Sew a breathtakingly gorgeous mini quilt resembling panes of stained glass with this new pattern from Staci Wendland. Finishing at a 20 1/2” square, this mini quilt pattern uses a rainbow of fabrics in 1/8 yards against borders and sashing in deep black to create a design inspired by traditional stained-glass windows. Display your mini quilt in your home or workspace to lift your spirits during the deepest days of winter.
Finished Size: 20 1/2″ x 20 1/2″
Seam Allowances: 1/4″
Abbreviations:
- RST = right sides together
- WOF = width of fabric
- WS = wrong side of fabric
Materials:
- Black cotton fabric (includes sashing and binding): 2/3 yard
- Light green cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Medium green cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Light turquoise cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Medium turquoise cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Light blue cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Medium blue cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Light purple cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Medium purple cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Pink cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Red cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Light orange cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Medium orange cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
- Backing fabric: 1 yard
- Batting: 29″ x 29″
Cutting Instructions:
Light green:
- A: (2) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- B: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Medium green:
- C: (1) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- D: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Light turquoise:
- E: (1) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- F: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Medium turquoise:
- G: (2) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- H: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Light blue:
- I: (2) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- J: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Medium blue:
- K: (1) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- L: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Light purple:
- M: (1) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- N: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Medium purple:
- O: (2) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- P: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Pink:
- Q: (2) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- R: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Red:
- S: (1) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- T: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Light orange:
- U: (1) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- V: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Medium orange:
- W: (2) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- X: (3) 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Black:
- Y: (18) 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- Z: (30) 1″ x 3 1/2″
- AA: (5) 1″ x 21″
Black (binding):
- (3) 2 1/2″ x WOF
Backing:
- (1) 28″ x 28″
Piecing Instructions:
ASSEMBLY:
- Draw a diagonal line, corner to corner, on the WS of all 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ squares – (3) B, (3) D, (3) F, (3) H, (3) J, (3) L, (3) N, (3) P, (3) R, (3) T, (3) V, and (3) X.
- On (1) Y, place (1) D on the upper left corner with the line from the lower left to upper right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to Y.
- On the same Y from Step 2, place (1) A on the lower right corner with the line from the lower left to upper right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to Y.
- Repeat Steps 2-3 with the following:
- Lay out the pieced blocks and (2) A, (1) C, (1) E, (2) G, (2) I, (1) K, (1) M, (2) O, (2) Q, (1) S, (1) U, and (2) W squares as shown in the diagram above. Sew into horizontal rows with (1) Z sashing strip between each square and block. Press to Z.
- Place (1) AA strip between each horizontal row. Sew the strips and rows together. Make sure the vertical Z lines match up from row to row. Press to AA.
FINISHING THE QUILT:
- Layer the backing fabric with the right side down, batting, and the quilt top with the right side up. Pin or baste the layers together.
- Quilt using your preferred method and design. Trim the batting and backing to match the quilt top.
- Trim the selvages from the (3) binding strips. Sew the strips RST, end-to-end, with diagonal seams to make (1) continuous binding strip.
- Sew the binding around the edge using your preferred method.
