Thank You to our Quilting Community
The past 1 1/2 years has been challenging for all of us. That said, I have been so grateful for technology that enabled me to continue to learn, teach and share with all of you.
I'm pleased to share this quilt as my way of giving back to our amazing community!
Just in time for National Jelly Roll Day on September 15th, here is a Complementary Lap Quilt Pattern using the Studio 180 Corner Pop III Tool.History of the Design
In 2016, I participated in an Improv Sunday workshop with Ray Steeves of 3 Dudes in Phoenix, AZ. As part of the workshop we dove into a bucket of 2 1/2" strips to find 60 strips to start our project. We were initially told to think sets of 6 strips.
Well, I like to be different - go figure! The one who always has to modify a pattern to make it her own. I came to the workshop with a 1/2 m of Kona Snow and 1/2 m of Essex linen. I did raise Ray's eyebrows on this one.
With no pattern, no handouts and verbal instructions and a few bullets on a white board, we started to sew strip sets. This is where my memory gets foggy.
We cut squares from the strip sets.
We added 2 - 2 1/2" strips placed wonky on two sides of the stripped squares.
Then the challenge began. We were to cut consistently sized wonky squares from the blocks. I say it was a challenge, as you know I'm kind of the precise cut and piecer (even back then).
This one wasn't going to beat me!
I did it! My blocks were very different from the other class participants. I made tonal blocks for my quilt. I do love my quilt!
After the release of my Simply Modern Christmas pattern using the Corner Pop III, I was drawn to revisit this quilt using this tool.
I modified the technique/design in several ways:
- Reduced the strips in the strip sets to 5 - 2 1/2" strips in the smaller blocks, to better accommodate the use of a jelly roll plus a few strips
- Simplified the construction, whilst managing the bias edges
- Upsized the replacement triangles to coordinate with the strip sets
- Consistently sized the unfinished Small Block to 9 1/2"
The Corner Pop III tool was the key to simplifying the construction of this quilt.
More about the Corner Pop III
The Corner Pop Tools differ as to the ratio of two sides on the replacement triangles.
Corner Pop - 1 to 1 ratio
Corner Pop II - 1 to 2 ratio
Corner Pop III - 1 to 3 ratio
The benefits of these tools include:
- Increased consistency and accuracy of the replacement triangles
- Fabric waste is minimized when compared to traditional techniques
- Quilt top is 60" square
- Fabric requirements:
- 45 - 2 1/2" WOF strips, a jelly roll plus 3
- Fabric 1 - Contrasting Replacement Triangles, 0.6 m (3/4 yd)
- Fabric 2 - Background, Replacement Triangles and border 1.2 m (1 1/4 yds)
- Binding (suggest Fabric 2) - 0.6 m (3/4 yd)
