Dots on Dots Blog Hop

 

I was inspired to do this block in a bakery where I'm the head baker and moonlight dount fryer. I make the buns & breads. Muffins and brownies.. :) Sew, I was looking around work one day trying to figure out what I was going to do for this blog hop.. An it hit me.. I'd do a cupcake.. 



These are the fabrics I pulled out of my stash..

I've learned to 'shop' my stash..

** The fabrics I used, I had in my stash. I had gotten them from Keepsake Quilting many years ago**

 

 

First, cut one 6 1/4" x 6 1/4'' square or one (med pink) strip that is 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" strip & (light Pink) strip 6 1/4" x  2 1/4". 

(if you make one square then skip this step)  Sew both the med pink & light pink together. Iron to the dark side.

Next, cut 2 strips- 1 1/2" x wof- I used a mint green cupcake print

Sew to the pink square & iron to the dark side.

Next,
Next,  cut 2 strips 2 1/2" x wof fabric for Outer boarder. I used a blue cupcake print.

*make sure you iron to the dark side*

 

 

Next, I traced the cupcake onto the paper side of heat&bond lite. Trace 1 -  cupcake liner (1), 1- frosting (2) & 1- Cherry (3). Make sure when you cut them out of the heat&bond that you leave at least a 1/4" around the traced edge.

These are the colors I picked for the cupcake. The stripe for the liner, the dots for the icing and the pink for the cherry.

Make sure when you iron on the cupcake parts on to your fabric that you iron them on the wrong side of the fabric:)

Next, cut out your cupcake pieces, following the lines.

Peel off the paper backing. You should see the shiny glue on the back of your fabric.

Arrange on your block the way you like it.

Iron.

It looked like it was missing something.. So I borrowed my sisters YO-YO maker.

The green Clover 30 mm petite small yo-yo maker. 1.2" for the finished size.  (optional)

3 1/4 inch circle

When you sew your yo-yo if you choose to make a yo-yo. You'll want to use pink or white thread. I used brown to show how you go in the u's on the outside of the yo-yo maker..  When you go all the way around then you pop your circle out of the yo-yo maker and pull on your thread.

Then, I sewed it onto my block. I like it much better. :)

At this point you can either make a few more block & make a quilt or table runner..

But, I decided I liked just a block.
 

Next, I made a quilt sandwich: Cupcake block, batting leftovers & backing (I used mint green dots)

Then, I started free motion quilting. Betty (my babylock) does such a nice job.

I always like the back of a project. If you look closely, you can see the quilting.. I went around the cupcake and wiggled the seems.

Next,  cut 3- 2" strips of the creamy dot fabric ( ame fabric I used for the icing of the cupcake)

You'll want to sew the strips together the long way. Then, iron it in half.

Start by placing the fabric along the edge of your project salvage towards the edge (folded edge towards the inside of your project. Leave about 3 inches of fabric then start sewing.  Here's how you miter the corners:

Sew all the way down to the corner. Stop. Cut your thread.

Pull your binding fabric back so you get a triangle.Then fold your fabric forward.

Line your machine up to the start of the next edge

It should look like this..

When you bind it your corner should come out like this..

*note.. I have a love hate relationship with binding.. I don't mind the hand sewing part at the end but I really don't like the machine sewing part. I've shown you what I can do. When it comes to finishing the binding at the end.. I end up cursing the project & passing it on to someone little more experienced than I.. mainly my awesome Mother..:) *

 

 

 

*tip* I've found that the hair clips you can buy at any Superstore or grocery store works just as well as the Binding clips they sell in the Quilt Shops..

Here it is finished..

I'm giving away this mug mat I made just fr the dots on dots blog hop :)
This is how I made it

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Thank you Corrie at Quilt taffy for hosting such a wonderful blog hop & Mdm Samm at Sew we quilt!