Today we feature our Hang Time Quilt by Happy Quilting Designs. This one features our Kaleidoscope collection, which is a whimsical and bright collection of festive confetti, lovely mandalas, and cool ikat prints in a purple, mint, and coral colorway. We just love the happiness that exudes from this collection, and thought it would be a perfect fit for Hang Time. We chose a gradation of color, which looks stunning within the intricate design.

HANG TIME QUILT
Collection Featured: Kaleidoscope by Camelot Design Studio
Project Designer: Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting Designs

OTHER TOOLS & SUPPLIES
– 2-1/2 yards of extra wide quilt batting (at least 80” wide)
– sewing machine & coordinating thread
– rotary cutter & mat
– fabric shears
– straight edge ruler & measuring tape
– straight pins
– fabric marker or pencil

NOTES:
– For best results, read through all instructions before beginning.
– WOF = width of fabric (42”)
– RST = right sides together
– Unless otherwise directed, sew all seams with an accurate 1/4” seam allowance, and press
seams open as you go.
– Please wash, dry & iron your fabric before beginning, and trim selvages. 

CUTTING:
Fabric A – Background
Cut (11) 6-1/2” x WOF strips – sub-cut (64) 6-1/2” squares.
Cut (7) 3-1/2” x WOF strips – sub-cut (32) 3-1/2” squares and (16) 3-1/2” x 9-1/2” rectangles.
Cut (4) 15-1/2” x WOF strips – sub-cut (40) 3-1/2” x 15-1/2” rectangles.

Fabric B – Sashing & Binding
Cut (3) 3-1/2” x WOF strips – sub-cut (25) 3-1/2” squares.
Cut (8) 2-1/2” x WOF strips for the Binding.

Fabrics C – F – Accent
Cut (4) 3-1/2” x WOF strips from each – sub-cut (48)
3-1/2” squares from each; (192) total.

Backing
Cut (2) 90” x WOF rectangles.

MAKING THE BLOCKS

1. Draw a diagonal line through the center of (32) squares of each Accent fabric, on the Wrong Side as shown.

Make (32) from each Accent fabric.

2. Sew (2) matching squares to opposite corners of each 6-1/2” Background fabric square, RST, along their diagonal lines. Trim of the excess fabric, 1/4” from the seams as shown. Make (16) with each Accent fabric – (64) units total.

3. Sew a 3-1/2” Accent fabric square to a 3-1/2” Background fabric square as shown, and press the seam toward the Accent fabric.

Make (8) with each Accent fabric – (32) units total.

4. Sew (2) matching Accent squares to the end of a 3-1/2” x 9-1/2” Background rectangle as shown, and press the seams toward the Accent fabric.

Make (4) with each Accent fabric – (16) units total.

5. Sew matching units from Steps 1 & 2 in rows as shown.
Make (8) with each Accent fabric – (32) units total.

6. Sew matching rows from Step 5 together with a matching unit from Step 4, as shown, to complete the Blocks.
Make (4) with each Accent fabric – (16) Blocks total.

MAKING THE QUILT TOP:

1. Sew the blocks together in matched rows of (4)as shown, with a 15-1/3” x 3-1/2” Background fabric rectangle on either side of each block.

Make (1) row featuring each Accent fabric – (4) rows total.

2. Sew (4) 15-1/2” x 3-1/2” Background fabric rectangles together in rows with (5) 3-1/2” Sashing fabric squares as shown.

Make (5) rows.

3. Sew the rows of blocks & sashing together top-to-bottom, referring to the quilt illustration on Page 1, to complete the quilt top.

FINISHING THE QUILT

1. Join the Binding fabric strips end-to-end and press to make the binding.
2. Join the Backing fabric rectangles along their 90” edges to make (1) 90” x 83” rectangle.
3. Layer the backing, batting & quilt top, with the fabrics’ Right Sides facing outward. Baste & quilt as desired.
4. Trim excess batting & backing, and bind.

We hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!