Tend the Earth « modafabrics

Option A – 30″ x 30″ (shown above)

Option B – 12″ x 36″

Option A –

1 green fat quarter for shamrocks

4 fat quarters for pieced border

3/8 yard solid green for the scallop edge (optional)

3/4 yard cream background

1/4 yard green binding

1 yard back

5″ x 7″ piece of Steam-a-Seam

Option B –

1 fat quarter for shamrocks

1/4 yard binding

1/2 yard background

1/2 yard back

5″ x 7″ piece of Steam-a-Seam

Quick Points Ruler, Scallop Ruler model S1for scallop border

Table Topper A – 30″ x 30″

From your green fat quarter, cut twelve 4 1/2″ squares.

These are your shamrock leaves

Cream Background:

Cut three 2 1/2″ x 42″ strips

take two strips, from each strip cut:

one 2 1/2″ x 18 1/2″

one 2 1/2″ x 22 1/2″

From the third strip cut:

one 2 1/2″ x 18 1/2″

two 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″

Cut two 1 1/2″ x 42″ strips

cut these strips into 1 1/2″ squares, you need 36 squares

Cut one 4 1/2″ x 42″ strip

Cut this strip in to four 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares

With a ruler and pencil, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each 1 1/2″ square.

Place three 1 1/2″ background squares in the three corners of the green 4 1/2″ square,

right sides together. Sew on the pencil line.

Trim seam to 1/4″.

Press background pieces open. This makes your shamrock leaf.

Repeat until you have 12 shamrock leaves.

Take 3 shamrock leaves and one 4 1/2″ background square and lay them out as shown.

Sew together as shown. To applique the stem, use the stem template and follow manufactures directions on tracing and fusing the stem in place.
Note: you can use ric-rac or some other trim if you choose.

Blanket stitch or zig zag around the stem.

Sew the center seam. Press. Your first shamrock is done. Give yourself a pat on the back. Now repeat these steps until you have four shamrock blocks.

OK, shamrock blocks done, lay them out as shown. Placing the 2 1/2″ x 18 1/2″ background strip down the center and the 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ background strips between the blocks

Sew the 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ strips to the shamrock blocks as shown. Press your seams to one side.

Sew the 2 1/2″ x 18 1/2″ center strip to the shamrock block sections as shown.
Press your seams to one side.
Layout your border strips. Side border strips are 2 1/2″ x 18 1/2″
Top and bottom border strips are 2 1/2″ x 22 1/2″
Sew on side border strips first. Press seams to one side.

Sew on top and bottom borders. Press seams to one side. Now for the borders.

OPTIONAL Scallop edge
if you don’t want the scallop, skip down to the next section, Pieced Outer Border

Cut three 4 1/2″ x 42″ strip from the green solid border fabric. Take one strip and cut it in half, so you have two 4 1/2″ x 21″ strips. Sew one of those strips to one end of the 4 1/2″ x 42″ strips.
Do this to both strips.

Now you have two 4 1/2″ x 63″ strips.

With right sides together lay your Quick Points Scallop Ruler S1 on top and trace around the scallops with a pen. Moving the ruler down until you have traced the scallops the length of your fabric. Marking in all the small circles for the center lines and sewing lines.

Sew 1/4″ from your pen line all the way down both sides.

Trim your seam to 1/8″. Lay the fabric out flat and with a ruler, draw a pen line down the center of the scallop section as shown.

With your rotary cutter, cut down the center line.

Turn each scallop and press. Trim the raw edge of your scallop strip to 1/4″ from the low point of the scallop.

Cut two strips that have 9 scallops each for the sides of your quilt.

Pin in place, leaving 1/4″ space at each end.

Sew in place using a 1/4″ seam.

Cut two more 9 scallop strips for the top and bottom of your quilt top.

Pin in place. Leaving a 1/4″ space at each end.

Sew in place. Be sure not to catch the scallops on the end in your seams.
Your scallop edge is done. Yeah! Moving on.

Pieced outer border

Take the remaining four fat quarters.

From each fat quarter cut 11, 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles.

Make four sections with 11 rectangles each. Sew together as shown.

Press seams to one side.

Take one of the fat quarters you used and cut four 4 1/2″ squares.

These are for the corners on the border.

Layout your borders with the corner squares.

Sew one corner square on each end of the top and bottom border, as shown.

Sew on side borders. Press seams.

Press out the scallop edge so it lies on the pieced border.

Sew on top and bottom border. Press seams.

Press out the scallop edge so it lies on the pieced border

You’re done! Great job!!! Quilt as desired and bind. Cut your binding 2 1/4″

Option B

Table topper 12″ x 36″

1 green fat quarter for shamrocks

1/4 yard green binding

1/2 yard cream background

1/2 yard back

5″ x 7″ piece of Steam-a-Seam for stem

Cutting

Cut nine 4 1/2″ green squares for shamrocks

Cut one cream 1 1/2″ strip. Cut this into 27 – 1 1/2″ squares

Cut three cream 2 1/2″ x 42″ strips

strip one cut: two 2 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ strips

strip two cut: one 2 1/2″ x 36 1/2″

strip three cut: one 2 1/2″ x 36 1/2″

Cut one 4 1/2″ x 42″ cream strip, from this strip,

cut two 4 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and three 4 1/2″ squares

With a ruler, draw a pencil line on the wrong side of the cream 1 1/2″ background squares.

Place three 1 1/2″ background squares in the three corners of the green 4 1/2″ square,

right sides together. Sew on the pencil line.

Trim seam to 1/4″

Press background pieces open. This makes your shamrock leaf.

Repeat until you have 9 shamrock leaves.

Take 3 shamrock leaves and one 4 1/2″ cream background square and lay them out as shown.

Sew together as shown.

To applique the stem, use the stem template and follow manufactures directions on tracing and fusing the stem in place. Machine blanket stitch or zig zag around the entire stem.