Wash Your HandsBy Dawn Cavanaugh

©2020 Rockin’ Bobbin Quilting, LLC

Wash Your Hands

Fabric Materials:• Background – 19” x 31”

(trim to 18-1/2” x 30-1/2” after quilting)

• Large & Medium Hands – 7” square per hand

• Small Hands – 5” square per hand

• Heart Shape – 5” square

• Faucet – 5” x 7” scrap

• Water Droplets – 7” square (I used silver lamé)

• Backing fabric – 2/3 yard

• Fusible Web – 2/3 yard to 1-1/4 yards, depending on number of hands you prefer

NOTE: Use a fusible product that does not require stitching if you don’t want to use the raw edge appliqué technique or if you prefer a neat appliqué edge.

By Dawn Cavanaugh©2020 Rockin’ Bobbin Quilting, LLC

Trace the hands of those you love (or use the pattern provided if they can’t be near!) and create a quick reminder that 20 seconds with a little soap and water can save lives!

Use your longarm, an iron and expanded base to conquer the fusing, raw edge appliqué, and quilting all in one step! Don’t have a longarm? This project works just as well on a domestic sewing machine. Use a satin stitch or your favorite edge stitch to secure the designs to the background.

If you don’t want to take time to stitch around the shapes, simply use a fusible product that doesn’t require edge stitching and your wall hanging will be finished even faster!

Create a wall hanging to remind everyone of healthy living habits!

Tracing and Cutting

NOTE: All pattern pieces are already reversed so that they will be oriented correctly when you apply the fusible web. However, you will need to make some additional hand shapes that are reversed from the included pattern so that you have both left hands and right hands.

Trace shapes on the fusible web’s paper side. Cut out just outside the drawn line. Follow your product’s instructions and fuse the shapes to the wrong side of your fabrics. Cut out shapes on the drawn line. Peel the paper backing off each shape and fuse to the background, using the photo on the next page as your guide.

18” x 30” Finished Quilt

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Wash Your Hands

Finishing

• To finish the appliqué raw edges and quilt the project at the same time, layer the quilt top with batting and backing and edge finish around each fused shape through all three layers.

• Alternatively, you can finish the edges of each fused applique patch before layering and quilting the wall hanging. If using a domestic sewing machine, try a narrow satin stitch, or have fun and experiment with all those decorative stitches it came with that you’ve never had a chance to try!

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