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A cosy patchwork quilt.
My Mum use to make patchwork quilts and won lots of awards for her designs, so I decided to see if I had it in my genes and made my very own.
I'm not the most patient crafter, as I like to jump on to new projects quickly, so even though I had the majority of this quilt finished within two days, I left it for a few months before the cold weather finally forced me to finish it.
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Step 1First I cut my squares, these were 3" x 3". I used around 30 different types of fabric for my quilt and cut 256 squares.
Put them in to neat little piles to make your project easier.
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Step 2Arrange the squares in a nice way. I did blocks of 16, and I made two different types of blocks. So in total, you should end up with 16 blocks, made up of 16 squares.
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Step 3Spread out the vertical rows to give you a bit of space in between each.
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Step 4Fold the top square down, so that the wrong side is facing up and place a pin along the top edge, so that you're pinning it to the square behind.
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Step 5Continue folding down until each square is pinned to the one above. Fold it back up and it should look like this.
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Step 6Do the same process for the rest of the vertical strips.
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Step 7Sew along these edges, removing the pins as you go.
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Step 8When they're all sewn together they should look like this.
Place two of the vertical rows side by side.
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Step 9Place one row on top of the other (wrong side facing up) and pin along the top edge. Repeat this for the other rows in the block.
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Step 10Now sew the rows together, removing the pins as you go.
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Step 11Your finished block should look like this.
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Step 12Here are my two types of blocks. Continue sewing together the remaining squares in to matching blocks.
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Step 13We're going to join the blocks together with black strips of fabric. Cut these out measuring 15" x 3". You will need 24 of these.
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Step 14Pin the strip along the top edge of one of the blocks. Sew this in place.
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Step 15Take one of the contrasting blocks and sew it to the black strip. Repeat this until you have a row of 4.
Do this for all of the blocks.
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Step 16I found it easiest to sew four of the black strips together and then pin it to the top edge of the row of four blocks, before sewing in place.
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Step 17Sew another row of blocks on top of the black strip. I put the blocks in an alternative order, so that you would have a different block to the top, left and right of each other.
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Step 18Your patchwork is starting to take shape now.
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Step 19Sew on the other rows and that's the time consuming part of your patchwork finished.
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Step 20Now, it's time to add the batting. The thicker the batting you use, the cosier your quilt will be. I gave my quilt a 15" overlap of batting at the top edge to make it a bit longer.
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Step 21I also gave my quilt a 3" overlap at the bottom. Stitch the batting in place. To get the edges all nice, fold the quilt inside out (so that the wrong sides are facing up) and then stitch along the edge, leaving a small area unstitched, so that you can fold it right side out and then sew the opening closed.
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Step 22To give your quilt a nice finish, sew along all the sides of the black strips.
All done, now snuggle under and enjoy!
Thank god for this tutorial.
Thank *YOU* for this tutorial. I was almost at the stage of giving up.
Now i just wish i had scrap fabric for squares. >.<
Thanks for sharing this with us!