blue & white star fabric
  • Fabric D - tea stain fabric
  • 3 1/2yds backing fabric - Small print or tone-on-tone light gray
  • Twin-sized packaged cotton
  • 3yds Heat N Bond Lite Craft Fusible Web Sewable
  • White or beige thread for sewing quilt together
  • Different color choices for machine applique
  • Rotary cutter
  • 6 1/2"x 24" Omni-grid ruler
  • Straight pins
  • Water soluble marker
  • Pencil
  • Iron/ironing board or mat
  • 505 Quilt basting spray or quilter’s safety pins

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Press fabric with an iron before cutting.
  2. From background fabric cut (6) 11 1/2" wide x WOF strips.
  3. Sub-cut (5) 10 1/2"x 11 1/2" rectangles from each strip for a total of 24.
  4. Cut (6) 2 3/4" WOF strips to be used later for the border.
  5. From each fabrics A, B, C, and D for circles, cut (2) 8 1/2" strips.
  6. Sub-cut a total of (6) 8 1/2" squares.
  7. From remainder of each of the 4 fabrics, cut (2) 2 1/2" strips to be used later for binding.
  8. Use a pencil to trace the 7 1/4" circle template pattern onto a piece of cardboard and cut on the line.
  9. Use the supplied circle template to draw (24) circles onto the smooth side of the Heat N Bond fusible web, making sure to leave at least 1/2" between the circles.
  10. When cutting out the circles DO NOT cut on the lines. Cut about 1/4" from the outside of the circle.
  11. Trim out the inside of the circle about 1/4" away from the line. This will eliminate bulk and make quilting easier later.
  12. Following the manufacturer’s instructions, use an iron to fuse the Heat N Bond circles onto the back side of fabric A, B, C, and D squares.
  13. Cut on the lines and peel off the paper backing from each of the circles.
  14. Position an 11 1/2" x 10 1/2" background fabric rectangle right side up on pressing mat.
  15. Fold rectangle in half, right sides together so that the 11 ½" edges meet. Press fabric to make a crease down the center.
  16. Unfold rectangle and refold, right sides together so that the 10 1/2" edges meet. Press fabric to make a crease down the center.
  17. The creases will serve as guides to make it easier to center the circle piece.
  18. The creases can also be used for quilting guides later.
  19. Take one of the fused circle pieces. Fold in half wrong sides together and finger press a small crease on opposite edges of the fold. You don’t need to crease the whole circle, but just about 1/4" along both edges. Do not press too hard or adhesive may come off.
  20. Unfold circle and refold the opposite sides. Finger press the remaining two center edges.
  21. Lay the creased circle right side up on the creased rectangle right side up with creases matching.
  22. If in doubt you can also use a ruler to check that the same amount of space is on the left and right. Then check to see that there is the same amount of space on the top and bottom.
  23. Once circle is centered onto the rectangle, press in place with an iron using manufacturers instructions.
  24. Repeat steps on the remaining 11 1/2"x 10 1/2" rectangles and fused circles.
  25. Machine applique the edges of the circles using a zig-zag stitch or try out some machine embroidery stitches you might have on your sewing machine.
  26. Do some test stitching on scrap fabric to see what works best.
  27. Arrange the rectangles in six rows of (4) rectangles. Each row should have 1 each of the Fabric A, B, C, and D circles.
  28. When sewing the rectangles into rows, always be sure to sew the 10 1/2" edges together.
  29. Sew rectangles together using a 1/4" seam allowance.
  30. Use a 1/4" seam allowance throughout this.
  31. The approximate measurement of each row should be 10 1/2"x 44 1/2".
  32. Press 3 rows with all seam allowances going in one direction.
  33. Press 3 rows with all seam allowances going in the opposite direction.
  34. Pin one row with seam allowances pressed toward the right to a row with seam allowances pressed toward the left.
  35. Sew rows together.
  36. Sew the remaining rows together in the same manner.
  37. Press seam allowances in the same direction.
  38. Cut (2) of the 2 3/4" Background fabric border strips in half to make (4) half size border strips.
  39. Trim off selvages from the remaining (4) W.O.F. border strips.
  40. Sew a half size strip to a W.O.F. strip end to end.
  41. Repeat using remaining strips to make (4) border strips that are approximately 63".
  42. Press seam allowances open on each border strip.
  43. Measure the length of the quilt by measuring top to bottom, down the left, right and center.
  44. Find the average of the 3 measurements.
  45. The measurement should be approximately 60 1/2" but yours may vary.
  46. Trim (2) of border strips to YOUR average measurement.
  47. Pin and sew borders to the sides of the quilt. Press seam allowances toward borders.
  48. Measure and sew top and bottom borders in the same manner.
  49. Sandwich backing, batting and quilt top.
  50. Baste by pinning using quilters safety pins or spray baste.
  51. Quilt as desired.
  52. Cut the 2 1/2" binding strips into various lengths.
  53. Sew the pieces together end to end in a mixed up order varying sizes and prints for a fun colorful binding.
  54. Bind the quilt.

JOANN HACKS:

  • Quilt the easy way. Stitch in the ditch along seams in the quilt.
  • In areas without seams, use the creased lines as guides or draw line of your own using a water-soluble marker.
  • But be sure to test the marker first by drawing on scrap fabric from the quilt, then spray lightly with water to make sure the ink disappears.

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