Childhood Memories

by George Wheeler

59 1/2" x 65"

July 11, 2012

We have found that the fabric not being printed as perfect as needed for cutting this project, to revise a few details so that it is easier to make. The project has been corrected on the website and it might be best to download the latest version as it will be much easier to work from the revised version. If you have an older copy, please note the additional corrections and recommendations. These are in ADDITION to the corrections already made to this project.

Fabric Requirements

33761-3 Blue – increase to ¼ (NOT 1/8) yard
33761-1 Red -  increase to 1 (NOT ¾ ) yard
33758-X multi – increase to 4 ½ (NOT 4) yards as this is used for the face of the quilt now.

Initial Cutting Instructions

33757P-X panel
Fussy cut 6” squares with 2 (NOT 4) snowmen and 2 (NOT 4) Christmas trees centered in the squares.
33759-X Snowman Stripe
Fussy cut two stripes of snowmen from the horizontal direction 4 1/2” X 36 1/4”.  This will require using alternating rows.

33758-X multi
          Fussy cut your 4 favorite scenes in 6” X 6” squares. (this is new)
33761-1 Red
         Cut six (NOT four) strips 2” X WOF
3461-2 Green
         Cut three (NOT two) strips 2” X WOF
33761-3 Blue
         Cut three (NOT two) strips 2” X WOF
33761-4 Dark Blue
         Cut six (NOT 4) strips 2” X WOF

Making the Corner Blocks

Cutting

Sub-cut sixteen pieces 4 ” (NOT 4 ½”) from the 4” (not 4 ½”) strips of 33761-2 Green

Assembly

Place a 4” square of 33761-2 Green on each corner RST and align the raw edges.  Draw a diagonal line on the back of each square and sew on the line as shown.  Flip the triangles open, press and trim the excess leaving a 1/4” seam allowance on the back. Repeat for the other tree square and the 2 snowman squares (NOT Repeat for the other three blocks.)

For the scenic corner blocks follow the same procedure substituting the fussy cut scenes from the all over design as the centers and 33761-4 Dark Blue for 33761-1 Red and 33761-1 Red for 33761-2 Green.  Make 4 scenic corner blocks. (This is a new sentence to replace the old one)

Making the Snowman Stripe Borders

Cutting

Sub-cut four of the 3” strips of 33761-4 Dark blue to 41 1/2”.
Sub-cut four of the 3” strips of the 33761-4 Dark blue to 36 1/4”

Assembly

Sew eleven (NOT  ten)of the fussy cut 4 1/2” X 4 1/2” snowmen….

Final Assembly of the quilt

We changed the wording of the lines so please use this part instead of what was originally written.
-Sew the 18 1/4” striped inner borders to the top and bottom of the center panel.
-Sew a Christmas tree block to the top and a Snowman block to the bottom of one of the side 23 1/2" striped borders being careful of orientation.  Repeat for the second border reversing the tree and snowman blocks.
-Sew the side inner border with the corner block in place.
-Sew the 36 1/4” top and bottom snowman borders in place.
-Sew the scenic corner blocks to the top and bottom of the snowman side borders.
-Sew the snowman border/scenic corner block units in place for the version you are making.

**We have also added a version where the snowmen borders are NOT fussy cut on the right and left sides. We labeled it as VERSION 2. Any Version 2 instructions on the project are indicated in Red and labeled.

July 5, 2012

We appreciate the attention the Winter Wonderland collection and this pattern has created. We realize now that this pattern is NOT very kit friendly as it has a lot of fussy cutting that requires time and labor on the part of the maker. We are working on an easier version that would be good for kitting. Please note before proceeding.

June 13, 2012
The following project is now correct on the website. If you have an older version, please note the following changes. There was an error in the size of the center panel that made changes to the measurements:

Under Initial Cutting Instructions
33757P-X panel
Fussy cut the large scene adding 1/4" all the way around the candy stripe for seam allowance. The
cut rectangle should measure 18 1/4" wide and 23 ½" (NOT 18 1/2" wide and 22") long.
33757-X Snowman Stripe
Fussy cut two stripes of snowmen from the horizontal direction 4 1/2" X 36 1/4"(NOT 36 1/2")
Fussy cut 22 (NOT 20) snowmen from the fabric 4 1/2" X 4 1/2" (will require using alternate snowmen to get
size required).
33761-1 Red
Cut four strips 2" X WOF
Cut four strips 2 1/4" (NOT 2 1/2") X WOF
Cut two strips 4" (NOT 4 ½") X WOF
33461-2 Green
Cut two strips 2" X WOF
Cut two strips 4" (NOT 4 ½") X WOF
33761-4 Dark Blue
Cut four strips 2" X WOF
Cut four strips 2 1/4" (not 2 ½") X WOF
Cut eight strips 3" X WOF

Under making the Inner Stripe Borders
Cutting
Sub-cut four 2" strips of 33761-1 Red into one strip 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") long and one piece 23 ½" (NOT 22") long.
Sub-cut four 2" strips of 33761-4 Dark Blue into one strip 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") long and one piece 23 ½" (NOT 22") long.
Sub-cut two 2" strips of 33761-3 Blue into one strip 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") long and one piece 23 ½" (NOT 22") long.
Sub-cut two 2" strips of 33761-2 Green into one strip 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") long and one piece 23 ½" (NOT 22") long.
Under Assembly
Using one 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") strip each of the 33761-2 Green and 33762-3 Blue and two 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") strips of 33761-1 Red and 33761-4 Dark Blue make a 9 1/2" X 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") strip set as shown below.
Repeat this for the other set of 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") strips and for both sets of 23 ½" (NOT 22") strips.
Under Making the Corner Blocks
Cutting
Sub-cut eight pieces 6" from the 2 ¼" (NOT 2 1/2") strips of 33761-1 Red.
Sub-cut eight pieces 9 1/2" from the 2 ¼" (NOT 2 1/2") strips of 33761-1 Red
Assembly
Place a 4" (NOT 4 1/2") square of 33761-2 Green on each corner RST and align the raw edges.

Under Making the Snowman Stripe Borders
Cutting
Sub-cut four of the 3" strips of 33761-4 Dark Blue to 41 ½" (NOT 40 1/2").
Sub-cut four of the 3" strips of the 33761-4 Dark blue to 36 ¼" (NOT 36 1/2").
Assembly
Sew ten of the fussy cut 4 1/2" X 4 1/2" snowmen from the 33757-X fabric together to form the vertical snowman stripe. The stripe should measure 4 1/2" X 41 ½" (NOT 40 1/2"). Sew one strip of the 41 ½" (NOT 40 1/2") 33761-4 Dark Blue to each side of the snowman stripes made above to form the side snowman border. This unit should measure
9 1/2" X 41 ½" (NOT 40 1/2"). Make two.
Sew a strip of the 33761-4 Dark Blue to top and bottom of the 36 ¼" (NOT 36 ½") horizontal snowman stripe to form the horizontal snowman border. The unit should 9 ½" X 36 ¼" (NOT 36"). Make two.

Under Final Assembly of the quilt
Sew the 18 ¼" (NOT 18 1/2") striped inner borders to the top and bottom of the center panel....
Sew the 36 ¼" (NOT 36 1/2") top and bottom snowman borders in place.

View Collection: Winter Wonderland