Easter Egg Hunt wall quilt with embroidery - Advanced Embroidery Designs

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Easter Egg Hunt Wall Quilt with Machine Embroidery

This charming medium-size wall quilt is perfect for Easter! Designs from the Daffodils and Eggs Set and Easter Bunny Set.

The finished size of the quilt is about 32" x 32".

Finished quilt with Easter eggs and Easter bunnies embroidery.

You will need :

embroidery threads, either polyester or rayon,
about 1 yard of beige fabric for the central part,
about 1/2 yard of multi-colored fabric for the borders and binding,
scraps of 5 fabrics for the house block, we used:

brown for the walls,
sky blue for the windows,
yellow for the door,
lime green for the roof and
dark pink for the chimney,

light to medium-weight cut-away embroidery stabilizer,
fabric for the backing,
batting,
quilter's ruler,
rotary cutter,
iron,
#12 universal needle,
#12-#14 quilting needle
fabric pencils, markers or ink (optional).

Cutting:

Out of the beige fabric for the central part, cut 8 squares measuring 8 1/2" x 8 1/2".

Out of patterned fabric, cut

4 squares measuring 4 1/2" x 4 1/2",
2 strips measuring 4 1/2" x 24 1/2",
2 strips measuring 4 1/2" x 32 1/2".

Use the remaining patterned fabric for the binding.

For the house block:

Out of beige fabric, cut:

2 squares measuring 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" and
2 strips measuring 1 1/2" x 4".

Out of the scrap for the chimney (dark pink), cut a square measuring 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Out of the scrap for the roof (lime green), cut a strip measuring 2 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Out of the scrap for the windows (sky blue), cut 2 pieces measuring 2 1/2" x 3" each.
Out of scrap for the door (yellow), cut a piece measuring 2 1/2" x 3 1/2".

Out of the scraps for the walls (brown), cut

1 strip measuring 1 1/2" x 8 1/2",
1 strip measuring 1 1/2" x 3 1/2",
2 strips measuring 1" x 4 1/2",
2 strips measuring 1" x 3 1/2" and
2 pieces measuring 2" x 2 1/2".

Assembly of the House Block:

Note: seam allowance is 1/4", press the seam immediately after you make it.

Sew the 1 1/2" chimney square between the two beige strips (1 1/2" x 4").

Position the 2 1/2" x 8 1/2" roof strip on your working table, face up. Position one of the 2 1/2" beige squares, face down, on the left of the rectangle. Align the sides.

With a thin graphic pencil, draw a diagonal to connect the upper right corner and the lower left corner. Machine stitch along the diagonal.

Cut the excess fabric, leaving 1/4" seam allowance.
Unfold the square and press.

Repeat for the other side of the strip.

Sew the chimney and roof strips together.

Sew the door piece between the two brown 1" x 3 1/2" strips.

Sew the brown 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" to the upper edge of the door unit.

Sew the window pieces to the brown 2 1/2" x 2" pieces.

Sew the brown 1 x 4 1/2" strips to the units with windows, one strip to the left edge of a window piece, the other strip to the right edge of a window piece.

Sew door unit between the window units.

Sew the wall 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" to the upper edge of the house.

Sew the roof unit to the house unit.

Assembly of the Top:

Position a multi-colored 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" square on the corner of a beige 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" square. Draw a diagonal. Sew along the diagonal. Cut the corner away. Open and press.

Repeat for the remaining 3 colored squares and 3 background squares.

Sew two beige squares between 2 squares with colored corners, each: the colored corner on the first block should be on the top left, the colored corner on the third block should be on the top right.

Sew the house block between 2 background squares.

Sew all 3 rows together so the colored triangles are in the corners.

Sew the multi-colored 4 1/2" x 24 1/2" strips to the upper and lower edges.
Sew the multi-colored 4 1/2" x 32 1/2" strips to the left and right edges.

Embroidery:

Mark the position of the embroidery on the central part. If you have a printer and embroidery software, print-outs of the designs can be helpful. If you do not, you can cut out rectangles of the same size as the designs and arrange them on the fabric to determine the position of the embroidery. In the corner squares we embroidered the designs from the Daffodils and Eggs Set.

In the plain squares we embroidered the designs from the Easter Bunny Set. You can either follow our color cards, or choose your own colors to match the colors of your border.

Stabilize the chosen area. Hoop the fabric tightly and embroider the designs one by one.

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 layers together.

We quilted in a free-motion style all over the quilt.