Illumination - Medallion X
Illumination - Medallion X
Illuminate your path
Difficulty: Beginner
Reverse appliqué pattern – Hand & Machine directions
(36" x 36" or 56" x 56")
Fill your home with vibrant life and light with Illumination. Two great options with this medallion with it's bursting design. Make it as a 36" medallion or add the 10" borders to grow the medallion into a 56" lap quilt. Pattern has directions for hand and machine creation for each size.
Making by machine- if you carefully cut the shapes out of the center medallion, you just use these to make the appliqued borders. You won't need any more fabric or borders.
We recently re-made our sample using the Hoffman Leaf panel as the top fabric and a dark green batik as the background fabric for a spectacular autumn wall-hanging using this same great reverse applique pattern to help you imagine the possibilities.
This pattern is available as a digital PDF download as well.
Island Batik materials used:
- The 36" x 36" hand example of Illumination uses the Wind & Sea collection- 111609283(top fabric), 111612265(background) and 111608286(binding)
- The 56" x 56" machine Illumination with optional borders, uses their Spring Zing collection- 111614336 (top fabric), 111610335(binding) and from Blenders-BE24-A1(background)
finished dimensions: 36 in x 36 in or 56" x 56"
materials required for 36" x 36":
- background fabric:1 1/4 yards of light fabric*
- top fabric: 1 1/4 yds of medium or dark fabric*
- backing fabric: 1 1/4 yds
- batting: 1 1/4 yds
- binding: 1/3 yard
- for machine applique only: 36 in x 36 in piece of paper-backed iron-on fusible webbing
materials required for 56" x 56":
- background fabric:2 3/4 yards of fabric*
- top fabric: 1 1/3 yds of fabric**
- backing fabric: 4 yds
- batting: 64" x 64"
- binding: 1/2 yard
- for machine applique only: 36 in x 40 in piece of paper-backed iron-on fusible webbing, as per pattern directions
*when making by machine, you can use a dark material for your background fabric and/or a light material for your top.
**when making 56" version by hand, you will need 1 1/2 yards of top fabric to applique the borders.
