Beginner's Guide to Quilting - UK (2020-02)

30½in

2 ½

in

Make your first quilt a special one – simple squares and strips

unite to form a heartfelt heirloom for a new arrival

BY ALICE HADLEY

Baby quilt

You will need

MATERIALS

QLinen fabric: 1yd

QAssorted print fabrics: one hundred

and sixty (160) 2½in squares

QBinding fabric:^3 / 8 yd

QBatting: 34in x 46in

QBacking fabric: 34in x 46in

QEmbroidery thread (for quilting)

FINISHED SIZE

Q30in x 42in approx.

NOTES

QSeam allowances are ¼in,

unless otherwise stated.

QWOF = width of fabric.

QAlice used a strip roll to cut all of

the print fabric squares, and bind

the quilt (with several lengths of

fabric left over!).

QFinish the raw edges of the linen

fabric with a zigzag stitch, to

prevent fraying.

CUTTING OUT

1

From the linen cut:

QEleven (11) 2½in x 30½in pieces.

2

From the binding fabric cut:

QFour (4) 2½in x WOF strips.

PIECING THE ROWS

3

Arrange your fabric squares in ten rows
of sixteen squares. If your fabrics feature
directional prints, take care to position them
all the correct way up. Sew the squares
together in pairs, then sew the pairs together,
repeating until you have pieced each row
(Fig 1). Trim 1in from each end block – each
row should measure 2½in x 30½in (Fig 2).

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