Take the 62 strips (or 31 if you are using a jelly roll) of colored fabric and the 62 strips (or 31) of background fabric...
sew strips together in pairs, one background and one colored. 1/4" seam allowance will be used throughout this project.
Press the seams toward the colored fabric. Repeat for all the remaining strips.
sew strips together in pairs, one background and one colored. 1/4" seam allowance will be used throughout this project.
Press the seams toward the colored fabric. Repeat for all the remaining strips.
If you are using scraps, charms or layer cakes, make 490 pairs of squares: one colored and one background square per pair.
I was going to stop there for this week, but I was so anxious to get going on the assembly that I worked ahead a bit.
Take two sets of strips, line them up on your cutting board...
trim off the uneven edges...
cut segments every 2.5"...
cut segments every 2.5"...
take two segments...
pin them together and sew...
Press the seam to one side. Now you have a little 4 patch, which is the center of your quilt. You can stand back and admire your handiwork. Isn't it cute?
Using the background fabrics that you have labeled with the measurements....
add the 4.5"x 2.5" pieces to the sides of the 4 patch.
Sew together and press.
add the 4.5"x 2.5" pieces to the sides of the 4 patch.
Sew together and press.
Add the 8.5" x 2.5" pieces to the top and bottom.
Sew together and press.
Sew together and press.
That's where we will stop for today. We will cut the rest of our blocks next week. I was just so anxious to get that little center done that I had to assemble it right away. It's exciting to see the quilt start to take shape!
As always, feel free to add photos of your progress to the quilt along flickr group. Thanks for quilting along with me!