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Damask Rose Quilt
By
Ellen Jaye Designs
Corner block 5
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Long Block
A note on technique:
I used the quilt as you go method as described by Lyn Kenny of Kenny Kreations. The
instructions for this technique are available for purchase from Kenny Kreations or you
may wish to use your own quilt as you go method or even construct as a quilt top and
quilt later. Piping of the sashing is a feature of Lyn’s technique, however I used faux
piping rather than true piping with piping cord.
This quilt design is very forgiving of slight errors in placement of designs. The
embellishments will cover a slight misplacement of the ellipse designs and the
remaining blocks are squared up after stitching.
This quilt involves a lot of embellishing. I did much of this by hand although it is possible
to do most of it by machine if you prefer.
Materials:
Fabric:
Note: except for the damask fabric, it doesn’t matter what the width of the remaining
fabric is. The squares need to be cut 17 inches wide, and you will only be able to fit 2
across the width of 36 inch or 44 inch fabric.
1 1/4 yards (1m) 60” wide damask print
7 3/4yards (7.5m) cream homespun
2 1/2 yards (2.2m) dark fabric for sashing
2 1/2 yards (2.2m) pale fabric for piping (note - the entire width of the fabric is not used I used left over sashing fabric from another project. However, you will need the length if
you don’t want to join the fabric).
4 27x2.5 inch strips of small pink print
4 23/2.5 inch strips of plain pink fabric
4 scraps of gold damask or furnishing fabric, each min. 5x7 inches
Small scraps of pellon
8 ½ yards (7.8 m) of backing fabric
Batting: I used 3 ½ yards (3.2m) cotton low loft batting, 94 inches (240cm) wide
Medium weight tear away stabiliser
Trims:
1 ¼ yards (1.1m) 1 inch wide salmon cotton lace
21.5 yards (19.5m) narrow ecru cotton or rayon lace or 12 m of one type and 11 of the
other.
4 ¼ yards (3.8m) narrow gold braid. An additional 6 yards (6m) of braid is needed for
the 5x7 hoop version of the quilt.
8 repeats 1 ¼ inch wide daisy rayon braid
4 small butterfly charms
1 ball dark brown pearle crochet thread (Optional)
Equipment:
12 inch quilters square
26 inch quilters ruler
Water soluble fabric marking pen
Rotary cutter and board
Dressmakers scissors
Small sharp curved embroidery scissors
Pins
Embroidery machine with a minimum 8x8 hoop size
Walking foot
¼ inch patchwork foot
Tape measure
Construction thread
Bobbin fill
Embroidery threads:
Gold Marathon: 1406 - 4000m
Green: Marathon 1296 - 2000m
Caramel: Marathon 1433 - 1000m
Brown: Marathon 1144 - 2000m
Embroidery Design Set: Damask Rose Quilt from Ellen Jaye Designs
http://www.oregonpatchworks.com/collections.php?id=EJD
The following instructions are for 8x8 hops. Further instructions for 5x7 hoops are at the
end of the 8x8 instructions.
Cutting:
From the batting and backing cut 24 squares 17 inches x 17 inches, 4 strips 17x 30
inches and one 30 inch square.
From the cream homespun cut 24 squares 17 inches x 17 inches, 4 strips 17x 30. From
the waste fabric cut 2 10 inch squares and then cut each of these in half diagonally.
Sashing: cut the strips 2 ½ inches wide as needed down the length of the fabric.
Piping: as per Lyn Kenny’s instructions - cut as needed down the length of the fabric.
Construction of centre square:
Centre square:
Look at the damask fabric and find a pattern repeat. Cut a 20 inch square of damask
fabric that centres a pattern repeat. Using water soluble marking pen, mark the centre
point of the fabric and mark points 3 inches either side of the centre points. Draw
diagonal lines joining the outer marked points across each of the 4 the corners of the
square. Mark the centre point of each of the diagonal cut line on the cream homespun
triangles and the diagonal drawn lines on the damask. With right sides facing, and
matching the centre points of the triangles, stitch a triangle of homespun to each of the
corners of the damask. Trim back the seams to ½ inch to prevent fraying and press
towards the homespun.
Stitch the salmon lace over the edge of the narrow lace trim and stitch along the join of
the damask and homespun. If hand stitching, back stitch using the brown crochet
cotton. If machine stitching, stitch using brown embroidery thread and triple (bean)
stitch.
If using quilt as you go method, quilt the centre square now as instructed in the quilting
section.
Trim the centre square to 18 ½ x inches and stitch the plain pink fabric borders on
using ¼ inch seam, followed by pink print fabric.
Embroidery:
Using the 17x 30 inch strips of fabric, mark the centre line down the length of the fabric.
Mark the centre point of the fabric and then mark diagonal lines through the centre.
Carefully hoop the fabric diagonally, centring the hoop along the marked diagonal lines.
Securely attach a 10 inch square of pellon to the back of the hoop to stabilise the work
and stitch out design 8x8 DR diamond as follows:
The design will stitch out the applique part first. Using gold, stitch to the first stop. Attach
a 9x9 square of damask fabric over the stitched outline and secure. Stitch out the next
colour using gold (the colour change is to force the machine to stop only). Remove the
hoop from the machine (but not the fabric from the hoop) and trim back the damask
fabric to the outside of the holding stitches. Replace the hoop and stitch to the next
colour stop using gold. Continue to the next colour stop. When the machine stops for
the second time, remove the hoop again and trim away the excess damask fabric only
from the inside of the holding lines. Replace the hoop and stitch to the end.
Remove the hoop and carefully trim away the excess pellon from the outer edge of the
squares.
On the centre line mark a point 8 ½ inches from the centre of the diamond shape, either
side of the diamond. This marks the centre point of the ellipse designs. Hoop the fabric
with 2 layers of medium weight tear away stabiliser, centring the marked point and stitch
out design DRelypse on one side of the centre diamond. Flip the design and stitch out
the design on the other side of the centre diamond in the same way. Repeat for the
remaining 3 strips.
Corner fans:
Using a 17 inch square of fabric roughly centre the fabric in the hoop with the stabiliser.
Using design 8x8cornerfanplain, Stitch out to the first outline stitch. Place a scrap of
damask fabric over the outlined area and stitch until the holding stitches are complete
(grey on the design but should be stitched in gold). Remove the hoop and trim away the
excess fabric as before. Replace the hoop and stitch the next fan segment outline. Lay a
piece of gold fabric over the outlined shape as before and stitch out the grey segment.
Remove the hoop and trim away the excess gold fabric. Replace the hoop and stitch the
next fan segment outline. Lay a piece of damask fabric over the outlined shape as
before and stitch out the grey segment. Remove the hoop and trim away the excess
damask fabric. Replace the hoop and stitch to the end of the design. Repeat with 3
more squares of fabric.
Blocks (stitch 4 of each):
For each block, roughly centre the fabric in the hoop with 2 layers of medium weight tear
away stabiliser.
Block 1:
Stitch out the 4 corner designs. Remove the hoop and carefully remove the stabiliser
from the middle of the hoop, back as far as the corner designs. Attach a piece of pellon
over the back of the area and secure. Replace the hoop and stitch out until the centre
diamond area is outlined. Lay a scrap of damask over the shape and stitch out the grey
segment in gold. Remove the hoop and trim away the excess damask fabric. Replace
the hoop and stitch to the end. Carefully trim away the excess pellon from the outside of
the oval shape.
Block 2:
Stitch the first colour out. The centre diamond will be outlined. Cover this with damask
fabric and stitch out to the next stop. Trim away the excess fabric as before and
complete stitching the block out.
Block 3:
Stitch to the first outline. Cover the outlined area with damask fabric and stitch to the
next stop. Trim away excess fabric as before from the outside of the circle. Replace the
hoop and stitch out the next 2 colours in gold. Again remove the hoop and cut away the
excess damask fabric from the inside of the inner circle. Replace the hoop and continue
stitching to the end of the design.
Block 4:
This is stitched the same way as block 3. The non satin stitched areas of the holding
lines will be covered by the rose embroidery.
Block 5:
This is stitched in the same way as block 3, until the heart is reached. Stitch the outer
heart outline. Cover the outlined area with damask fabric and stitch to the next stop.
Trim away excess fabric from the outside of the heart. Replace the hoop and stitch out
the next colour in gold. When the hoop stops, cover the inner portion of the heart with a
scrap of gold fabric and stitch to the next colour change. Again remove the hoop and cut
away the excess fabric from the outside of the inner heart. Replace the hoop and
continue stitching to the end of the design.
Construction:
Remove all excess stabiliser from the blocks and press face down on a soft towel.
Sashing is 2 ½ inches wide, inclusive of a ¼ inch seam allowance.
Square blocks:
If using the quilt as you go method, layer the blocks with the batting and backing and
quilt as described in the quilting section of these instructions. Embellish the blocks
before construction (instructions below). The finished blocks should be 12 inches
square. Trim the blocks to 15 inches square then fold back the backing and trim the top
and batting to 14 inches square.
If quilting after construction, embellishment should be done after quilting, except for
block 4 which needs to be embellished before construction to hide the lace ends. Trim
the blocks to 12 ½ inches square. Embellish block 4 before construction to hide the
ends of the lace.
Long blocks: these measure 12x26 inches. If using quilt as you go method, trim to
15x29 inches, then fold back the backing and trim the top and batting to 14x28 inches
Placing the fan blocks so that they point to the outer corners, sash a corner fan block to
each end of 2 of the long blocks. Sash the remaining 2 blocks to the centre square, and
sash the first two blocks to the side of the square.
Sash the remaining blocks together, and add two corner blocks to each end of two of
the lengths of sashed blocks. Sash the shorter strips to the top and bottom of the quilt
and sash the longer blocks to the sides of the quilt.
Quilting:
Centre square: the damask was quilted around the flowers of the centre block and
blank areas filled in with an onion skin effect similar to McTavishing. The corner
triangles were also filled with an onion skin McTavishing style.
The long blocks are quilted around the outside and inside of the applique diamond, and
again ¼ inch out from the outside of the diamond, The ellipses are also quilted around
the outside of the stitching.
Fan blocks:
Quilt a square 3/8 inch out from the fan, and 2 more squares spaced 3/8 inch from each
other. The fan is quilted around and onion skin McTavished in the blank area around the
fan.
Block 1: Quilt a 9 inch square in the centre of the block. Straight stitch quilt 8 parallel
lines 3/8 inch from each other on each side of the block. Quilt a second square 3.8 inch
out from the first.
Block 2: Quilt a 9 inch square in the centre of the block. Onion skin McTavish between
the outside of the quilted square and the stitching line of the outside of the block.
Block 3: quilt around the outside of the appliqués circle and quilt 5 more rows of quilting
3/8 inch apart.
Block 4:quilt around the outside of the appliqué circle leaving a gap where the
embroidery is placed. Repeat at 3/8 inches for 3 rows. The final row should clear all the
embroidery/ Mark the centre point of the outer edges of the blocks and join with
diagonal lines. Stitch 3 rows of straight quilting ¾ inches apart, starting 3/8 inch form the
marked lines. If using quilt as you go method, also quilt the marked lines.
Block 5: Quilt around the outside and inside of the heart. Quilt a 9 inch square in the
centre of the block and stitch 2 more squares of quilting 3/8 inch apart.
Embelishing:
Attach narrow lace to the outside of the ellipses (beginning and ending where the join
will be covered by the daisy lace) and along the 9 inch quilted squares on blocks 1& 2.
Over sew the ends of the lace together to prevent unravelling. Attach lace around the
outside of the circle on block 3, and along the first set of diagonal quilting (or marked
lines) on block 4.Attach lace to the outer quarter circle of the fan block. Back stitch the
other edge of the quarter circle satin stitch. Back stitch by hand or triple stitch by
machine along the inner edges of the lace. Attach braid to the outer edge of the
diamonds on the long blocks, beginning and ending where it will be covered by daisy
lace. Attach braid to the outside of the hearts beginning and ending at the lower point of
the heart, and backstitch the inside of the heart.
Attach a daisy motif to the join between the ellipses and diamond on the long blocks.
Attach a small butterfly motif to the base of each heart.
Bind using 1 inch binding.
Additional instructions for 7x5 hoop users.
These instructions refer to the layout of the blocks when stitched in a 5x7 hoop only. All
other instructions regarding the construction, quilting and centre square of the quilt are
to be read from the 8x8 hoop instructions.
Long pieces:
Cut an 8x8 square of damask fabric and place on point in the centre of the 17x30 inch
strips of cream fabric. Zigzag stitch into place using a narrow width stitch. Cover the
stitching with narrow braid when embellishing the block. Mark the centre of the square
diagonally. Hoop the fabric using the diagonal markings so that the design is on point,
attach a piece of pellon to the back of the hoop and stitch design 5x7 DR diamond as
follows: stitch out the first two colours using gold. When the second stop is reached,
remove the hoop but not the fabric from the hoop and carefully cut away the damask
fabric only from the inside of the square. Replace the hoop and stitch to the end.
The ellipse designs are stitched in the same way as the 8x8 hoop described above.
Corner fans:
Using a 17 inch square of fabric roughly mark an 8x8 square in the centre of the fabric.
The quarter circle piece of the fan sits in the bottom left corner of the marked square.
Print out 3 templates of DR5x7fanwedge. Use these to cut 3 wedges for the fan, 2 in
damask and one in the scrap of gold fabric. Using a spare piece of cream fabric large
enough to fit into the 5x7 hoop, stitch out design Drfanbottomwedge. Cut the fabric
along the quarter circle line. Arrange the pieces of the fan and zigzag into place. Cover
stitching with narrow gold braid.
Blocks (stitch 4 of each):
For each block, roughly mark an 8x8 square in the centre of each block. Stitch designs
out using 2 layers of medium weight tear away stabiliser.
Block 1:
Print out 4 corner templates of the DRblock1cnr design, remembering to flip the designs
for each corner. Mark the centre points of the hoop from the template using water
soluble pen. Hoop and stitch out the 4 corner designs. Mark the centre of the 8x8
square. Hoop the fabric with the centre of the square in the centre of the hoop. Attach a
piece of pellon over the back of the hoop and secure. Replace the hoop and stitch out
DRblock1centre until the centre diamond area is outlined. Lay a scrap of damask over
the shape and stitch out the grey segment in gold. Remove the hoop and trim away the
excess damask fabric. Replace the hoop and stitch to the end. Carefully trim away the
excess pellon from the outside of the oval shape.
Block 2:
Print out 4 corner templates of the cr2 design, remembering to flip the designs for each
corner. Mark the centre points of the hoop from the template using water soluble pen.
Hoop and stitch out the 4 corner designs. Mark the centre of the 8x8 square. Hoop the
fabric with the centre of the square in the centre of the hoop. Using design block2centre
stitch the first colour out. The centre diamond will be outlined. Cover this with damask
fabric and stitch out to the next stop. Trim away the excess fabric as before and
complete stitching the block out.
Block 3:
Cut an 8 inch diameter circle of damask fabric and applique to the centre of the block,
by hand or by stitching with a medium width satin stitch. It is easier to cut a circle a little
larger, mark the finished size of the circle on the damask and baste this to the block
first. Cover the basting with a narrow zigzag and trim the damask back to the outer edge
of the zigzag. Cover the raw edges with satin stitching. Mark the centre of the block and
hoop. Stitch out design block3 as follows: Stitch to the first outline. Cover the outlined
area with damask fabric and stitch to the next stop. Trim away excess damask fabric
only from the inside of the circle. Replace the hoop and continue stitching to the end of
the design.
Block 4:
Cut an 8 inch diameter circle of damask fabric and applique to the centre of the block,
by hand or by stitching with a medium width satin stitch. It is easier to cut a circle a little
larger, mark the finished size of the circle on the damask and baste this to the block
first. Cover the basting with a narrow zigzag and trim the damask back to the outer edge
of the zigzag. Cover the raw edges with satin stitching. Mark the centre of the circle and
hoop. Stitch out design Block4centre in the same way as you stitched out the centre of
block 3. Print out a template of design block4side and place onto the outer edge of the
circle at 8 o’clock and 2 o’clock positions. Mark the centre of the hoop on the block for
the two designs and stitch out.
Block 5:
Print out 4 corner templates of the block5cnr design, remembering to flip the designs for
each corner. Mark the centre points of the hoop from the template using water soluble
pen. Hoop and stitch out the 4 corner designs. Mark the centre of the 8x8 square. Hoop
the fabric with the centre of the square in the centre of the hoop. Using design
block5centre stitch to the first outline. Cover the outlined area with damask fabric and
stitch to the next stop. Trim away excess fabric from the outside of the heart . Replace
the hoop and stitch out the next colour in gold. When the hoop stops, cover the inner
portion of the heart with a scrap of gold fabric and stitch to the next colour change.
Again remove the hoop and cut away the excess fabric from the outside of the inner
heart. Replace the hoop and continue stitching to the end of the design.
Complete construction, quilting and embellishing as instructed in the 8x8 hoop section.