Tumbling Around Quilt

Hi there! Konda Luckau from Moose on the Porch Quilts here. I have loved playing around with honeycombs! I have a tumbling block quilt from my grandmother that I love. I have wanted to make one for a very long time. These Honeycombs finally make this quilt easy, and fun, to make! I have a new technique for piecing these blocks by machine – including being able to chain piece the blocks. I have a new book coming out this Spring full of projects using this new technique. Give it a try. You just may like it!

1 25th & Pine Honeycomb
1 1/4 yards White Bella Solid
2/3 yard Honky Tonk Red Plaid
1 1/4 yards Backing
Plastic Hexagon Template from Honeycomb

Cutting Instructions:
1. Take the plastic hexagon template from the honeycomb. Cut it as shown below.

2. Cut the white background fabric into 4 – 2 1/2″ strips, 4 – 4 1/2″ strips, and 3 – 2 5/8″ strips.

3. Using the diamond template, cut 28 diamonds from the 2 5/8″ strips.

4. Cut the red accent and binding fabric into 4 – 1 1/2″ strips and 4 – 2 1/2″ strips.

5. Take 25th & Pine Honeycomb and cut each hexagon into three diamonds as shown below.

Sewing Instructions:
6. Reorganize the diamonds into three stacks according to color.

7. Now for the magic! This is the trick to piecing y-seams on a sewing machine. The difference between my method and traditional machine piecing techniques is that my method can be chain pieced! Chain piecing means it is a lot faster and less thread waste. Refer to the picture below.
    a. Start the seam 1/4″ down from the corner.
    b. Sew 1/4″ into the diamond parallel to the top edge of the diamond.
    c. Sew down the right edge of the diamond with a 1/4″ seam.
    d. Stop 1/4″ from bottom edge.
    e. Sew to the right edge parallel to the bottom edge.
    f. Now it is ready for the next piece!

8. Seams will be pressed clockwise.

9. The bottom diamond is sewed on one seam at a time. Using the same method as above, matching diamond points, sew the right seam.

10. This is what it looks like opened up.

11. Fold hexagon in half matching points and sew the last seam as shown below.

12. Press the seams clockwise opening up the center of the seam allowances into a bitty hexagon.

13. With those three seams, one tumbling block is created! Repeat to make 38 tumbling blocks.

 14. Lay out the center of the quilt as shown below.

15. Using the same machine piecing technique as before, sew the tumbling blocks into rows.

16. Again, using the same machine piecing technique as before, sew the rows together.

17. Trim the left and right sides even. Trim the top and bottom 1/4″ outside of the points. The quilt should now measure about 26″ x 27″. Your measurements may differ slightly because of the many bias edges. Press carefully.

18. Use the 4 – 2 1/2″ white background strips to sew on the first border. Measure carefully before cutting the length of border strips.

19. Use the 4 – 1 1/2″ red accent strips to sew on the second border. Measure carefully before cutting the length of the border strips.

20. Use the 4 – 4 1/2″ white background strips to sew on the third border. Measure carefully before cutting the length of the border strips.

21. Quilt and use the 4 – 2 1/2″ binding strips to bind the quilt.

One fabulous quilt machine pieced tumbling block quilt that measures about 39″ x 40″.

Konda Luckau
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Honky Tonk Mini Charm Quilt

Merry Christmas, Y’all.   I just love working with the mini charm packs, don’t you?  You can purchase a complete kit for this project from Red Rooster Quilts.  Click here to order.  Enjoy this mini charm quilt.

2 – Honky Tonk Mini Charm Packs
Background: 1/4 yard Moda Bella Solid Snow #9900 11
inner border: 1/4 Moda Marble
border:  1/3 yard Honky Tonk #37087 12
binding: 1/4 yard Honky Tonk #37083 17
backing: 3/4 yard
batting: 25″ x 28″

3 1/2″ square ruler

From the background fabric cut 3 – 2 1/2″ strips.  Cut 30 – 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″.  Cut 30 – 2 1/2″ squares.

From the 2 1/2″ squares of background fabric and from one mini charm pack, cut 30 squares in half on the diagonal like this:

 From one mini charm pack, cut 30 squares in half to make two rectangles 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ like this:

Using one background and one print of 1 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ rectangles, sew together like this:

Press toward dark.

 Sew the other print rectangle on like this:

From matching print fabric, sew triangle on one end like this:

 Sew other matching print triangle on other end like this:

 Press toward dark.

 Trim off tails:

 Add one background triangle like this:

 Then sew on the other background triangle on the opposite side.  Trim to 3 1/2″ square.

Layout blocks in 6 rows with 5 blocks each.  Sew blocks together into rows.  Sew rows together.

Inner Border: Cut 2  strips 1 1/2″ wide.  Sew inner border on to sides first then top and bottom.

Outer Border: Cut 3 strips 3 1/2″ wide  Sew inner border on to sides first then top and bottom.

Layer with backing and binding.  Quilt as desired.

Binding:  Cut 3 – 2 1/4″ strips.  Sew on binding with desired method.

1 mini charm quilt approximately 23″ x 26″.

Look what you can make if you change the color placement.  How about this cute arrow with some hearts for Valentine’s Day?

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Red Rooster Quilts

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                                                                  Dublin, OH  43017

614-734-9007

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Karen O’Connor
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