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PROJECT: Haunted House Table TopperSew a spooky neighborhood of homes using favorite

novelty fabrics.INSPIRED BY: Welcome, Neighbor from designer Lori Miller (lorimillerdesigns.com)

QUILT TESTER: Sarah Huechteman

FABRICS are from the Ghouls Goodies collection by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda Fabrics (modafabrics.com).

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FINISHED TABLE TOPPER OCTAGON: 233⁄4" diameter

MATERIALSYardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.

▫ 10"-square orange spider print (A units)

▫ 2⁄3 yard solid black (A–C units)

▫ 10"-square white text print (A units)

▫ 1⁄2 yard total assorted gray prints (B units)

▫ 10"-square each of eight assorted Halloween prints (C units)

▫ 5"-square each of eight assorted Halloween prints (C units)

▫ 1⁄4 yard black spider print (binding)

▫ 3⁄4 yard backing fabric

▫ 28"-square batting

▫ Lightweight tracing paper or other foundation material of your choice

CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order.

From orange spider print, cut:▫ 8—2×3" rectangles

From solid black, cut:▫ 16—3×51⁄2" rectangles▫ 8—21⁄2×11" rectangles▫ 16—2×5" rectangles▫ 16—13⁄4×21⁄2" rectangles

From white text print, cut:▫ 8—11⁄2×31⁄2" rectangle

From assorted gray prints, cut:▫ 8—4×51⁄2" rectangles

From each assorted Halloween print 10" square, cut:▫ 2—21⁄2×51⁄2" rectangles▫ 1—2×21⁄2" rectangle

From each assorted Halloween print 5" square, cut:▫ 1—2×31⁄2" rectangle

From black spider print, cut:▫ 2—21⁄2×42" binding strips

ASSEMBLE HOUSE UNITSFoundation patterns A, B, and C are on pages 4 and 5. To foundation-piece, you stitch fabric pieces to a foundation paper with the marked side of the paper facing up and the fabric pieces layered underneath. The resulting pieced unit is a mirror image of the foundation paper. For step-by-step instructions, see Foundation Piecing, page 6.

1 Use a pencil to trace each foundation pattern onto lightweight

tracing paper (or other foundation material of your choice) eight times, tracing all lines and numbers. Cut out each traced foundation pattern roughly 1⁄4" outside dashed lines to make eight each of foundation papers A, B, and C.

2 Gather one foundation paper A, one orange spider print 2×3" rectangle

(position A1), two solid black 13⁄4×21⁄2" rectangles (positions A2 and A3), and one white text print 11⁄2×31⁄2" rectangle (position A4). Working in numerical order, foundation-piece Unit A (Diagram 1). Repeat to make eight A units total.

3 Gather one foundation paper B, one assorted gray print 4×51⁄2"

rectangle (position B1), and two solid black 2×5" rectangles (positions B2 and B3). Working in numerical order, foundation-piece Unit B (Diagram 2). Repeat to make eight B units total.

4 Gather one foundation paper C, one 2×21⁄2" rectangle (position C1) and

two 21⁄2×51⁄2" rectangles (positions C3 and C4) from one assorted print, one assorted print 2×31⁄2" rectangle (position C2), two solid black 3×51⁄2" rectangles (positions C5 and C6), and one solid black 21⁄2×11" rectangle (position C7). Working in numerical order, foundation-piece Unit C (Diagram 3). Repeat to make eight C units total.

5 Referring to Diagram 4, lay out one Unit A, one Unit B, and one Unit C.

Sew together units to make house unit (Diagram 5). Repeat to make eight house units total.

ASSEMBLE TABLE TOPPER TOPMeasurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

1 Referring to Table Topper Assembly Diagram, lay out house units in two

sections. Sew together units in sections. Press seams open. Join sections; press seam open.

2 Using tweezers or blunt end of a seam ripper, remove foundation

papers from house units. Baste 1⁄8" from outer edges to complete table topper top.

FINISH TABLE TOPPER

1 Layer table topper top, batting, and backing; baste.

2 Quilt as desired. Quilt tester Sarah Huechteman machine-quilted

in the ditch around each house and added a spiderweb design in the black background.

3 Bind with black spider print binding strips.

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Wrong side Right sideUnit A

Diagram 1

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Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Table Topper Assembly Diagram

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Haunted House Table TopperUnit B Foundation Pattern

APQ AUGUST 2020Welcome Home Table TopperFull-Size Patterns 1 optC. Neubauer 4-1-207005005-18510

Haunted House Table TopperUnit A Foundation Pattern

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ouse Table TopperU

nit C Foundation Pattern

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FOUNDATION PIECINGTo precisely piece intricate blocks or units, you can sew together fabric pieces on a paper pattern or foundation. Some quilters find this technique (also called paper piecing) to be freeing because precise cutting isn’t required and grain line direction doesn’t matter. However, it requires you to think about piecing in a different way. To foundation-piece, you stitch fabric pieces to a foundation paper with the marked side of the paper facing up and the fabric pieces layered under the paper. The resulting pieced unit will be a mirror image of the foundation paper. Diagrams 6–10, which show the right and wrong sides of a unit as it is being constructed, illustrate the process. To make a foundation paper, trace desired pattern onto tracing paper or the foundation material of your choice, including all lines, numbers, and dots. Repeat to make the desired number of foundation papers. Cut out the traced foundation papers roughly 1⁄4" outside the dashed outer lines. Roughly cut out fabric pieces that are at least 1⁄2" larger on all sides than the area they will cover on the foundation paper. (For this example, green and pink rectangles were cut to cover triangles on foundation paper.) With right sides together, layer the green position 1 rectangle atop the pink position 2 rectangle; align a pair of long edges. Place a foundation paper, marked side up, atop the layered rectangles, positioning the paper so the aligned rectangle edges are 1⁄4" beyond the stitching line between positions 1 and 2 and at least 1⁄4" beyond the foundation paper outer stitching line (Diagram 6). To check placement, pin on the line between positions 1 and 2. Flip

the pink rectangle open. Make sure the rectangles completely cover positions 1 and 2 and extend at least 1⁄4" into adjacent positions. If they don’t, reposition and recheck until they do. Working with marked side of foundation paper up, use a small stitch length (1.5 millimeters) to sew on the stitching line through all layers, extending stitching past the beginning and end of the line by a few stitches (Diagram 7). Turn stitched layers over so the foundation paper is on the bottom.

Press pink rectangle open. Referring to Diagram 8, trim green rectangle (but not the foundation paper) to about 1⁄4" beyond next stitching lines (the line between positions 1 and 3 and the line between positions 1 and 4). Roughly trim pink rectangle to the foundation paper edge. (You will trim it later on the dashed lines when you trim the entire unit.) With right sides together, align a pink position 3 rectangle with the long

trimmed edge of green piece. Turn stitched layers over so the foundation paper is on top. Sew on the stitching line (Diagram 9). Turn stitched layers over so foundation paper is on the bottom. Press pink rectangle open. Roughly trim pink rectangle to the foundation paper edge. In same manner, add a pink position 4 triangle. Trim all fabric layers and foundation paper on the outer

dashed lines to complete a foundation-pieced unit (Diagram 10). Remove foundation paper with tweezers or the blunt edge of a seam ripper.

Diagram 6

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