Rainbow Scrap Strip Quilt Tutorial

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  Step 1

  I recently made a quilt using all my colourful scraps.
  Whenever I have fabric left over and it's too small
  to put into the stash I cut the fabric into 2 1/2" squares.
  So I always have a large amount of squares on hand.

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  Step 2

  I wanted to make a baby quilt for a friend and wanted it to be
  bright and colourful. I love putting colours together especially into rainbows.
  Using the old ROYGBIV colour theory, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

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  Step 3

  Finished Quilt Size: 52" x 60"

  Rainbow Scrap Strip Requirements:
  Each row is made up of 24 x 2 1/2" squares

  Purple: 48 squares (2 rows)
  Red: 72 squares (3 rows)
  Orange: 72 squares (3 rows)
  Yellow: 72 squares (3 rows)
  Green: 72 squares (3 rows)
  Aqua: 72 squares (3 rows)
  Blue: 48 squares (2 rows)

  From White Fabric Cut:
  18 - 1 1/2" x 48 1/2" strips that go between the coloured rows.

  You will have to join the 1 1/2" strips to get the 48 1/2" needed.
  And a border of 2 1/2" that goes around the outside of the quilt.

• Step 4

  I have pieced the quilt in a rainbow pattern and that is why there are less squares of purple and blue.
  I did it this way because I just don't have as much purple in my stash.
  The rows go in the order below and you can double check by looking at the photo of the quilt.

  Purple
  Red
  Orange
  Yellow
  Green
  Aqua
  Blue
  Aqua
  Green
  Yellow
  Orange
  Red
  Purple
  Red
  Orange
  Yellow
  Green
  Aqua
  Blue

  It is a simple quilt using colour as the main design feature.
  You could make it much larger by adding more squares
  and also more rows.

• Step 5

  Quilt top is now complete.
  Baste and quilt as desired and finally bind your quilt.

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