I came across Iris Folding patterns
and thought they would make a fun quilt!
I was surprised how easy and fun
this quilt was to put together. It looks
like a lot of work, but is really quite simple.
First, find a pattern that you like.
I found the bunny pattern at http://circleofcrafters.com/irisfolding/index.html
Print off two copies of the pattern. Cut out the bunny on one of the copies and
tape it to a table. Here comes the fun
part.
I used my scrap fabric which I
folded over and cut to fit the pattern.
You can also make 1” strips and fold with wrong sides facing and iron to
use as your fabric.
The bunny pattern
calls for 3 different fabrics. Using the
pattern place your fabric so the fold is right on the line marked 1. Use a thin line of fabric glue to secure each layer.
You may want to tape this fabric to the table
so it won’t slip. Continue to follow the
pattern in number sequence.
Keep following the numbers and layer the fabric until you have created an iris opening.
It does not look pretty, but from the back, but wait till you flip it over and see the fun pattern you created.
Next, using the second copy of the pattern
cut out the bunny shape and trace it onto a background fabric. It is easier to work with if your fabric is a
little stiff. You can use iron on
interfacing to stiffen fabric or like in this quilt use pre-quilted
fabric. Remove the paper pattern from
the folded bunny and if you would like glue a small piece of fabric to cover the iris opening.
Place the background fabric over the folded fabric. Stitch around the bunny to prevent fraying
using a zigzag stitch or blanket stitch. I also, used pink DMC floss to baste around the bunny and make it stand out.
Now
you have a cute bunny block that would be perfect in a wall hanging. I have
decided to us this as block as part of my pillow sham of the month. You can find the other pillow shams under the
tab at the top of the page.
To make the
pillow sham cut the bunny square to 6 ½”x9”.
If you want to cover the bulk of fabric created by the folding
technique, you can baste a 6 ½”x 9” fabric to the back of the bunny square. Cut
two 6 1/2”x9” blocks of the cherry. Sew
on both sides of the bunny square. Cut
two 3 ½” x 20” strip out of red polka a dot fabric and sew to the top and
bottom of the block. Trim to 14” x 18”. Cut two
rectangles measuring 14” x 11”. Hem
one side of each of the rectangles measuring so that they measure when hemmed 9
¼”. With right sides facing together lay
the hemmed rectangles so that they slightly overlap in the middle on top of
pinwheel square. Pin and sew ¼” seam all the way around the edges.
To make the ties with right sides facing
together fold the green rectangles and sew ¼ inch seam all around but leave one
side open. Turn fabric right side out and press. Tuck in raw edges
of open side and sew onto wrong side of opening on each of the hemmed squares
fabric. Turn sham right side out place a 12"x 16" inch pillow
in your sham and tie back close.
Happy Easter!
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