EASY Patchwork Quilts. As in "get this done in a day" quilt. Yes you could make ten before Christmas or Hannukah or the New Year, but do you want to? Maybe not. Or maybe YES to demolish Scrap Mountain. OH YOU KNOW it's true.
I finally got around to making this short video tutorial like I said I would, many many Moons ago - YAY!!!! This is my favoritest make in the entire Universe because it's fool proof! I can be dreaming of chocolate fountains and Gerard Butler serving me Cuban coffee and STILL make these quilts.
Even when I miss a perfect seam join, you cannot tell once the quilt is together! It's BEYOND FUN!
I had a lot of issues with audio syncing with my mouth (that sounds awful) so please forgive me if there are bits where it looks like I'm speaking Finnish. I totally am.
THANKS SO MUCH for subscribing to my channel! I aim to load up a video every other week for you. Most are 10 minutes or less because honestly- AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME... You'll want to cut your squares out before beginning to sew, because then you can chain piece like a BOSS. ANY SIZE WILL WORK for the squares, just make them all the same. I prefer 4" squares if I want a really piece-y looking quilt and 6.5" squares if I like piece-y but want it done faster. BOTH are amazing. I've made 8, 10, and 12" inch square blocks too for quilts, and sold them right away. It all works!! Just keep your cuts square, straight, and press press press. Acrylic Ruler + Rotary Cutter = most efficient way to cut squares. Get the tools here at Havels Sewing.
I don't personally use starch, but you absolutely can if you like it!
Gosh dang it Ger, get outa me head already!
My video shows 4" squares since I had a pile cut already. I use 400 squares to make this kind of quilt photographed here:
When I use 6.5" squares I usually do ten rows of ten- 100 squares to make a 60" x 60" quilt. That's a wonderful lap quilt for reading and sipping coffee.
This one is 120 squares:
This is one I made with 10" squares:
The point is, cut whatever size you like.
Then -- keep all the seams at 1/4" with a patchwork foot.
Also called quarter inch foot.
Sew all your seams straight.
Sew square to square, then sew sets to sets to make rows.
My rows are 20 across if using 4" squares.
If using 6.5" squares my rows are ten across.
It's up to you! No wrong answers here.
Then sew rows together, two at a time to make sets.
Then sew sets together to make sets of four.
Then sew sets of four together to make a few sets of eight.
Then sew sets of eight together to make sets of 16.
You get the idea.
PRESS PRESS AND PRESS AGAIN.
I talk about nesting seams in the video, but sometimes due to fabric color I cheat a little. Do what works. There is no "correct" way - what works for you IS correct.
Don't worry about the Quilt Police. They don't matter.
I'll show you how to sew a soft vinyl iPad or e-reader case. I'm using soft vinyl, canvas fabric, and snaps as closure. Find lots of vinyl and fabric in my shop at sewhungryhippie.com
