St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnome Fabric Bowl Sewing Tutorial with 2-1/2″ Fabric Strips

St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnome Fabric Bowl Sewing Tutorial with 2-1/2″ Fabric Strips

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and stitch a Lucky Gnomes Fabric Bowl! Using Clover’s NEW! Fabric Tube Maker, 2-1/2″ Fabric Strips and Pellon’s convenient 2-1/2″ Precut Cotton Batting Strips, we’re stitching this festive fabric bowl! The sewing is fun and the finished fabric bowl provides a festive table centerpiece.

St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnomes Fabric Bowl Supply Listing

• Four Coordinating Fat Quarters in an assortment of  darks, mediums, and lights: One for inner circle, one for under circle, and four for surrounding strips. We’re using the Lucky Gnomes Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle.
• Pellon’s 2-1/2″ Precut Cotton Batting Strips
• Clover’s Fabric Tube Maker
• Clover’s Wonder Clips
• Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
• Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner
• Fabric Marking Pen
• Clover’s Bordeaux Scissors
• Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler
• Iron & June Tailor’s Cut ‘n Press II
• Open Toe Presser Foot
• Optional: Edge Joining Presser Foot
• Standard Sewing Thread
• Schmetz Size 90 Jeans/Denim Needle
• Optional: 45mm Rotary Cutter Pinking Blade 

St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnomes Fabric Bowl Sewing Tutorial

Approximate finished size: 8″ Diameter

• Cut two 6-1/2″ squares for “inner circle”.
• Cut two 6-1/2″ squares from Pellon Fusible Fleece.

Create the Inner Circle

• Using Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge, or a salad bowl, trace a 6″ circle on “inner circle” fabric.

•  Using Bordeaux Scissors,  or Rotary Cutter, cut a 2-1/2″ slit opening near center circle.

• Place fabric squares right sides together. Stack and place both fusible fleece squares to wrong side of outer fabric circle. Wonder Clip layers together.

• Stitch around entire outer circle. Backstitch at beginning and ending of seam.

• Using pinking shears, or 45mm rotary cutter with pinking blade trim away excess fabric.

• Turn circle right side out through opening, and use Point 2 Point Turner to smooth edges while turning.

• Press. Set aside.

Create Outer Strips

• Cut Two 2-1/2″ crosswise fabric strips each from four fat quarters – each measuring approximately 2-1/2″ x 21″.

If using 2-1/2″ Precut Fabric Strips, select Four Coordinating fabric strips each assorted darks, mediums, and lights!

• Place crosswise fabric strips right sides together, offsetting short ends, and stitch diagonally between right angles.

• Seam fabric strips together with diagonal seams, stitching all strips in to one continuous strip.

• Clip threads.

• Press seams flat, then press seams open.
• Trim away excess seam allowance.

• Cut batting strip narrow end at a 45° angle. Fold narrow fabric strip end, wrong sides together, at a 45° angle. Press.
• Place 2-1/2″ batting strip to wrong side of fabric strip. Place batting strip about 3″ in from fabric fold.

• Following manufactures instructions, insert fabric and fleece into Clover’s Fabric Tube maker.

• Set Sewing machine for a 3.0 straight stitch, attach an Open Toe Presser Foot, insert a new Schmetz Size 90 Jeans/Denim Needle, and edgestitch along long edge.
• Advancing Fabric Tube Maker as you stitch.

• Complete sewing continuous fabric strip by cutting narrow end at a 45° angle. Cut batting strip end at  45° angle, and 1″ shorter than fabric. Fold fabric strip end up, wrong sides together.

• Continue stitching to end of strip and backstitch.

• Tuck folded end of fabric strip under center circle.

• Set sewing machine for a wide zigzag stitch, and stitch fabric strip to inner circle. After stitching about an inch, gradually reveal entire width of strip and continue stitching – meeting circle edge to edge of fabric strip. Zig in one fabric and zag in the other, while “kissing” fabric edges together.

• Continue stitching, lifting bowl as you stitch.

• At about 4″ from the end, tuck folded end of fabric strip under fabric bowl rim, and continue stitching to end of strip. Backstitch.

• Our St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnome Fabric Bowl sewing project is complete!

We’ve had so much fun sewing our St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnome Fabric Bowl, we’re looking forward to creating more projects for every occasion with our  2-1/2″ Batting Strips available at ShopNZP.com!

St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Gnomes Fabric Bowl Supply Listing

• Four Coordinating Fat Quarters in an assortment of  darks, mediums, and lights: One for inner circle, one for under circle, and four for surrounding strips. We’re using the Lucky Gnomes Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle.
• We’re using the Lucky Gnomes Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle.
• Pellon’s 2-1/2″ Precut Cotton Batting Strips
• Clover’s Fabric Tube Maker
• Clover’s Wonder Clips
• Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
• Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner
• Fabric Marking Pen
• Clover’s Bordeaux Scissors
• Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler
• Iron & June Tailor’s Cut ‘n Press II
• Open Toe Presser Foot
• Optional: Edge Joining Presser Foot
• Standard Sewing Thread
• Schmetz Size 90 Jeans/Denim Needle
• Optional: 45mm Rotary Cutter Pinking Blade 

Lucky Gnomes Now Available at Nancy Zieman Productions ShopNZP.com

Looking for the cutest St. Patty’s day fabric? You’re in luck! The Lucky Gnomes Fabrics are sure to bring a smile to your face as they revel in the green holiday’s festivities! The fun fabrics feature gnomes dressed as leprechauns who have struck gold and have found scores of four-leaf clovers and the word print has all of your favorite St. Patrick’s Day sayings. Great for quilting, home décor, apparel, and accessories. From the Lucky Gnomes fabric collection by Andi Metz for Benartex Fabrics.

 This 100% Cotton fabric is great for quilting, sewing fabric face coverings, stitching accessories, home decor, aprons, table cloths, napkins, and gift bags! We’re sharing 12″ fabric swatches in today’s post.

• Lucky Gnomes Fabric Fat Quarter Bundle

• Lucky Gnomes Fabric Panel

• Mini Clovers White Fabric by the Yard

• Mini Clovers Black Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Gnomes Words White Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Gnomes Words Bladk Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Gnomes Tossed White Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Gnomes Happy Go Lucky Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Gnomes Scenic Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Gnomes Stripe Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Plaid Clover Kelly Green Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Plaid Clover Green Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Plaid Clover Emerald Green Fabric by the Yard

• Lucky Lucky Trellis Green Fabric by the Yard