Tinsel Toes
By Dana Brooks
Quilt 1
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
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Finished Quilt Size: 48” x 66”
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Tinsel Toes Quilt 1
Finished Quilt Size: 48” x 66”
Fabrics in the Collection
Christmas Stripe - Red/Green
9927-86
Christmas Cakes - Black
9926-99
Christmas Cakes - Red
9926-88
Snowflake - Black
9925-99
Snowflake - Red
9925-88
Snowflake - White
9925-01
Swirl Dot - Red
9924-88
Swirl Dot - Lime
9924-66
Swirl Dot - White
9924-01
Mini Flower - Black
9923-99
Mini Flower - White
9923-01
Pixie Girls - Black
9922-99
Pixie Girls - Red
9922-88
Pixie Girls - White
9922-01
Panel - White/Blue
9921P-01
Select Fabrics from Folio
Folio - Black
7755-99
Folio - Red
7755-81
Folio - Green
7755-69
Folio - White
7755-01
Tinsel Toes Quilt 1
Materials
1 panel
1 ¾ yards
⅓ yard
⅝ yard
⅝ yard
½ yard
⅓ yard
3 ¼ yards
Panel - White/Blue (A)
9921P-01
Christmas Stripe - Red/Green (B) 9927-86
Folio - Green (C)
7755-69
Snowflake - Black (D)
9925-99
Swirl Dot - White (E)
9924-01
Folio - Red (F)
7755-81*
Folio - Black (G)
7755-99
Christmas Cakes - Black (Backing)9926-99
*Includes binding
Table Runner Cutting Instructions
Please note: all strips are cut across the width of fabric
(WOF) from selvage to selvage edge unless otherwise noted.
From the Panel - White/Blue (A):
• Fussy cut (1) 23 ½” x 42 ½” rectangle.
From the Christmas Stripe - Red/Green (B):
• Fussy cut (2) 6 ½” x 60” length of fabric (LOF) strips centered on the black cake row.
• Fussy cut (2) 6 ½” x 41” LOF strips centered on the black cake row.
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Sewing Instructions
G
1. Sew (1) 2” x 42 ½”
Fabric G strip to each
side of the
23 ½” x 42 ½” Fabric A
rectangle. Sew (1)
2” x 26 ½” Fabric G
G
A
strip to the top and to
the bottom of the
Fabric A rectangle.
Trim the block to
measure 25 ½” x 44 ½”
to make the Center
G
Block (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
Trim to measure
25 ½” x 44 ½”
G after the borders
are added
2. Center (1) 6 ½” x 60” Fabric B strip on one side of the
Center Block and pin in place. Start sewing the strip a
¼” from the top edge of the block and stop a ¼” from the
bottom edge. DO NOT TRIM THE EXCESS. Repeat with
the opposite side.
3. Repeat Step 2 to sew (1) 6 ½” x 41” Fabric B strip to
the top and to the bottom of the Center Block, making sure
to stop and start ¼” away from each end of the block top.
To miter each corner, fold the Center Block on a diagonal,
wrong side together. This should line up the strips from
adjacent sides (Fig. 2).
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From the Folio - Green (C), cut:
• (3) 2” x WOF strips. Sew the strips together end to end with diagonal seams and cut (2) 2” x 56 ½” strips.
• (2) 1 ½” x 40 ½” WOF strips.
From the Snowflake - Black (D), cut:
• (7) 2 ½” x WOF strips.
From the Swirl Dot - White (E), cut:
• (7) 2 ½” x WOF strips.
Fig. 2
4. Starting at the sewn seam
(represented by the arrow in
Figure 2), draw a 45-degree
line to the edge of the fabric.
Sew on the drawn line. Trim
the excess fabric leaving a ¼”
seam. Repeat this step with
the remaining corners (Fig. 3).
From the Folio - Red (F), cut:
• (6) 2 ½” x WOF strips for the binding.
From the Folio - Black (G), cut:
• (2) 2” x 42 ½” WOF strips.
• (2) 2” x 26 ½” WOF strips.
From the Christmas Cakes - Black (Backing), cut:
• (2) 56” x WOF strips for the backing. Sew the strips together and trim to make the 56” x 74” back.
B
G
B
G
A
G
B
Fig. 3
G
B
Tinsel Toes Quilt 1
5. Sew (1) 2 ½” x WOF Fabric D strip and (1) 2 ½” x WOF
Fabric E strip together lengthwise to make (1) DE strip set
(Fig. 4). Repeat to make (7) DE strip sets total.
6. Cut the DE strip sets into (106) 2 ½” x 4 ½” DE strips
(Fig. 5).
7. Sew (2) DE strips together to make (1) DE block (Fig. 6).
Repeat to make (52) DE blocks total.
make 7
sets
Quilt Top Assembly
(Refer to the Quilt Layout while assembling.)
11. Sew (1) 2” x 56 ½” Fabric C strip to each side of the
Center Block. Sew (1) 1 ½” x 40 ½” Fabric C strip to the
top and to the bottom of the Center Block.
12. Sew (1) Side Border to each side of the Center Block.
Sew the Top Border and the Bottom Border to the Center
Block to make the quilt top.
13. Layer and quilt as desired.
cut 106
D E
14. Sew the (7) 2 ½” x WOF Fabric F strips together, end
to end with 45-degree seams, to make the binding. Fold this
long strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and
press.
15. Bind as desired.
D E
Fig. 4
Page 2
Fig. 5
make 52
D E
E D
Fig. 6
C
8. Sew (12) DE blocks together to make the Top Border
(Fig. 7). Pay attention to the orientation of the blocks.
Top Border
Fig. 7
9. Sew (12) DE blocks together to make the Bottom Border
(Fig. 8). Pay attention to the orientation of the blocks.
C
Bottom Border
C
Fig. 8
10. Sew (14) DE blocks and (1) DE strip together to make
(1) Side Border (Fig. 9). Repeat to make a second Side
Border. Pay attention to the orientation of the blocks.
Side Borders
Fig. 8
make 2
make
2
C
Quilt Layout
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