December 2021 NZP Block of the Month: Assemble and Finish!

December 2021 NZP Block of the Month: Assemble and Finish!

Introducing the twelfth of 12 FREE! Tutorials in our NEW! 2021 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series! Earlier this year, Team NZP introduced our NEW! 2021 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series. Visit our January 2 Blog Posting to review the Basic Supplies & Tools Listing.

Our NEW! 2021 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series is a great way to finish a quilt in manageable monthly installments. One block at a time is an easy approach to creating a quilt. Whether you’re a beginner quilter or seasoned quilter, Team NZP’s block of the month series is a great opportunity to get stitching in the new year. In 2021, The NZP Team is honored to continue Nancy Zieman’s Block of the Month series with our first Christmas-themed quilt titled, Merry Christmas All Year Round Quilt! We’ll be sharing a quilt block tutorial on the third Saturday of each month, and we’ll be keeping the finished quilt design a mystery until later in December 2021!

All blocks will feature fabrics from the NEW! Merry Little Christmas Fat Quarter Bundle, along with our New! Exclusive No-Hassle Triangles Ruler by Team NZP and Nancy’s No-Hassle Triangles Gauge by Clover. Follow along as we share step-by-step how to assemble and finish our 2021 Block of the Month Merry Little Christmas All Year Round!

December Assemble and Finish!

Each block is 15-1/2″ square; 15″ finished square – when sewn into finished quilt. Finished quilt includes the Merry Little Christmas Fabric Panel and will measure approximately 80″ x 97″ (or 70″ x 87″ – your choice).

• 2 yd. Red Sashing and Binding Fabric, we chose Riley Red Cotton Solid.
  
• 1 yd. Green Outer Border Fabric for center panel, we chose Merry Little Christmas Flowers Green.

Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with Quilter’s Starch Savvy.

Cut Fabrics and Create Sashing Strips

• Cut sixteen 2-1/2″ crosswise fabric strips from Red Sashing Fabric.

• Create one continuous fabric strip by joining the sixteen crosswise fabric strips together at short ends, right sides together, with diagonal seams to reduce bulk. Trim away excess fabric leaving 1/4″ seam allowance. Press seams flat, then press to one side.

• Cut ten 2-1/2″ x 15-1/2″ crosswise fabric strips from Red Sashing Fabric.

• Cut two 2-1/2″ x 49-1/2″crosswise fabric strips for vertical sashing from Red Sashing Fabric.

• Cut two 2-1/2″ x 66-1/2″crosswise fabric strips for horizontal sashing from Red Sashing Fabric.

• Cut two 2-1/2″ x 70-1/2″crosswise fabric strips for horizontal outer border sashing from Red Sashing Fabric.

• Cut two 2-1/2″ x 83-1/2″crosswise fabric strips for vertical outer border sashing from Red Sashing Fabric.

Prior to cutting center Green Outer Border and Merry Little Christmas Panel, first measure your completed Block Rows. If your Block Rows are different measurements than shown below – adjust your center rectangle measurements accordingly.

• Cut  two 5-1/2″ x 32-1/2″crosswise fabric strips from Green Outer Border Fabric.

Construct Quilt Top

All seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.

• Prepare quilt blocks by pressing and starching and trimming all blocks to 15-1/2″ x 15-1/2″ square.
• Layout block rows as shown below, or you’re the designer, you may choose your quilt block layout!

• Align 2-1/2″ x 15-1/2″ sashing strips between blocks, as shown.

• Working with one row at a time, join vertical sashing to blocks, right sides together, using scant 1/4″ seams.
• Pin and stitch.
• Press seams towards sashing strips.

• Working with one column at a time, join horizontal sashing to blocks, right sides together, using scant 1/4″ seams.
• Pin and stitch.
• Press seams towards sashing strips.

• Working with one row at a time, join 2-1/2″ x 66-1/2″crosswise fabric strips along one side of horizontal block rows, right sides together, as shown.
• Pin and stitch.
• Press seams towards sashing.

• Set aside completed top and bottom block rows.

• Working with one column at a time, join 2-1/2″ x 49-1/2″crosswise fabric strips to vertical block rows, right sides together, as shown.
• Pin and stitch.
• Press seams towards sashing.

Set aside completed left and right columns:

Prior to cutting center Green Outer Border and Merry Little Christmas Panel, first measure your completed Block Rows. If your Block Rows are different measurements – adjust your center rectangle measurements accordingly.

• Trim center panel to 32-1/2″ W x 39-1/2 L.
• Join 5-1/2″ x 32-1/2″ green horizontal crosswise fabric strips to Merry Little Christmas Fabric Panel top and bottom, right sides together.
• Pin and stitch.
• Press seams open away from center panel.

• Center Panel Assembly is complete.

• Place one “Three-Block” side column to one long edge of center rectangle panel assembly, with right sides together. Pin. Stitch.
• Press seams towards sashing. Use a Tailor’s Clapper to flatten and set seams!

• Place second “Three Block” column to opposite long edge of center panel assembly, with right sides together. Pin. Stitch. Press seams towards sashing.

• Place top “Four-Block” row to quilt assembly, with right sides together. Pin. Stitch.
• Press seams flat, then press towards sashing. Use a Tailor’s Clapper to flatten and set seams!

• Place bottom “Four-Block” row to quilt assembly, with right sides together. Pin. Stitch.
• Press seams flat, then press seams towards sashing. Use a Tailor’s Clapper to flatten and set seams!

• Place 2-1/2″ x 83-1/2″ side outer side sashing strips to side quilt assembly, with right sides together. Pin. Stitch.
• Press seams flat, then press seams towards sashing Use a Tailor’s Clapper to flatten and set seams!

• Place 2-1/2″ x 70-1/2″ top and bottom sashing strips to quilt assembly, with right sides together. Pin. Stitch.
• Press seams flat, then press seams towards sashing Use a Tailor’s Clapper to flatten and set seams!

Approx. finished size 70-1/2″ W x 88″ L.

Our 2021 NZP Block of the Month: Merry Little Christmas All Year Round Quilt Top is finished!

Finish Quilt

• Quilt Layers using your favorite quilting techniques.
• Finish quilt, using your favorite binding technique. Find Nancy Zieman’s favorite binding method at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog: http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/quilting-2/how-to-bind-quilts/

Blog Bonus! If you’re following along with our 2021 Merry Little Christmas All Year Round Block of the Month Series, and you’ve purchased the Merry Little Christmas Fat Quarter Pack and Fabric Panel from Team NZP at ShopNZP.com, simply send us an email message at [email protected] titled, “2021 NZP Block of the Month”, and we’ll send you one FREE! Merry Little Christmas Candy Cream Fat Quarter! Please include your name and mailing address within your email message. Merry Christmas in July from Team NZP! Quantities are limited, limit one per customer. 

Watch Stitch it! Sisters No-Hassle Triangles in Quilts Program 118 with Deanna Springer

For a chance to be the random winner of a Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack with S!S button & sticker, please leave a comment below sharing your thoughts about the NEW! 2021 Nancy Zieman Productions Free! Block of the Month Mystery Quilt Series.

Nancy Zieman Productions will give away one Stitch it! Sisters 5″ Fabric Short Stack to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message – sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

Happy Quilting!

Team Nancy Zieman

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