Monday, December 3, 2012

SQUARE DANCE MINI QUILT { A TUTORIAL}

 
SQUARE DANCE MINI QUILT
 Finished Quilt: 12" X 12" Square
 



 
 
Fabric Requirements
  • Various scrap fabrics
  • 0.5 yards of Black fabric for quilt squares and binding
  • 1 Fat Quarter or 18" X 22"piece of fabric for quilt backing
  • 18" X 18" square piece of batting


Cutting Instructions
 
From Various Scrap Fabrics
  • From various fabric scraps, cut (120) 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" squares.
From Black Fabric
  • From black fabric , cut one 1 1/2" X Width Of Fabric (WOF) strip.
  • Subcut the 1 1/2" strip into (20) 1 1/2" squares.
Also from black fabric:
  • Cut three 2 1/2" X WOF strip.
  • Subcut one 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" square from one of the strips.
  • The remaining strips will be used for the binding.


Block Assembly

Note: All seams are sewn with a 1/4" seam allowance.

Step 1:
  • Place the 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" blocks in the following layout.


 



 




Step 2:
  • Take the first two 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" squares in row 1 and lay them Right Sides Together (RST).

 


 
Step 3:
  • With RST, sew the two 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" squares together.



 
 
Step 4:
  • Press the block open in the direction of the arrow.
  • Use the pressing diagram as a guide for pressing each of the rows.
 

 
Step 5:
  • With RST, lay the next 1 1/2" square on top of the last 1 1/2" square that you sewed together.
 
 
Step 6:
  • Lightly press the block open.
 
 
 
Step 7:
  • With RST, continue to sew the next 1 1/2" square to the last 1 1/2" square that you sewed together.


Step 8:
  • Continue sewing the 1 1/2" squares together.
  • Each row will contain (12) 1 1/2" squares.
  • There will be a total of 12 rows.


Step 9:
  • Refer to the quilt block arrangement diagram to ensure that your rows are in correct order.
  • With RST, pin Row 1 to Row2.
  • Be sure to pin the rows so that the seams match up.
  • Sew the rows together.



Step 10:
  • Lightly press the rows open.


Step 11:
  • With RST, pin Row 3 to the block.
  • Sew the rows together.
  • Lightly press the rows open.
 
 


Step 12:
  • Continue sewing all 12 rows together.




Step 13:
  • Refer to the final arrangement of the quilt top.

Step 14:
  • Make a quilt sandwich by layering your backing fabric (wrong side up), batting, and the quilt top (right side up).
  • Pin the layers together.
  • Quilt your quilt sandwich using your preferred method.
  • Bind your quilt using your preferred method.


Step 15:

  • Enjoy your Square Dance Mini Quilt!





 
 
 
Although this tutorial is for a mini quilt, you could simply
construct more blocks
to create a larger quilt!
 
 
 
Until Next Time...Happy Quilting
     
 

1 comment:

  1. A very nice job, ideal to get the remains.
    Thank you very much!

    ReplyDelete

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