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Pansies & Ivy Window Valance
by Vandarra Robbins |
Whether you have an entire room dedicated to your quilting and sewing, or
your dining room table does double duty as your creative center, why not
dress up your windows as you announce your love for quilting to all who
enter the room! Part Four of our home dιcor series is a pretty window
valance, too pretty to limit to just your sewing area; its also
suitable in the bedroom, sunroom, anywhere! You can repeat the design in
each of the blocks, or vary the fabric combinations in each block for
greater interest, as shown. |
NOTE: All seam allowances are ½ unless otherwise noted.
These fabric requirements are for a valance that is 38 x 14 and uses
five quilt blocks. Refer to Floral Block instructions for fabric
requirements for quilt blocks. The size of your particular window will
determine the number and/ or the size of quilt blocks to use. Make fabric
and measurement adjustments for your particular window size. |
The featured Floral Block quilt block design will be
repeated in several of the pieces - click
here to view these instructions - these instructions will be available
throughout the series.
R13 Pansies & Ivy
- 1 yard Patt. 1316 - 116D (green gingham check)
- assorted Pansies & Ivy prints to create
alternating purple and green blocks
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Cutting Guide
- 1-9 x 40-valance casing
- 1-5 x 40-valance hem
- 1-8 x 40-valance backing
- ½ yard fusible batting
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Instructions
Quilt Panel
- Make five quilt blocks and sew the blocks together to
form a panel.
- Cut fusible batting the same width and length of your
pieced panel.
- Fuse batting to the panel, fusing completely from
edge to edge.
- With right sides together, sew panel to quilt back on
the short sides.
- Turn right side out and press.
- Baste raw edges together at the top and bottom of the
panel.
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Valance
- Fold under Ό on the short sides of the valance
casing. Press. Fold again Ό and topstitch in place. Fold casing in
half and press up ½ seam allowance on one long edge.
- With right sides together pin unpressed edge of
valance casing to top of quilt panel. Stitch; press seam toward
casing.
- Pin remaining edge to valance back being sure to
cover the previous stitching. Edge stitch in place.
- Press up ½ seam allowance on one edge of valance
hem.
- With right sides together and raw edges even, stitch
unpressed edge to quilt panel.
- Turn valance hem so that the right sides are
together. Match the short side raw edges and stitch.
- Turn right side out and pin pressed edge to panel,
covering the previous stitching. Topstitch in place.
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