I have made another small quilt to whittle down my fabric stash. The fabric in this quilt is all 100% cotton. The golden yellow print was paired with turquoise sold. I used navy as an accent on the yellow squares, the sashing and the back squares.
Squares - The squares were cut at 9.5 inches. The quilt features 4 squares wide and 5 squares tall which translates into 40 W x 48 T inches. Total squares = 20.
Yellow - 10
Turquoise - 10
Flannelette squares used between the 2 layers - 20
Navy - 20
I used the same Quilt as You Go method as before. I decided that I needed each square to have quilting to the edges.
I cut navy squares measuring 4" and folded over the edges over a card board 3 inch square. Once pressed, I removed the card board and placed the navy square on the yellow square on the diagonal in various positions along that line. I sewed down the diagonal, around the edge of the square and carried on to the opposite corner. I then returned with another line of stitching about 1/8 inch apart and along the other side of the navy square and ended back where I started.
I placed a similar double line of navy stitching across the diagonal on the turquoise squares.
Sashing Method - I used Teresa Down Under's - Quilt-as-you-go with narrow sashing tutorial. I highly recommend this method. It works so well. I did not hand stitch and instead used a decorative stitch to tack down the sash on the front of the quilt.
Binding - I used a 2.5 inch wide binding in navy cotton in the length of 180 inches. I used this video to add the binding to my quilt. How to Bind a Quilt: Foolproof Tips for Great Results | Quilting Tutorial
The back squares and sashing were done in the navy. The thread I used was polyester. I used 2 spools and filled the bobbin 4 times.
I started cutting square on Monday Night and finished by supper time on Wednesday.
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