Family Portrait Quilt Pattern

Family Portrait Featuring De La Luna by Tula Pink Could it be that this quilt showcases some longlost relatives, or perhaps some eerie spiritual connections? You be the judge.

Collection:

De La Luna by Tula Pink

Technique:

Piecing

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Crafting Time: Longer Term* Finished Size:

Finished Size: 60� x 60� (152.40cm x 152.40cm)

*Crafting time based on Intermediate skill level

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Family Portrait Project designed by Stacey Day

Fabric Requirements DESIGN

COLOR

ARTICLE CODE YARDAGE

(A) Possessed (B) Possessed (C) Possessed (D) Sugar Skulls (E) Sugar Skulls (F) Sugar Skulls (G) I See You (H) I See You (I) I See You (J) Venus (K) Venus (L) Venus (M) Batty (N) Batty (O) Batty (P) Pom Pom (Q) Pom Pom (R) Pom Pom (S) Pom Pom (T) Pom Pom (U) Tent Stripe (V) Designer Essentials Solids

Clairvoyant PWTP110.CLAIR 1 yard (0.91m)** Haunted PWTP110.HAUNT 1 yard (0.91m)** Spirit PWTP110.SPIRI 1 yard (0.91m)** Clairvoyant PWTP111.CLAIR 1⁄3 yard (30.48cm) 1 Oracle PWTP111.ORACL ⁄3 yard (30.48cm) 1 Spirit PWTP111.SPIRI ⁄3 yard (30.48.cm) Clairvoyant PWTP112.CLAIR 1⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Haunted PWTP112.HAUNT ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Mystic PWTP112.MYSTI ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Spirit PWTP113.SPIRI ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Haunted PWTP113.HAUNT ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) Clairvoyant PWTP113.CLAIR 1⁄4 yard (22.86cm) Clairvoyant PWTP114.CLAIR 1⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Haunted PWTP114.HAUNT ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Phantom PWTP114.PHANT ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Agave PWTP118.AGAVE ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Foxglove PWTP118.FOXGL ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Iris PWTP118.IRISX ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Petunia PWTP118.PETUN ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 1 Orchid PWTP118.ORCHI ⁄4 yard (22.86cm) 5 Iris PWTP069.IRISX ⁄8 yard (57.15cm)*

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Backing 44” (111.76cm)

3 Raven CSFSESS.RAVEN ⁄4 yard (68.58cm)

* includes binding ** extra fabric allowed for fussy cutting. Two complete rows of portraits are required.

Backing (Purchased Separately) 44” (111.76cm) Spirit PWTP114.SPIRI 37⁄8 yards (3.54m) OR 108” (274.32cm) Free Fall 2 yards (1.83m)

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Family Portrait Fabrics G-I, N, and O, cut from each: (1) 61⁄4” x WOF (15.87cm x WOF); sub-cut (6) 61⁄4” (15.87cm) squares, cut twice diagonally into (24) QST

Additional Requirements • • • • • •

100% cotton thread in colors to match 68” x 68” (172.72cm x 172.72cm) batting Sewing machine Rotary cutter/mat/ruler Fabric stiffening spray Basic sewing and pressing supplies

Fabrics J and K, cut from each: (1) 57⁄8” x WOF (14.92cm x WOF); sub-cut (6) 57⁄8” (14.92cm) squares, cut once diagonally into (12) HST Fabric L, cut: (1) 61⁄4” x WOF (15.87cm x WOF); sub-cut (1) 61⁄4” (15.87cm) square, cut on twice diagonally into (4) QST; and (4) 57⁄8” (14.92cm) squares, cut once diagonally into (12) HST

Cutting WOF = Width of Fabric QST = Quarter-square Triangles HST = Half-square Triangles Tip: Use a fabric stiffening spray before cutting to help prevent the bias edges from stretching.

Fabrics A, B, and C, fussy-cut from each: (3) 75⁄8” (19.37cm) squares on-point with a different cameo centered in the square (Fig. 1)

Fig. Fig. 1 1 WOF

Sewing All seam allowances are 1/4” (.64cm) and pieces are sewn right sides together. Press seams as shown in illustrations.

1. Label the (9) cameos 1-3; 1 is the right profile and a long side braid, 2 is the front facing with a flower crown, and 3 is a left profile and upswept hair with Venus flytraps.

2. Following Figure 6 for color and cameo placement, and Figures 2-5 for assembly, make the (9) assorted blocks as follows: •

Fabric M, cut: (1) 61⁄4” x WOF (15.87cm x WOF); sub-cut (4) 61⁄4” (15.87cm) squares, cut twice diagonally into (16) QST; and (2) 57⁄8” (14.92cm) squares, cut once diagonally into (4) HST

Sew a 57⁄8” (13.97cm) HST to each side of a 75⁄8” (19.37cm) square (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2

Fig. 2

HST

Fabrics P-T, cut from each: (1) 61⁄4” x WOF (15.87cm x WOF); sub-cut (2) 61⁄4” (15.87cm) squares, cut twice diagonally into (8) QST; and (4) 51⁄2” (13.97cm) squares

HST

7 5/8" x 7 5/8” (19.37cm x 19.37cm)

HST

HST

Fig. 2

Selvage

Selvage

Fabric U, cut: Enough 21⁄4” (5.72cm) bias strips to make 250” (635.00cm) of finished binding HST

HST

Fabric V, cut: 7 5/8" x 7 5/8” (2) 61⁄4” x WOF (15.87cm x WOF); cut (8) 61⁄4” (15.87cm)(19.37cm x 19.37cm) squares, cut twice diagonally into (32) QST; and (2) 51⁄2” (13.97cm) squares HST HST (2) 51⁄2” x WOF (13.97cm x WOF); cut (14) 51⁄2” (13.97cm) squares

Cameo Fussy Cutting

Make 1

Fabric D-F, cut from each: (2) 4” x WOF (10.16cm x WOF); sub-cut (12) 4” (10.16cm) squares Copyright© 2018

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Family Portrait •

Sew a 61⁄4” (15.87cm) QST to each side of a 4” (10.16cm) square; repeat to make a total of (4) matching units (Fig. 3).

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Fig. 3

Fig. 3

Sew the units together into a Portrait Block (Fig. 5). Make a total of (9) assorted Portrait Blocks (Fig. 6).

Fig. 5

Fig. 5

4” x 4” (10.16cm x 10.16cm)

QST

Fig. 3

Make 4 matching

QST

Make 4 matching Fig. 5

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Sew (2) different 61⁄4” (15.87cm) QST together; make (4) matching and (4) mirror image of the same color pair. Sew (1) of each configuration to adjacent sides of a 51⁄2” (13.97cm) square as shown; make a total of (4) matching units (Fig. 4).

Fig. 4 Fig. 4 5 1/2” x 5 1/2” (13.97cm x 13.97cm)

Fig. 5

QST

QST

QST

3. Following the Quilt Layout diagram on page 5, lay out the Portrait Blocks in (3) rows of (3) blocks each.

Sew together the blocks in each row, pressing seams in alternate directions for adjacent rows. Sew the rows together in order to make the quilt top. Press seams in one direction.

Finishing

QST

4” x 4” (10.16cm x 10.16cm)

QST

Quilt Top Assembly

QST

Make 4 matching

4. Sew together the 21⁄4” (6.35cm) Fabric U bias binding strips end to end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open. Press the binding strip in half wrong sides together.

5. Layer the backing (wrong side up), batting, and quilt Portrait Block top (right side up). Baste the layers together and quilt as desired. Trim excess batting and backing even with the top after quilting is completed.

6. Leaving an 8” (20.32cm) tail of binding, sew binding to top of quilt through all layers matching all raw edges. Miter corners. Stop approximately 12” (30.48cm) from where you started. Lay both loose ends of binding flat along quilt edge. Where these two loose ends meet, fold them back on themselves and press to form a crease. Using this crease as your stitching line, sew the two open ends of the Portrait Block binding together right sides together. Trim seam to 1 ⁄4” (.64cm) and press open. Finish sewing binding to quilt.

7. Turn the binding to the back of quilt and hand-stitch in place.

QST

Make 4 matching

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Portrait Block

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Family Portrait Fig. 6

Quilt Layout

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