FREE EBOOK PATTERN
UP THE IVORY STAIRCASE
Approximate size 24” x 30”
Written and Published by Mary L. Danielson
Copyright 2011 Mary L. Danielson
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FREE EBOOK PATTERN
UP THE IVORY STAIRCASE
Fabric Requirements
Black…1 yard
White…1//2 yard
Red…1/4 yard (9 x 45)
Cut black borders and binding first. Smaller pieces may be cut from scraps.
Borders
a) Red…Cut (2) 3/4” strips
b) Sew to left and bottom sides
c) Black…Cut (2) 3” strips
d) Sew to left and bottom sides
e) If you like a more square piece, add a 2” strip to the right side.
Binding
Black…Cut (3) 2 1/2” pieces
Black…Dark area above keys
a) Cut (1) 14” strip (keep remainder for borders, binding, key trim)
b) Cut (1) rectangle 14” x 22 (right side up)”
c) Measure down 3” from upper right corner.
d) Draw a line to the lower left corner. Cut on this line
White…Light area below keys.
a) Cut (1) 14” strip
b) Cut (1) rectangle 14” x 22” (right side up)
c) Measure up 3” from lower left corner.
d)Draw a line to the upper right corner. Cut on this line
Key and black edge
a) White…Cut (2) strips 2’ wide
b) Black…Cut (2) strips 3/4” wide
c) Sew these together
d) Press to dark fabric
e) Cut into (11) 6 1/2” pieces
Bottom and of keys
a) White…Cut (1) 3” strip
b) Black…Cut (1) 3/4” strip
c )Sew these together
d) Cut into (11) 2 1/4” pieces
e) Sew one to the bottom of each key
f) Black…Cut (1) 3” strip
g) Cut into (11) 2 1/4” pieces
h) Sew them to the top of each key
Lay out and sew keys together
a) Set the large black triangle on your cutting mat so it is on square lines
b) Set the keys parallel to lines so they touch the diagonal edge of the triangle.
c) Beginning with the two lowest keys, flip the upper onto the lower key (right sides together), pin, and sew together (mine had about a 1” drop)
d) Repeat the process until all keys are sewn together (keep the angle of the diagonal edge of the black triangle.
Press the keys flat. Line them up with the diagonal black edge. Keep the key sides parallel with the lines on the mat.
Use a clear, lined ruler to trim pointy edges of keys (I trimmed 1 1/4” from points of keys).
Sew the two diagonal edges together. The black and white triangles are larger so you can trim them later. Adjust the angle of the large triangle, if necessary, but keep all edges straight.
Repeat the process with the white triangle and the pointy edges of the bottom of the keys.
Keep everything square. Press and square up the whole piece.
Black keys
a) Cut (1) 3 1/2” wide strip
b) Cut into (8) 3 1/2" x 5” pieces
c) Lengthwise, fold into thirds, finished width = 1 1/4” wide, press.
d) Fold the ends to the back, press.
e) Applique to the top of the white piano keys (overlap two white keys … refer to the cover photo and note the 3/2/3 pattern of the black keys)
Applique or embroidery…pattern at the end of the instructions:
You may add applique or embroidery in the large black and white corners as you choose. At the end of the pattern, I have given you a heart, a piano silhouette, and some notes.
Layer/baste the quilt, quilt it by hand or machine, and bind the quilt.
APPLIQUES
You may resize the patterns on a copy machine or scanner.
Use the half-heart to make a full heart at 6” x 6” (aprox). Print the applique pattern. Make two hearts.
Make as many notes as you want in various sizes.
Combine the two halves of the piano, approximately 4” wide.
Suggested layout.
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Up The Ivory Staircase is the second book in the series:
Mikal’s Web Trilogy ( $2.99 each )
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FOREST FAIRIES,
Mikal’s Web Trilogy, Book #1
Mikal vies to win Suzy’s heart from Jesse with covert offerings, attempting to lure her to his web. Suzy vows to uphold her basic values and promises to errant Jesse. Jesse has demons to face throughout his lifetime that interfere with the relationship he wants with Suzy. She must decide which man owns her love and loyalty. The winner loses, and the loser wins. (2011)
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UP THE IVORY STAIRCASE,
Mikal’s Web Trilogy, Book #2
Mikal returns, and everywhere Jesse turns, he faces the ghost of Suzy’s relationship with Mikal, even though she vows he is in her past. The three paths cross repeatedly, causing rifts in their marriage and Jesse’s rising career. Eventually Jesse must face his demons to save everything he cherishes, while Suzy fights Mikal’s web she thought she escaped. (2011)
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BROKEN BY AN ANGEL,
Mikal’s Web Trilogy, Book #3
The final story in the relationships of Mikal, Jesse, and Suzy. New friendships and old loves are tested. Jesse believed he conquered his demons when he and Mikal put their pasts away, but the biggest demons are yet to come. These not only threaten his family, and lifestyle, but his whole inner being. Mikal’s web is not the only web holding him to his past. (Spring 2012)
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