Create a Wintery Snowflake Quilt with HeatnBond Ultra

Hello! It's Amanda here from Jedi Craft Girl!! It's been super hot here in Southern California! Temperatures in the 110's! I decided to beat the heat by creating this whimsical snowflake quilt. The fabrics are from Tasha Noel's newest fabric line, Pixie Noel. The colors are right up my ally: aqua, red, and navy!!!! I don't know about you, but cutting snowflakes and sewing snowflakes is not on my top 10 list of favorite things to do. Super time consuming! This quilt has 2 amazing shortcuts that will have you whipping one up in an afternoon.

Create a Wintery Snowflake Quilt with HeatnBond® Ultra

First, all the snowflakes were die cut on my Sizzix machine - 3 at a time! Second, the snowflakes are appliqued using Heat n Bond® Ultra which means no tedious applique top stitching necessary! Heat n Bond Ultra is heavier than Heat n Bond Lite which I normally use for applique. The Ultra requires no sewing. Just cut, press, and go! The snowflakes get sewn over during the quilting process - which helps incorporate them into the quilt and makes it even more durable. Here's how you can make one: Project Supplies: 55" Heat n Bond® Ultra SpraynBond® Basting Spray Sizzix snowflake die 1 yard white fabric 1 yard aqua main fabric (or additional if you want to fussy cut) fat quarters for applique, red, navy, green

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Snowflake Quilt Project Instructions:

Cut (32) 6.5" squares of white fabric, (32) 6.5" squares of the aqua Pixie Noel theme print and Heat n Bond® Ultra into 5" strips. Fuse to the wrong side of the snowflake fat quarters. Die cut the snowflakes. I cut 3 at a time. Peel off the backing. Center the snowflakes on the white squares and heat set with hot dry iron. Die cut 6 green snowflakes, 12 navy snowflakes, and 12 red snowflakes. Lay out the quilt according to the diagram below: Sew the squares together in rows using 1/4" seams. Press each row alternately. Sew rows together pinning at each intersection. Now the quilt is ready to baste! I always use Spray n Bond® Basting Spray to baste my quilts - its fast, secure, and no pinning! Seriously this quilt can be made in a matter of hours!! This is how I like my Spray in Bond......in a box of 6 cans!! Here you can see a little bit of the quilting. I quilted loops and stars. I sewed right over the snowflakes. It helps to make them feel like part of the quilt and not puff out. Mufasa absolutely loves his July snowflake quilt!! Happy Summer :)