The Lollipop Quilt – Tutorial 1

• 2 Lollipop charm packs (by Sandy Gervais for MODA)
• 1/2 yard Brown fabric for binding
• 1 1/4 yards of backing fabric
• 40″ x 40″ piece of wadding
• Matching Embroidery Thread
• Neutral thread for piecing
• 3.5″ acrylic circle template (or template plastic – heat resistant) 
• Fusible webbing
• Perle 8 cottons for hand quilting
• Marking tool
• Rotary Cutter, Scissors, pins, sewing machine.

A 1/4 seam allowance will be used for all piecing.

Recipe:

Step 1 – Separate the solids from each charm pack.

Step 2 – Separate the remaining charm squares into groups of the same colours.

Step 3 – Choose one (1) charm square from each colour group with a small print. These will become the seven lollipops.

Step 4 –  Place the circle template on the right side of your lollipop square and centre. Trace around it.  Draw a freehand swirl on the right side of the square.

Step 5 – Using 2 strands of a co-ordinated embroidery cotton and back stitch, embroider the swirl design on each lollipop.

Step 6 – Iron fusible webbing to back of charm.

Step 7 – Cut around the circle . Making sure the swirl design is centred.

Now you have completed your first lollipop. Make 6 more.

Step 8 -Let’s make the sticks for the lollipops.

• Select some contrasting fabrics from the charm square pack
• Cut 1″ strips from selected charm squares. The strip should measure 1″ x 5″
• Fold 1/4 seam at one end of the strip
• Press the strip in half lengthways and open
• Press each long edge to the middle to form a stem 1/2″ wide.
• Cut a 3/8″ x length of stem of Heat n Bond. Iron on back of stem

Some completed lollipop and stem sets

Look for my next post named ‘Lollipop Quilt – Tutorial 2’.