Instructions for those that want to join the Mini Mania for June

This post is all about our Mini Mania Challenge for June.  We have started a flickr group now, and I am going to give the instructions for the June Challenge here and any of you folk can join in.

  You have a choice of size with this mini,
First the larger of the two will measure 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" approx without borders

Shoo Fly Mini Quilt

This quilt is made from your scrap bag, but you may need a little more than scraps for your background fabric.

Fabric

Approx.1/8 mt. for back ground fabric from which you will cut 6 x 3 ½”  x 1” strips, 4 x 10 ½” x 1” strips 2 x 11 ½” x 1” strips,

36 x 1 ½” squares of back ground fabric

18 x 2” squares of background fabric

2 x 2 “ squares of 9 different coloured fabrics = 18 square total

9 x 1 ½” squares of 9 different fabrics ( these would be the same 9 fabrics as the 2” squares.

Place each white 2” square with 2” square of coloured fabric (right sides tog.), draw across diagonally from corner to corner and sew a ¼” seam each side of the pencil line to make 2 half square triangles.

cut on pencil line to make 2 half square triangles.  

 You should have 4 half square triangles in each of the 9 different fabrics.  

Press open, and if necessary trim to make half square triangles 1 ½” square. 

Sew half square triangles to background square to half square triangle’

Sew one background square to one scrap square to one background square, 

Join these strips to make 9 shoo fly blocks.

Take the 2 of the 3 ½” x 1” strips and join 3 of the shoo fly blocks together (this will be the middle row of your final quilt).

Using the other 3 ½” x 1” strips join your remaining blocks into two more rows. 

Take two of the 10 ½” strips and join your rows together.  Using the other 10 ½” strips sew these to the sides of your quilt.

Note: When I sew the side strips to my quilt I find the half way mark on each piece pin this and if necessary ease to fit properly.(am I teaching you to suck eggs??)

Take your 11 ½ strip and add to the top and bottom of your quilt. 

 You can now add borders, sandwich and quilt.

If you are feeling small is this for you ....... try this

This quilt is made from your scrap bag, but you may need a little more than scraps for your background fabric.

Fabric

Back ground fabric from which you will cut 4 x 2” x 1” strips, 3 x 6” x 1” strips 2 x 5” x 1” strips,

24 x 1” squares of back ground fabric

12 x 1 ½”squares of background fabric

2 x 1 ½  “ squares of 6 different coloured fabrics = 12 squares in total

6 x 1” squares of 6 different fabrics ( these would be the same 6 fabrics as the 1 ½” squares.

Place each white 1 ½” square with  1 ½”  square of coloured fabric (right sides tog.), draw across diagonally from corner to corner and sew a ¼” seam each side of the pencil line

cut on pencil line to make 2 half square triangles.  

You should have 4 half square triangles in each of the 6 different fabrics.  Press open, and if necessary trim to make half square triangles 1” square

 Sew half square triangles to background square to half square triangle’ 

Sew one background square to one scrap square to one background square,      

join these strips to make 6 shoo fly blocks.

Take the  4 x 2” x 1” strips and using one of them join to 2 of the shoo fly blocks.  Now join a 3^rd block.  Rep this so you have 2 rows of 3 Shoo Fly blocks.

Using the other blocks join your blocks into two rows.     

Take one of the 6” strips and join your block rows together.  Using the other 6” strips, sew these to the sides of your quilt.

Note: When I sew the side strips to my quilt I find the half way mark on each piece pin this and if necessary ease to fit properly. (even though this is a very small border, I still think I halved it, pinned then sewed)

Take your 5” strip and add to the top and bottom of your quilt. 

 You can now add borders if you wish, sandwich and quilt.

Phew! that took a bit longer than I thought it would.....

O. K. that's the instructions done, now for the rules.......we can post just sneak peek photos of the quilt in the flickr group  and you can show the fabrics you are using but the quilt cant be shown until the last day of June.

If you want to join us, and have any questions you can go back to the flickr thread and hopefully some bright spark will be able to answer you.