Celebration Wall Hanging Quilt
Today I am sharing my new wall hanging quilt that I designed with my Celebration block.
The Celebration block is one of the blocks that I designed to remember my stillborn and only son, Davis. It was a fun and satisfying process making it. I say satisfying because I was able to match most points and corners! - Thanks to starch and advanced sewing machine technology 😊.
Also, I enjoyed using solid color fabrics, and I love how it emphasizes the quilt pattern! However, I learned some critical lessons about dealing with solid fabrics by experience, especially ironing. My iron is not the perfect one if there is one. It drips unexpectedly once a while that I can’t prevent! Anyway, it shows obvious marks once there are drops from the iron. I think they will go off once washed, but it certainly takes off the joy of new and crisp quilt.
I recommend this quilt for confident beginners up. If you are a piecer, I think you will find great satisfaction matching the points and corners as I did. And, if you are a quilter, it provides plenty of room to show off your quilting! I think this quilt will look gorgeous not only with feathers and soft designs, also geometric modern designs.
I will leave cutting information below if you want to try make one for you 😊. Assembling the block is very similar to my 12”x12” Celebration block. Please check out this post if you need. And, once you make one, don’t forget to share with #DavisSamplerQuilt and @pierce_st _goodies.
Before starting
All seam allowances are 1/4”.
WOF means Width of Fabric.
HST means Half Square Triangle.
QST means Quarter Square Triangle.
Pattern assumes that the fabric is 42”wide.
Starching your fabric before cutting will help to get precise results.
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Materials
Fabric 1 (Coral - Kona Watermelon): 1 1/8yd
Fabric 2 (Kona White): 1 1/8yd
Fabric 3 (Teal - Kona Jade Green): 1/4yd
Fabric 4 (Yellow - Kona School Bus): 1/4yd
Binding (Kona - Nautical)1/2yd
Backing 2yd
Cutting Instructions
Fabric 1 (Coral)
4 -2”x 36 1/2”
2. 16 -2” squares
(For 1 and 2, I prefer cutting into strips. If you do so, you will need 5 strips with 2” WOF)
3. 1-13 1/4” square (Cut into 4 QSTs)
4. 10-6 7/8” squares (cut into 20 HSTs)
5. 1-6 1/2” square
Fabric 2 (White)
8 -2”x 36 1/2”
2. 16 -2” squares
(For 1 and 2, I prefer cutting into strips. If you do so, you will need 8 strips with 2” WOF)
3. 1-13 1/4” square (Cut into 4 QSTs)
4. 10-6 7/8” squares (cut into 20 HSTs)
Fabric 3 (Teal)
1. 4 -2” squares
2. 8 - 3 1/2” squares
3. 1- 7 1/4” square (4 Cut into QSTs)
4. 2-6 7/8” squares (4 cut into HSTs)
Fabric 4 (Yellow)
2 - 6 7/8” squares (cut into 4 HSTs)
4 - 3 7/8” squares (cut into 8 HSTs)
