Mark the centre of each side (7 ¾”/19.5cm) and connect across to divide the fabric into quarters. You can trim it back after the appliqué is done.įuse interfacing to the wrong side of the backing fabric. Tip: this gives you 1”/2.54cm extra space – fabric can distort while you appliqué, so it’s always good to give yourself a little extra space so your piece does not end up too small. Cut a piece of white/cream backing fabric to 15.5 inches/39.37cm square. General ScanNCut, quilting and sewing supplies.Invisible zipper foot, J foot, open toe foot, ¼ inch piecing foot.70cm backing fabric of your choice – we used a pretty pink damask heart design.30cm x 30cm bright red fabric – (match to appliqué fat quarter).Knitting yarn (DK or Aran/Worsted weight) in desired colour for Honey’s plaitsįor the patchwork border (quantities per cushion).Fur for Babe’s beard – 20 x 20cm piece with a pile of 4-5cm.1 x roll of Brother Appliqué Support Sheet (double sided fusible)įor Babe (male gnome) – fat 8ths in dark purple, lighter purple, yellowįor Honey (female gnome) – fat 8ths in medium purple stripe, heart motive print, magenta, a scrap of flesh colour.2 x pieces medium weight fusible interfacing: 16” (28cm) square.Background fabric – 1 x fat quarter cream or white – we used a white on white pattern, but can be blank.We have given the relevant metric measurements but we strongly suggest that you use the imperial measurements. Cuddle fabric really is very forgiving, so you can’t even tell what color the thread is.Please note: This pattern has been designed in inches. I used the serpentine stitch for my binding, just as Jenny recommends in the tutorial. Instead of the typical 2.5″ strips for binding, you only need your strips to be 1.75″ – 2″ when you’re working with Cuddle! (Side note: I LOVE using Wonder Clips when I’m doing binding! They’re so much easier to handle than pins) When it comes to binding with Cuddle, you may not know that Jenny has a tutorial that tells you everything you need to know! I decided to have this quilt machine quilted using Missouri Star’s Machine Quilting Services and I am so glad that I did! I just love how it turned out (I chose a Simple Stipple quilting pattern)! If you want to add a little bit of extra weight to the quilt, you can use batting, but you actually don’t have to use batting when you’re working Cuddle. I chose to leave out the black pieces in the precut set, since I had 40 squares and only needed 36 to create the quilt top. The finished size of this quilt is approximately 54×54 inches (I used a. The walking foot is extremely helpful with this project and make sure to lengthen your stitch to 3-3.5mm. You can find some excellent tips on working with Shannon Cuddle HERE. Since Cuddle isn’t as stiff as quilting cotton, the larger squares will be easier to handle. There’s no fabric cozier and more forgiving than Shannon Cuddle fabric and since we’re getting into the season of holiday gift-giving, I thought it would be the perfect choice for this oversized X’s and O’s pattern. All you need to do is follow Jenny’s original tutorial, but instead of using 5″ squares and 2.5″ square snowballs, use 10″ squares with 5″ squares to snowball the corners.
1.75 yards – Navy 90″ Shannon Cuddle Yardage (includes yardage needed for binding).4 – Dark De Lux Cuddle Charms (5″ Squares).2 – Dark De Lux Cuddle Cakes (10″ Squares).Here’s a list of everything you need to make this version of the X’s and O’s quilt.
This is a tutorial that was first released five years ago, but it is a simple block that serves as a beautiful foundation for some of our favorite quilt patterns.
This month we’re taking a new look at the X’s and O’s Quilt. When it comes to quilting, we like to think that Jenny Doan is the go-to guru for quick and easy quilting with precuts! Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all the amazing inspiration that comes from her tutorials each week, which is why we’ve brought you the Tutorial Reboot series on the first Monday of every month, so we can revisit some of our favorite tutorials from the past!
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