Summer fun or anytime fun! The Recess line from Banyan batiks is coming to quilt shops and the designs definitely shout fun. But not just any kind of fun – fun with friends, outdoor fun, but especially fun to be had when playing games!
This line of fabric inspired me to create a game to play, well, anywhere! Not an original game, but a classic one, pieced and quilted to travel or simply take outside to the backyard. Maybe a teacher might even enjoy having it in a classroom? Shhh! Let’s go play in our sewing rooms and make this quilted game using Northcott’s latest Banyan Batiks.
Quilted game made with Recess line from Banyan batiks.
materials
The 6 fat quarters from the Recess line that I used are:
- board game top fabric 80115-91
- board game backing fabric 80110-29
- symbol fabric X 80114-63
- symbol fabric X background fabric 80110-94
- symbol fabric O 80114-99
- symbol fabric O background fabric 80111-43
You’ll also need some batting to quilt the game board and pieces:
- One cut – 18″ x 21½″ for the board
- and 10 – 5½″ squares for the game pieces
There’s enough fabric to make a travel bag to carry all the game pieces too! Follow the cutting instructions below to get ready to sew along with me this week and create your own quilted game – it’ll be fun 🙂
Quilted game board tied up.
cutting instructions
symbol fabric X 80114-63
- 5 – 5½″ squares
- 5 – 1½″ x 8½″ strips
- 5 – 1½″ x 9½″ strips
symbol fabric X background fabric 80110-94
- 2 – 1½″ x 21 strips
- 5 – 5½″ squares
Cut pieces from fat quarter in this order to make best use of fabric:
Cut 1 – 3″ x 21″ strip.
Subcut into 2 – 1½″ x 21″ strips.
Cut 2 – 5½″ x 21″ strips.
Subcut into a total of 5 – 5½″ squares.
Reserve 4″ x 21″ strip.
Quilted X block game pieces.
symbol fabric O 80114-99
Cut 6 – 1½″ x 21 strips.
Subcut strips to make total pieces required, starting with longest strips and working down to squares.
- 10 – 1½″ x 5½″ strips
- 10 – 1½″ x 3½″ strips
- 20 – 1½″ squares
symbol fabric O background fabric 80111-43
- 2 – 1½″ x 18 strips
- 5 – 3½″ squares
- 20 – 1½″ squares
- 5 – 5½″ squares (backing)
Cut pieces from fat quarter in this order to make best use of fabric:
Cut 2 – 5½″ x 18 strips.
Subcut 1 strip into 3 – 5½″ squares; subcut remaining strip into 3 – 1½″ squares.
Subcut second strip into 2 – 5½″ squares and 4 more 1½″ wide strips – cut each strip into 3 more 1½″ squares.
Cut 1 – 3½″ x 18 strip.
Subcut into 5 – 3½″squares.
From remaining fabric cut 3 – 1½″ wide strips (should be around 3½″ in length).
Subcut into 1½″ squares to get to total of 20 – 1½″ squares.
Quilted O block game pieces.
The game board fabric will be cut as it’s made.
We’re off to a good start! Cutting into these fun fat quarters of Recess fabric makes me want to play in my sewing room all day.
This is part 1 of 5 in this series.
Go to part 2: Piecing X blocks for a quilted game using exhilarating Banyan Batiks, Recess
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