FREE PATTERN Love Letters Wall Hanging 16”x18” All seams are 1/4”. Pressing directions are indicated. Read all instructions before cutting. A walking foot is highly recommended for stitching through the multiple layers of fabric. Fabric Required Letters L 4x7 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. E 5x7 Instructions: Background (6) Fat Eighths 9”x22” Letter Rectangles: see instructions (1) Fat Quarter 1. Layer the letter fabric Binding 1/4 yard right side up. Following the Cut (2) 2-1/2” strips straight grain of fabric V 6x7 1/8 yard cut rectangles through all Optional Flange (4)1”x22” strips six layers as shown. 2. Shuffle the fabrics in (1) Fat Quarter Backing each stack so that you O 8x7 show a different fabric on Batting 18”x20” top for each letter. You may want to use a shot of temporary spray baste to hold the layers together Use a marking pencil to draw a 45 ° diagonal line across the center of each square. The lines do not have to be in the exact center; use your best judgment. Alternate the direction of the diagonal line as shown. Select a matching thread to stitch on the line from one edge of the fabric to the other. It is not necessary to backstitch this seam. Place a bubble letter on top of it’s assigned stack. Use temporary spray baste or pins to hold the letter in place. Use sharp scissors to cut around the letters, through all six layers of fabric. Layer backing, batting and background fabric. Baste a diagonal X across the center of your quilt top, as shown. Temporarily place your letter stacks in place on the quilt top. Determine how you want to overlap the letters. You will begin making your chenille letters with the letter that is on the BOTTOM. This may vary, depending on how you place your letters. For our sample, the letter E is on the bottom. Stitchin’ Tree Quilts Continued, next page... Toll free 877-239-3655 www.stitchintree.com Please contact us if you find an error in this pattern or have difficulty following these instructions. 1 © 2013 Stitchin’ Tree LLC Woodbine, Iowa. All Rights Reserved. Limited reproduction rights may be granted in accordance with contract terms. FREE PATTERN Love Letters Wall Hanging 16”x18” Instructions, continued… 9. Use temporary spray baste to temporarily adhere your first letter to the quilt top. 10. Using your walking foot, stitch over the first stitching line, backstitching at the edges of the letter. 11. Using this first line as a guide, stitch 3/8” on each side of the line, backstitching at the edges of the letter. Continue in both directions until you have stitched diagonal lines 3/8” apart across the entire letter. It is important to alternate the direction of your stitches to keep your chenille in its appropriate place. 12. Use a sharp scissor or chenille rotary cutter to cut through all six layers of fabric in the center of the channel formed by the stitching lines. Do NOT cut through the background fabric. 13. Place the next letter on your quilt top and follow the Instructions for Steps 9-12 to stitch the letter in place and make the chenille channels. 14. Continue adding the remaining two letters. 15. Quilt the wall hanging as desired. 16. Square up your wall hanging and cut it to the desired size. 17. Optional Flange: Fold the 1” strips in half and press. Use a scant 1/4” to stitch the flange in place along each side of the quilt top. Trim edges. 18. Add a rod pocket, if desired. 19. Stitch binding strips together. Bind the quilt top. 20. Using water in a spray bottle, soak each letter and fluff with a tooth brush. Once it is dry, assess if additional fluffing is necessary. Or, you can wash the completed wall hanging and dry it on a delicate cycle to fluff the chenille. Stitchin’ Tree Quilts Toll free 877-239-3655 www.stitchintree.com Please contact us if you find an error in this pattern or have difficulty following these instructions. 2 © 2013 Stitchin’ Tree LLC Woodbine, Iowa. All Rights Reserved. Limited reproduction rights may be granted in accordance with contract terms. FREE PATTERN Love Letters Wall Hanging 16”x18” Stitchin’ Tree Quilts Toll free 877-239-3655 www.stitchintree.com Please contact us if you find an error in this pattern or have difficulty following these instructions. 3 © 2013 Stitchin’ Tree LLC Woodbine, Iowa. All Rights Reserved. Limited reproduction rights may be granted in accordance with contract terms. FREE PATTERN Love Letters Wall Hanging 16”x18” Stitchin’ Tree Quilts Toll free 877-239-3655 www.stitchintree.com Please contact us if you find an error in this pattern or have difficulty following these instructions. 4 © 2013 Stitchin’ Tree LLC Woodbine, Iowa. All Rights Reserved. Limited reproduction rights may be granted in accordance with contract terms. FREE PATTERN Love Letters Wall Hanging 16”x18” Stitchin’ Tree Quilts Toll free 877-239-3655 www.stitchintree.com Please contact us if you find an error in this pattern or have difficulty following these instructions. 5 © 2013 Stitchin’ Tree LLC Woodbine, Iowa. All Rights Reserved. Limited reproduction rights may be granted in accordance with contract terms. FREE PATTERN Love Letters Wall Hanging 16”x18” Stitchin’ Tree Quilts Toll free 877-239-3655 www.stitchintree.com Please contact us if you find an error in this pattern or have difficulty following these instructions. 6 © 2013 Stitchin’ Tree LLC Woodbine, Iowa. All Rights Reserved. Limited reproduction rights may be granted in accordance with contract terms.