Perfect Treats Final Reveal

Ta da! I've wrapped up Perfect Treats in time for the weather here in sunny New Mexico to convey unabashed summery exuberance. It's much more fitting to crave a frosty fruit pop now than when we first began.

For those who are late to my large scale (68" x 74" without the optional border, to be exact) popsicle party, it's not too late; you can catch block and assembly instructions in my previous posts:

Fabric Selection & Requirements
Popsicle Block
Push Pop Block

Ice Cream Sandwich Block
Snow Cone Block
Ice Cream Cone Block

Top Assembly

As quilting on my domestic machine is my schtick, and this one is toward the larger end, I left my top in the capable hands of brilliant custom longarmer and Albuquerque, NM local, Tisha Cavanaugh of Quilt Icing.

To avoid thread changes, Tisha chose a versatile blending neutral hue, Aurifil #2846 Iceberg, for the entire quilt.

To give you some ideas for your own Perfect Treat top, I'll give you some closer peeks at Tisha's custom free-motion selections. The popsicle block features ribbon candy and pebbles.

Feathers look lovely on the twin pops.

Straight lines and scallops highlight the ice cream sandwich.

The push pop was treated (pun intended) to a flowery spiral, wishbones, and straight lines.

Snowcones show off cross-hatching, wishbone, and curves.

Spirals and a grid were just the right fit for the the soft serve cone.

FIGO Perfect Day Food Toss in Pink was my backing of choice. 

The binding was created from FIGO Perfect Day Pinic in Beige.

I want to thank FIGO, Northcott's modern division, for sponsoring the luxurious fabric resources for this quilt along. Their collections are brilliant for any sewing project, and their quality material has the feel and longevity you want when pouring your time and energy into a labor of love. Check out their upcoming lines, and you'll be all 😍.

I'm going to get back to my wild littles now, because this is what it's all about. I intend for my Perfect Treats quilt to be loved and used, and my boys sure know how to show their appreciation.

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Perfect Treats Quilt Along: Top Layout

As much as I like pieces everywhere, strewn about like confetti, I suppose we should get the Perfect Treats top pulled together.

First, cut (4) 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" Background A and (2) 2 1/2" x 32 1/2" to fill in a few gaps. Here's a design wall overview with the placement of parts completed over the previous weeks. Check the previous posts if you missed out on any blocks by clicking on the top "Perfect Treats Quilt Along tab.

Where do we go from here. Let's combine a few things into larger block units. Attach a Push Pop block to the right side of one Ice Cream Cone block; attach a Push Pop block to the left side of another Ice Cream Cone block. Attach a 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" to the right side of one Ice Cream block and the left side of another Ice Cream block. Attach a Snow Cone block to the 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" sashing of each of the freshly created units. Attach a Push Pop Block to a Snow Cone Block.

That brings our design wall to this stage.

Next stitch the top row together by sewing an Ice Cream Cone / Push Pop block to the left of a Popsicle block. Add a  2 1/2" x 20 1/2" A to the left side of the Snow Cone / Ice Cream Cone block. Complete the row by attaching the two units.

Attach an Ice Cream Sandwich block to the bottom of a Snow Cone / Push Pop block. Attach another Ice Cream Sandwich block to the top of a Popsicle block. Make 2.

    

Stitch the bottom row together by sewing a 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" A to the right of a Ice Cream Cone / Snow Cone block. Attach a Push Pop / Ice Cream Cone block to the right of a Popsicle block.

Complete the row by attaching the two units.

Now our design wall is down to 7 units! Add a 2 1/2" x 32 1/2" to the right side of one Ice Cream Sandwich / Popsicle unit and to the left of the other. Stitch the remaining Ice Cream Sandwich unit to the sashing sides of the other 2 Ice Cream Sandwich units. Then, sew the 3 rows together.

Cut (6) 2 1/2" by width of fabric strips. Sew pairs end to end. Cut (2) strips 2 1/2" x 72 1/2" and attach to the right and left sides of the top. Cut the remaining strip 68 1/2" x 2 1/2" and attach to the bottom of the top.

If an outer border is desired, cut (8) 2 1/2" strips. Attach pairs end to end. Cut (2) 74 1/2" and attach to the right and left sides of the top. Cut (2) strips 72 1/2" and attach to the top and bottom.