SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Pattern Templates
- 1/4 yd of 5 fabrics — brown, cream, orange, navy, and pink.
- 1/2 quilt batting
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Sewing needle
- Thread
- White cotton yarn
- Iron
- Wood dowel
- Wood Beads (desired size)
- Embroidery thread
- Embroidery needle
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut out each piece from the pattern templates.
- Cut 2 pink, one brown, one orange, one cream, and one navy of the A triangle.
- Layer the navy and orange, right sides together. Sew up the diagonal side. Open the square created and iron flat.
- Layer one of the pink on top of the navy triangle, right sides together, facing the opposite direction of the navy triangle. Sew along the edge. Set aside.
- Layer the pink and brown, right sides together. Sew up the diagonal side. Open the square created and iron flat.
- Layer the cream triangle on top of the brown triangle, right sides together, facing the opposite direction of the navy triangle. Sew along the edge. Set aside.
- Cut one navy and one cream of the B template; one brown and one orange of the C template; one brown and one orange of the D template; and one navy and one cream of the E template.
- Layer the navy B and brown C, right sides together, and sew.
- Layer the orange D on top of the brown C, right sides together, and sew.
- Layer the cream E on top of the orange D, right sides together, and sew.
- Iron this piece flat.
- Layer this on top of the pink triangle of the first half, aligning the diagonals and sew together.
- Layer the cream B and orange C, right sides together, and sew.
- Layer the brown D on top of the orange C, right sides together, and sew.
- Layer the navy E on top of the brown D, right sides together, and sew.
- Iron this piece flat.
- Layer this on top of the cream triangle of the first half, aligning the diagonals and sew together.
- Now two halves of the front have been created. Place them together, right sides facing and sew up the middle. Iron flat.
- Back the top piece with quilt batting. Cut the pieces to the size of the front.
- Layer the fabric pieces, front with right side up, back with right side down, then batting. Sew along the edge of the piece, leaving a hole for turning.
- Turn right sides out and iron flat.
- Top stitch around.
- Hand stitch in desired areas. See photo for placement.
- Cut the wood dowel down to the size of the top of the quilted wall hanging.
- Tie cotton yarn to either end of the dowel for hanging. Sew the dowel to the back of the top of the quilted wall hanging.
- Make a wooden bead garland and tie to the end of the dowel.
JOANN HACKS
- If the dowel is difficult to sew to the wall hanging, it can be hot glued.