Kim Schaefer's Wool Appliqué Calendar Quilts: 12 Months of Fast, Fun & Fusible Projects

By Kim Schaefer

Enjoy wool appliqué all year long with the 12 whimsical quilt projects in this sequel to Kim Schaefer’s Calendar Quilts.

Start a family tradition by hanging a new mini quilt in your home each month! Twelve seasonal wall quilts—one for each month of the year—are perfect for quick projects, gifts, scrap-busting, and block-of-the-month clubs. Cheerful motifs in Kim’s signature style come with full-size appliqué patterns. Each block in this pattern pack measures 10 1/2” x 18 1/2”.

Includes links to printable, full-size patterns

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Dec 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781617458750

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General Instructions for All Quilts

1. Cut the appliqué background 6½˝ × 14½˝.

2. Arrange and sew together 2 rows of 7 squares 2½˝ × 2½˝ for the 2 side borders. Press.

3. Sew the 2 side borders to the background. Press toward the borders.

4. Arrange and sew together 2 rows of 5 squares 2½˝ × 2½˝ for the top and bottom borders. Press.

5. Sew the top and bottom borders to the background. Press toward the borders.

Note: See individual project instructions for any exception to the above.

Piece borders.

Appliqué

All appliqué instructions are for paper-backed fusible web with hand stitching. All the projects could be done with machine appliqué as well, if you prefer. A lightweight paper-backed fusible web works best. Choose your favorite fusible web and follow the manufacturer’s directions. The patterns, with the exception of the symmetrical Sweet Hearts project, are reversed for tracing.

General Appliqué Instructions

1. Trace all parts of the appliqué design on the paper side of the fusible web. Trace each layer of the design separately. Whenever 2 shapes in the design butt together, overlap them by about ⅛˝ to help prevent the potential of a gap between them. When tracing the shapes, extend the underlapped