Trip Around the World Wall Hanging

Approximate Finished Size: 99cm x 99cm (34" x 40")

Materials Required

Colour 1 115cm (45") wide material	.50 meter
Colour 2 115cm (45") wide material	.40 meter
Colour 3 115cm (45") wide material	.40 meter
Colour 4 115cm (45") wide material	.50 meter
Backing 115cm (45") wide material	1.5 meter
Binding (packaged) or Make your own	4.5-5 meter
Quilt Fuse™	1.5 meter
Batting	96.52cm x 111.76cm (38"x44") Piece
Muslin	6" by the finished width of quilt (for Hanging sleeve)
Iron with steam setting	to fuse squares
Safety Pins	to pin the quilt sandwich
Wood Dowel or Small drapery rod	1 for hanging

Cutting Instructions

Colour 1 115cm (45") wide material	Cut eight 2 inch strips into 159 squares
Colour 2 115cm (45") wide material	Cut seven 2 inch strips into 154 squares
Colour 3 115cm (45") wide material	Cut seven 2 inch strips into 152 squares
Colour 4 115cm (45") wide material	Cut eight 2 inch strips into 156 Squares

Note: all squares are to be cut 2"x2"

Setting Up

1. Lay the 1.5 meter piece of Quilt Fuse™ on a flat surface which can be ironed on (towels on a table work well), bumpy side up.

2. Decide which of your fabrics will be number 1, 2, 3, and 4.Cut the four colours according to the above chart. Organize the fabric squares into colour coded piles remembering which number you have chosen for each.

3.Following the coloured diagram above lay the fabric squares out row by row.

4. Once the desired look is achieved set your iron to the wool setting with light steam. Using moderate pressure press the fabric squares onto the Quilt Fuse™. Work in a set pattern (left to right/ top to bottom) and overlap previously fused area, holding iron in place for approximately 12-15 seconds. Important: do not slide the iron over the fabric squares, pick it up and move it from section to section so the fabric squares don't shift.

Sewing Instructions

1. Fold the first vertical column, right sides together, along the dotted line making sure the fold is straight. Stitch a scant ¼ inch seam down the entire length following grid line. Continue to stitch each column, being careful to keep them straight as you sew. Lightly steam or finger-press all seams in the same direction. Optional: you may want to clip the seams where the grid lines intersect for easier stitching. Fold and stitch across each horizontal row in the same manner as the vertical.

2. Lay the quilt backing out on a table or large area, right side down. Next place the quilt batting on top of the backing, and lastly place the quilt top right side up on top. Pin with safety pins all layers of your quilt sandwich together.

3. Quilt the wall hanging together using stitch in the ditch, stippling, or by any other means desired.

4. Remove the safety pins and trim the batting and backing.

5. Bind the quilt using one of the methods from our Border & Bindings page or using pre-packaged bias tape.

6. To add a fabric sleeve for hanging cut a piece of muslin 6 inches wide by the width of the quilt. Turn under 1/2 inch on each end and press. Turn under 1/2 inch on each end again and stitch. With right sides together stitch a 1/2 inch seam on the long edge of the hanging sleeve. Press seam allowances open. Turn casing right side out, centering seam and pressing flat. Pin sleeve to back of quilt close to top edge and 1 inch away from the sides. Hand-stitch sleeve to quilt along upper and lower sleeve edges; stitching through the backing and batting but not the front.

7. Insert rod or wood dowel and hang as desired.