Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt - A Finished Quilt

You know it has been a good week for me when you see a finished quilt made from "scrap" and from stash. I LOVE working from stash and with fabric combinations that seem unlikely; mixing the old with the new, traditional prints with modern prints, and playing with color combinations. thereby allowing the fabrics and the quilt design to weave their scrappy magic.

It has also been a good week when I can challenge myself by sewing 720 inset seams and still love sewing! That was a lot of start, stop, and back-stitch sewing, but I really do enjoy the repeat process that is block sewing and I am super pleased with the outcome. The quilt came together really well, with all seams nesting neatly, which made for a smooth and flat quilt top. 

In keeping with my usual quilting style I have quilted this quilt by ditch stitching the seam lines of all the Bow Tie blocks, then adding another row of quilting through the center of the block, effectively creating an all over grid of 2" squares. This gives the quilt a subtle texture and although not otherwise decorative it serves its purpose - to keep the quilt layers together - well.

For the back of the quilt I have used my favorite print from the Katie Jump Rope collection by Denyse Schmidt: Flower Ribbon in Blue.  I am so glad this collection was reprinted and I have stashed yardage. Some of these prints are already hard to find.

I could not resist using my go-to stripe fabric for binding ~ a black and white stripe by Timeless Treasures. The binding is entirely machine stitched. (Machine stitched binding tutorial here).

QUILT STATS

Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt

The finished quilt measures 48 inches x 60 inches.

15 rows of 12 Scrappy Bow Tie blocks for a total of 

180 blocks each measuring 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches (incl. seam allowances).

More than 220 different fabrics.

All fabrics are quilting cottons and included are many Japanese fabrics,

small scale designs, and text prints.

Solid fabric is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.

Low loft Warm and White cotton batting by The Warm Company.

The Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt is for sale and is listed in my Etsy Store.

All the listing details here:
Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt 

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As always, thank you for stopping by!

Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt - work in progress (includes Bow Tie Block Templates).
Kansas Dugout Block - tutorial with inset seams.

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Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt and Bow Tie Block Templates

Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt
Work in Progress

It has been another week of stash and scrap busting, and as often is the case, featuring a traditional quilt block which has been given a "makeover" by the use of fresh and modern fabrics. The Bow Tie Block is a traditional block dating back to the late 1800's and is a versatile design that can be made either with or without inset seams. I haven chosen the inset seam route for a clean look - without seams that would otherwise intersect through the middle of the small center square.

This block (with inset seams) is not difficult to piece and with the help of templates it is very do-able indeed. The piecing process is very much like the process set out in the Kansas Dugout Block Tutorial - the only difference being that you are working with four pentagon pieces rather than four honeycomb pieces of fabric. This in turn makes sewing the finished Scrappy Bow Tie Blocks together very easy.

QUILT STATS

Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt

The quilt top measures 48 inches x 60 inches.

15 rows of 12 Scrappy Bow Tie blocks for a total of 

180 blocks each measuring 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches (incl. seam allowances).

More than 220 different fabrics.

All fabrics are quilting cottons and included are many Japanese fabrics,
small scale designs, and text prints.

Solid fabric is Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in White.

Accurate templates are the key to making this block come together and in case you are tempted to try out this design I have made the templates for the Scrappy Bow Tie Block available as a download (pdf file) from:

Red Pepper Quilts Pattern Store

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

Included in the download are templates for two different Scrappy Bow Tie block sizes: a 4 inch finished block and a 6 inch finished block. I have used the 4 inch block templates for my quilt project. The sewing process is the same for all sizes, however if this is your first project with inset seams I suggest that a larger block size may be a better option.

In addition to the templates the download file includes fabric cutting instructions, helpful tips on how to cut fabric with templates, fabric marking instructions, as well as a black/white line drawing of the quilt (180 Scrappy Bow Tie  blocks) which will allow you to color in and experiment with colors and color placement.

Sewing instructions are not included with the templates however you will find a detailed tutorial for sewing in-set seams with step by step instructions, lots of photos, and helpful tips here: 

Kansas Dugout Block Tutorial (Sewing In-set Seams)

*commence at Step 9 for sewing the Scrappy Bow Tie Block*

This link is also included in the pattern.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask by leaving a comment, and I will explain/clarify as required.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
The Scrappy Bow Tie Quilt - A Finished Quilt
Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
Red Pepper Quilts Pattern Store
Kansas Dugout Block - tutorial with inset seams.
Lila's Quilt 2007 - my first project with inset seams.
Gardenvale Kansas Dugout Quilt 2015 - my most recent project with inset seams.

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