If you’re
starting to worry about the impact of winter on your waistline, then do we have
a solution for you. Here’s a cute, fat free way to get you cupcake fix.
Supplies
- Cupcake pattern (downloadable
from here)
- Block background fabric: 9
squares 6˝ × 6˝ (½ yard)
- Scraps for cupcake appliqués
- Border corner blocks: 4
scraps 3˝ × 3˝
- Sashing fabric: 6 strips 1¼˝
× 6˝, 4 strips 1¼˝ × 18½˝, and 2 strips 1¼˝ × 20˝ (1/4 yard)
- Border fabric: 4 strips 3˝ ×
20˝ for borders, additional strips for binding (¼ yard)
- Backing fabric: 26˝ × 26˝ (¾
yard)
- Batting: 26˝ × 26˝
- Decorative trim: 4½ yards
(optional)
- Buttons
- Paper-backed
fusible web, 17˝ wide: ½ yard
Instructions
Note: Seam allowances are
1/4˝.
1. Iron paper-backed fusible web to the wrong side of the fabric
scraps for the cupcake appliqués. Remove the paper backing.
2. Using the pattern provided to cut out the top and bottom
pieces for 9 cupcakes.
3. Reduce the cupcake pattern by 50% and cut out pieces for the
4 mini cupcakes positioned in the corner blocks.
4. Create 9 blocks by fusing the cupcake pieces to the block
backgrounds.
5. Sew the 11/4˝ × 6˝ sashing pieces between the blocks to
create 3 rows. Press.
6. Sew the rows together with the 11/4˝ × 181/2˝ sashing strips.
Press.
7. Sew a 11/4˝ × 181/2˝ strip on each side. Press.
8. Sew the 11/4 ˝ × 20˝ sashing strips on the top and bottom.
Press.
9. Sew border strips to the top and bottom. Press.
10. Fuse the mini cupcakes to the corner blocks. Sew the corner
blocks to each end of the remaining border strips. Press.
11. Sew the remaining border strips to the sides. Press.
12. Layer the backing, batting, and quilt top. Baste.
13. Quilt and bind. Embellish with trim and buttons.
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| Quilt assembly |
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