Peaches & Cream Quilt Tutorial

Today we are happy to be a part of Riley Blake Designs “Stitchin Kitchen” series.

***Beginning on the day we published this tutorial we have been asked to provide a complete, downloadable, printable pattern for this quilt tutorial….and we finally have created one!  The PDF can be purchased HERE IN OUR SHOP for only $3.95.***

Our Stitchin Kitchen Project is a Peaches and Cream Quilt Tutorial along with a holiday version of my favorite summer treat….Peaches & Cream!  Let’s get started!

Here is the “recipe” for this 62″ x 62″ quilt:

Ingredients:

*2 Ten Inch Stackers

*2 yards of solid fabric (I chose cream)

*1/2 yard of coordinating fabric for binding

*4 yards of fabric for quilt backing

 

Baking Making Time:

1.5 hours cutting time

2 hours to create blocks

1 hour for pressing

1 hour for sashing and assembly

.5 hours to create backing and binding

3 hours to hand bind

*Note times may very depending on individual skill levels and speed.

 

Cutting Instructions:

*Cut 6 strips from selvage edge to selvage edge at 2.5 inches wide (to create your binding with)

*Cut 50 strips from your solid fabric at 10 inches by 1 inch (to create the thin sashing in between your layer cake pieces)

*Cut 30 strips from your solid fabric at 10 inches by 2.5 inches (to create the sashing in between your layer cake blocks)  ***NOTE:  If you want to give yourself some extra wiggle room for trimming up your blocks you can cut them at 10.25 inches by 2.5 inches if you’d like.***

*Cut 12 strips from selvage edge to selvege edge of your solid fabric that is 2.5 inches wide (to create the long vertical sashing strips that will join your quilt rows together)

*Choose 25 of your favorite pieces from your precut 10 inch stackers and cut each one into 3 pieces following the chart below:

 

Sewing Instructions:

To Create Each Block:

#1.  Take one of your 10″ x 6″ inch rectangles cut from your stacker and place it right sides together with one of your solid 10″ x 1″ sashing strips and sew together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the solid sashing piece.

#2.  Repeat step one on your 24 remaining 10″ x 6″ rectangles.

#3.  Choose one of the blocks that you have just finished pressing and find a coordinating 2″ x 10″ rectangle from your stack.  Place it right sides together on top of the sashing and sew together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#4.  Repeat step 4 on your remaining 24 blocks.

#5.  Using one of the blocks you have just created place a 10″ x 1″ piece of sashing on top of the 2″ x 10″ rectangle you just finished sewing and pressing with right sides together.  Stitch together using a quater inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#6.  Repeat step #5 on your remaining 24 blocks.

#7.  Using on of the blocks you have just created select one last 10″ x 2″ coordinating rectangle.  Place it on top of the sashing with right sides together and stitch together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#8.  Repeat step #7  on your 24 remaining blocks and then you are finished creating all the blocks for this quilt!

 

 

To Assemble Each Row:

#1.  In a large area arrange your blocks in rows that are each 5 blocks across and 5 blocks down.

#2.  Starting with Square A in Row 1 place one of your 10″x 2.5″ solid sashing strip on top of the top edge of your block with right sides together.  Stitch together with a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#3.  Using that same block (square A) place another of your 10″ x 2.5″ sashing strips on top of your block with right sides together but this time at the bottom of your block.  Stitch together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#4.  Now place Block B from Row 1 right sides together on top of the bottom sashing of Block A.  Stitch together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#5.  Take another 10″ x 2.5″ piece of sashing and place it on top of the bottom edge of Block B with right sides together.  Stitch together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#6.  Repeat this process alternating between sashing and blocks down the entire remainder of row one (using Blocks C, D, and E).

#7.  Once Block E is attached add a final piece of sashing to the bottom of that block and row one is complete!

#8.  Repeat steps 1-7 on rows 2-5.

 

To Assemble Your Quilt:

#1.  Sew together 2 of your selvage edge to selvage edge 2.5″ wide strips (with right sides together using a quarter inch seam allowance).

#2.  Place this strip with right sides together on top of the left hand side of Row #1.  Pin and stitch together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.  ***Note:  Your strip should have been a few inches longer than your quilt row.  So after you iron simply trim him down even with your quilt row and you are good to go!***

#3.  Sew together 2 more of your selvage edge to selvage edge strips and then repeat the process from Step #2 on Row #2 of your quilt.  Continue this through Rows 3-5.

#5.  When you reach Row #5 you will stitch a sashing strip on both the left and the right hand sides of this row.

#6.  Now that each row has sashing attached all we have left to do is stitch the rows together!.  Do this by placing Row #1 on top of Row #2 with right sides together.  Pin and sitich together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press to away from the sashing.

#7.  Next place Row #3 on top of Row #2 with right sides together.  Pin.  Stitch together using a quarter inch seam allowance.  Open and press away from the sashing.

#8.  Repeat the process from Step #7 on Rows 4-5.

And your quilt top is all assembled!

All that is left to do is to create the backing of your choice and decide if you are going to machine quilt it, tie it, send it to a long arm quilter, or quilt it by hand.

Once your layers (the top, batting, and backing) have all been bound together by the options listed above it’s time for binding (which you’ve already cut in the cutting instructions above)!

For an easy tutorial on how to bind a quilt just click on this tutorial:  HOW TO BIND A QUILT

And you are all finished!!!

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As part of the Stitchin Kitchen Series we get to add a favorite recipe that goes along with our project so today I chose a frozen holiday version of my favorite summer treat which is peaches and cream!

 

Ingredients:

*Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

*Fresh (or Frozen) Peach slices

*Pomegranate Seeds

*Nutmeg

Instructions:

#1.  In a bowl place several scoops of vanilla bean ice cream.

#2.  Top with peach slices and pomegranate seeds.

#3.  Sprinkle with nutmeg and enjoy!