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Jacquie's Favorites: Leafy Cool Quilt Tutorial

Jacquie's Favorites: Leafy Cool Quilt Tutorial

November 23, 2018
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Have you been following the weekly Instagram posts featuring Jacquie's Favorites? We love this specially curated selection of Painter's Palette Solids created by Jacquie Gering! 
We're finishing up our weekly giveaways with two tutorials here on the blog. This week, it's the Leafy Cool quilt, made using the fabulous greens and teals from the cool half of Jacquie's Favorites. Make sure to stop by next Friday to see a project made using the warm half of the palette. Head over to our Instagram page to find out how to enter the giveaway. 

Leafy Cool Quilt Tutorial:
Leafy Cool Quilt
Finished Quilt Size: 30" square
Finished Block Size: 15" square

You’ll Need:

1 fat quarter each:

121-062 Pale Aqua

121-138 Gulf Stream

121-071 Green Sheen

121-163 Frolic

121-087 Green Ice

¾ yard 121-000 White

1/3 yard for binding (we used Gulf Stream)

1 yard backing fabric

36” square of batting

Fusible web

 

Cutting:

Download the leaf templates here.

From the Pale Aqua:

(4) 1-1/2” x WOF strips; subcut into (2) 1-1/2” x 13-1/2” strips and (2) 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” strips

(12) small leaves

 

From the Gulf Stream:

(4) 2-1/2” x WOF strips; subcut into (2) 2-1/2” x 15-1/2” strips and (2) 2-1/2” x 13-1/2” strips

(4) large leaves

(4) medium leaves

(4) small leaves

 

From the Green Sheen:

(4) 1-1/2” x WOF strips; subcut into (2) 1-1/2” x 13-1/2” strips and (2) 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” strips

(4) medium leaves

 

From the Frolic:

(4) 2-1/2” x WOF strips; subcut into (2) 2-1/2” x 15-1/2” strips and (2) 2-1/2” x 13-1/2” strips

(4) medium leaves

 

From the Green Ice:

(8) medium leaves

 

From the White:

(2) 12-1/2” x WOF strips; subcut into (4) 12-1/2” squares

 

From the binding fabric:

(4) 2-1/4” x WOF strips

Make the Quilt:

Step 1 Sew (1) 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” Green Sheen strip to (1) 12-1/2” White square. Sew (1) 1-1/2” x 13-1/2” Green Sheen strip to the adjoining side.

Leafy Cool Step 1

Step 2 Sew (1) 2-1/2” x 13-1/2” Frolic strip to the adjoining side. Sew (1) 2-1/2” x 15-1/2” Frolic strip to the last side. Make (2) green frame blocks.

Leafy Cool Step 2

Step 3 Sew (1) 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” Pale Aqua strip to (1) 12-1/2” White square. Sew (1) 1-1/2” x 13-1/2” Pale Aqua strip to the adjoining side.

Leafy Cool Step 3

Step 4 Sew (1) 2-1/2” x 13-1/2” Gulf Stream strip to the adjoining side. Sew (1) 2-1/2” x 15-1/2” Gulf Stream strip to the last side. Make (2) teal frame blocks.

Leafy Cool Step 4

Step 5 Referring to the Cutting directions, trace the indicated number of each leaf onto the paper side of fusible web. Cut out ¼” past the drawn lines. Press onto the wrong side of the fabrics as listed. Cut out on the drawn lines.

Leafy Cool Step 5

Leafy Cool Step 5a

Step 6 Press a green frame block in half on the diagonal as shown to mark the diagonal line. Position the large Gulf Stream leaf on the diagonal line as shown and fuse in place.

Leafy Cool Step 6

Step 7 Referring to the photo, continue positioning fusing leaves in place. Repeat on the second green frame block.

Leafy Cool Step 7

Step 8 In the same way, fuse leaves to the teal frame blocks.

Leafy Cool Step 8

Step 9 Lay out the blocks in (2) rows of (2) blocks each as shown. Sew the blocks into rows and join the rows to complete the quilt top.

Leafy Cool Step 9

Step 10 Layer the backing right side down, batting, and quilt top right side up. Baste the layers and quilt as desired. Trim backing even with quilt top.

Step 11 Use the (4) 2-1/4” x WOF binding strips to bind the quilt.

Leafy Cool close-up

Leafy Cool detail
Instagram contest will run till 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 25th. Find entry details here.
Jacquie's Favorites are now available on our online store in fat quarter bundles of the warm and cool colors from the collection. 
Learn more about Jacquie's Favorites here.
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