Apple Wall Quilt or Table Runner

This autumn-themed wall quilt combines pieced leaves and embroidered Apples. It can also be used as a table runner. It's a great seasonal decoration for the Fall.
Finished size is about 15" x 45".

You will need

• embroidery thread (either polyester or rayon)
• medium-weight iron-on cut-away stabilizer,
• 3 autumn-colored cotton fabrics. We used 1 fat quarter of dark brown, about 1/2 yard of yellow and about 1 yard of green fabric,
• batting and backing,
• quilting threads to match the fabrics,
• quilter's ruler and rotary cutter (or graphic pencil and sharp scissors).

Cutting:

Out dark brown fabric cut 12 squares measuring 3" x 3".

Out of yellow fabric cut

• 6 squares measuring 5 1/2" x 5 1/2",
• 12 squares measuring 3" x 3", and
• 12 rectangles measuring 3" x 5 1/2".

Out of green fabric cut

• 6 squares measuring 5 1/2" x 5 1/2",
• 12 squares measuring 3" x 3", and
• 12 rectangles measuring 3" x 5 1/2".

The remaining green fabric is cut into strips 2 1/2" wide and the length of the width of the fabric for the binding. You will need 3-4 strips depending on the width of the fabric.

Assembly:

Take one yellow 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square and two green 3" x 3" squares.
Place the yellow square face up. Place one of the green squares, face down, into a corner of the yellow square. Align the edges. Draw a diagonal in the green square.
Stitch along the diagonal.
Cut the corner with seam allowance 1/4". Unfold. Press.

Repeat for the opposite corner.

In the same way, make green squares with yellow corners.

Sew the yellow 3" x 5 1/2" strips to the yellow squares with green corners.
Sew the green 3" x 5 1/2" strips to the green squares with yellow corners.

Sew 6 dark brown squares to 6 yellow 3" x 5 1/2" strips.
Sew 6 dark brown squares to 6 green 3" x 5 1/2" strips.

Sew the new yellow strips to the yellow blocks with green squares, and the new green strips to the green blocks with green squares. The finished blocks should look a little like maple leaves.

Sew the green and yellow blocks in pairs as shown on the diagram below.

Sew the pairs together, turning every other pair around:

Here is what the finished quilt top looks like:

Embroidery

Mark the location of the embroidery on the quilt. Stabilize with medium-weight iron-on cut-away stabilizer. Upload the design into the machine and embroider it as many times as you like.

We embroidered the design 4 times.

Quilting and Finishing:

Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with batting. Spread your working piece over it.

Pin all three layers together with 1" pins and start quilting. We quilted with a meandering pattern all over the quilt.

After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides should be of the same length.

Finish the raw edges with the binding.

If you are making a table runner, you are done. For a wall quilt, you need to add loops or a sleeve to the upper edge of the quilt.

Your quilt is ready. Enjoy!

Enjoy!

Happy Stitching!

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