Cupcake Quilt Block
Cut Fabric to Size
Background (White) 0.3 metres
Piece A: cut 2 4 1/4”w x 3 1/4”h
Piece B: cut 1 3 1/2”w x 2 3/8”h
Piece C: cut 1 11”w x 1 1/4”h
Piece D: cut 6 1 3/8”w x 1 3/8”h
Piece G: cut 2 31/8”w x 1 3/4”h
Piece L: cut 2 2 1/4”w x 2 1/8”h
Piece N: cut 2 1 5/8”w x 33/8”h
Piece O: cut 2 2 1/4”w x 33/8”h
Piece P: cut 1 11”w x 1 3/4”h
Appliqué requires a small piece of Red and Green fabric.
Topping (Dark Pink & Light Pink) 0.2 metres of each colour
*Cut 1 of each colour
Piece E & F: 3 1/2”w x 1 3/8”h
Piece H & I: 53/4”w x 1 3/4”h
Piece J & K: 71/2”w x 2 1/8”h
Cupcake Wrapper (Red) 0.2 metres
Piece M: cut 1 71/2”w x 33/8”h
Boarder (Green) 0.3 metres
Piece Q: cut 2 11”w x 11/4”h
Piece R: cut 2 11/4”w x 121/2”h
What you need:
- 5 different colours of 100% cotton fabrics
- Sewing Machine
- Fusible Web
- Rotary Cutter
- Cutting Mat
- Quilting Ruler
- Iron
Tips Before You Start
- Use a 1/4” seam allowance
- Press seam allowances to one side after each step
- Square up each row before joining using a quilting ruler and rotary cutter
- Sew every seam with the right sides of your fabric facing each other.
Legend for Instructions
Row 1
Step 1:
- Sew Pieces E and F with right sides together. Align the corners and sew a diagonal line through the pieces from the bottom left to the top right corner (Diagram 1).
- Trim the seam allowance to a 1/4” width (Diagram 2)
- Press Piece F upwards (Diagram 3).
Step 2:
- Sew a D piece to top left and right corner of the FE piece with right sides together. (Diagram 4)
- Trim down corners to seam allowance to 1/4” width. (Diagram 5)
- Press piece D upwards so it looks like Diagram 6
Step 3:
Sew B Piece to the top of piece FED. (see the result in diagram 7)
Step 4:
Sew an A piece to the left side and the other A piece to the right side of your FEDB Piece to complete Row 1. (see the result in diagram 8)
Row 2
Step 5:
Repeat step 1 using pieces H and I.
Step 6:
Repeat step 2, adding piece D to the corners of piece HI
Step 7:
Sew one G piece to the left side and the other G piece to the right side of your HID Piece to complete Row 2. (see the result in diagram 11)
Step 8:
Stitch row 1 to row 2 with right sides together. (see the result in diagram Diagram 12)
Row 3
Step 9:
Repeat steps 5 to 7 with the row 3 pieces. (Diagram 12)
Step 10:
Stitch row 3 to the bottom of row 2 with right sides together. (see the result in diagram diagram 14)
Row 4
Step 11:
- Place the N pieces on either side of piece M, matching up the corners as shown in diagram 15.
- Sew corner to corner, as shown in diagram 15
- Trim the seam allowance to 1/4” and press press it to one side.
Step 12:
Sew the remaining O pieces to either side of your MN piece (see the result in diagram 17)
Step 13:
Sew row 4 to row 3 as indicated (Diagram 18)
Step 14:
Sew piece C to the top of the block and piece P to the bottom of the block. (Diagram 19)
Border
Step 15:
- Sew the Q pieces to the top and bottom of the block.
- Sew the R pieces to the left and right sides of the block. (Diagram 20)
Appliqué
Step 16:
- Top off your cupcake with a strawberry appliqué and apply using fusible web.
- Topstitch or blanket stitch the outsides for a finished look.
For detailed instructions on how to apply an appliqué with fusible web visit: Christmas Gnome Quilting Applique
