Traffic Jam Wall Hanging
Materials
Inspired by Elephants on Parade from designer Jocelyn Ueng of It’s Sew Emma [2]
Quilt tester: Jan Ragaller
1-1⁄2 yards blue dot (sashing, border No. 4, binding)
7⁄8 yard novelty car print (quilt center)
1⁄2 yard solid white (border No. 1)
1⁄4 yard each green print and yellow stripe (border No. 1)
1⁄3 yard red dot (border Nos. 1 and 3)
1⁄4 yard blue stripe (border No. 2)
1⁄2 yard gray print (border No. 3)
1⁄4 yard green stripe (border No. 3)
3-1⁄4 yards backing fabric
57x63" batting
Finished quilt: 48-1⁄2x54-1⁄2"
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.
Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Cut Fabrics
Cut pieces in the following order. Cut novelty car print rectangle and blue dot border No. 4 strips and binding strips lengthwise (parallel to selvages).
From blue dot, cut:
2—5x48-1⁄2" border No. 4 strips
2—5x45-1⁄2" border No. 4 strips
6—2-1⁄2x42" binding strips
2—2x27-1⁄2" sashing strips
2—2x24-1⁄2" sashing strips
From novelty car print, cut:
1—21-1⁄2x27-1⁄2" rectangle
From solid white, cut:
40—3-1⁄2" squares
From green print, cut:
6—3-1⁄2x6-1⁄2" rectangles
From yellow stripe, cut:
6—3-1⁄2x6-1⁄2" rectangles
From red dot, cut:
6—3-1⁄2x6-1⁄2" rectangles
4—3-1⁄2" squares
From blue stripe, cut:
2—2x36-1⁄2" border No. 2 strips
2—2x33-1⁄2" border No. 2 strips
From gray print, cut:
4—1-1⁄2x39-1⁄2" strips
4—1-1⁄2x33-1⁄2" strips
From green stripe, cut:
2—1-1⁄2x39-1⁄2" strips
2—1-1⁄2x33-1⁄2" strips
Assemble Quilt Center
Sew blue dot 2x27-1⁄2" sashing strips to long edges of novelty car print 21-1⁄2x27-1⁄2" rectangle. Join blue dot 2x24-1⁄2" sashing strips to remaining edges to make quilt center. Press all seams toward sashing strips. The quilt center should be 24-1⁄2x30-1⁄2" including seam allowances.
Assemble and Add Borders
1. Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong side of 36 solid white 3-1⁄2" squares. (To prevent fabric from stretching as you draw lines, place 220-grit sandpaper under each square.)
2. Align a marked solid white 3-1⁄2" square with one end of a green print 3-1⁄2x6-1⁄2" rectangle (Flying Geese Diagram; note direction of marked line). Sew on marked line. Trim seam allowance to 1⁄4". Press open attached triangle, pressing seam toward solid white. In same manner, add a second marked solid white square to opposite end of same rectangle to make a green print Flying Geese unit. The unit should be 6-1⁄2x3-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make six green print Flying Geese units total.
3. Using yellow stripe and red dot 3-1⁄2x6-1⁄2" rectangles, repeat Step 2 to make six yellow stripe Flying Geese units and six red dot Flying Geese units.
4. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew together five assorted Flying Geese units to make a side border No. 1 strip. Press seams in one direction. The strip should be 3-1⁄2x30-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make a second side border No. 1 strip.
5. Sew together four assorted Flying Geese units to make a border No. 1 segment. Press seams in one direction. Add a solid white 3-1⁄2" square to each end of border No. 1 segment to make a top border No. 1 strip (Quilt Assembly Diagram). Press seams toward Flying Geese units. The strip should be 3-1⁄2x30-1⁄2" including seam allowances. Repeat to make bottom border No. 1 strip.
6. Join side border No. 1 strips to long edges of quilt center. Add top and bottom border No. 1 strips to remaining edges. Press all seams toward border No. 1.
7. Add blue stripe 2x36-1⁄2" border No. 2 strips to long edges of quilt center. Join blue stripe 2x33-1⁄2" border No. 2 strips to remaining edges. Press seams toward border No. 2.
8. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew together two gray print 1-1⁄2x39-1⁄2" strips and one green stripe 1-1⁄2x39-1⁄2" strip to make a long border No. 3 strip. Press seams toward green stripe. Repeat to make a second long border No. 3 strip. Join long border No. 3 strips to long edges of quilt center. Press seams toward border No. 3.
9. Referring to Quilt Assembly Diagram, sew together two gray print 1-1⁄2x33-1⁄2" strips and one green stripe 1-1⁄2x33-1⁄2" strip to make a short border No. 3 strip. Press seams toward green stripe. Add a red dot 31⁄2" square to each end of short border No. 3 strip to make a top border No. 3 strip. Press seams toward squares. Repeat to make a matching bottom border No. 3 strip. Sew top and bottom border No. 3 strips to remaining edges of quilt center. Press seams toward border No. 3.
10. Add blue dot 5x45-1⁄2" border No. 4 strips to long edges of quilt center. Join blue dot 5x48-1⁄2" border No. 4 strips to remaining edges to complete quilt top. Press seams toward border No. 4.
Finish Quilt
1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing; baste. Quilt as desired.
2. Bind with blue dot binding strips.