Quick and easy strip quilt- Tutorial
I made this quilt for my mother’s birthday. It took me just 4 days to piece it and quilt it.
This is an easy project for a beginner quilter and a very quick quilt for a skilled one.
I made the sketch using Electric Quilt. I love Electric Quilt. You can scan your fabric, import them in the program and see how your quilt will look like even before you cut a single piece of fabric.
Quilt size: 83.5″ x 95.5″Number of blocks = 6 x 7 = 42
Finished block size: 12″ x 12″
Borders 1 and 3 (finished width) : 2″
Border 2 (finished width): 1.75″
I didn’t have enough fabrics for borders
so I made mine without borders.
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This is the block:
The placement of blocks (row #1 and row #2 then repeat them) :
A variation in the placement of fabrics,
will produce a different quilt.
Choose the design you like more:
Block piecingYou can use a plain square in the center of the block or a Kaleidoscope square.
For a better look, variate the size of the center square (well, I did that because I didn’t have enough fabric but it was a clever option !).
There are so many possibilities:
Have fun !
I love the quilt! Simple with the big impact, perfect! Thanks
Wonderful tutorial!
This would be good for a fabric with a print that a person wants to showcase. I have a collection of coffee themed fabrics that I don’t want to cut into strips or just chop into. This looks like an easy way to make a quilt using those prints. Thanks for the great post, and more great ideas!
This is a very nice pattern. Thanks for the thorough instructions!
Incredible! You are so gifted!
Ce frumos e quiltul asta, si este genul acela care parca te indeamna sa incerci! Dar nu ne-ai spus cam cat material ne trebuie din fiecare culoare…Mai tii minte ca eu am materialele acelea cu rosu/crem pe care le-am cumparat prima-prima data? S-ar potrivi.
My mare respect dvs. minunat frumoase lucrari. Kivánok încă foarte mult de lucru frumos Marika
Thank you, Geta! I love the quilt!
This was always a beautiful quilt. Thank you for sharing the technique.
Lovely quilt! I also like EQ very much. Thanks for your tutioral.
Great Tutorial! I love the look of the floating blocks.
Geta! Thank you,
I love your pattern. Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
Your tutorial is amazing. I can do this.
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You are so generous to share your tutorials – especially this one! I will be making a smaller version.
Hi Geta Grama! Thanks for the tutorials on your blog – the whole blog is a treat to read through! Thanks very much.
Tracy
Thank you for this tutorial. I think it is great. I’m having a look at the rest of your blog and I’m having a really good time.
Biquiños.
Love your tutorial! I’ll be sure to link to your site, too.
Regards, Carla from Feathered Fibers
What a great look! It’s so effective. Most quilts are so square on square that this one looks bright and fresh by comparison. I’ve bookmarked this one…
Oh my Geta.. I was going to try and work out a pattern to do exactly this tonight but as usual got sidetracked.. and look you've done it for me..that's amazing. I'm going to start it now. Thank you for sharing.
I have a set of 24 BOM blocks that all should be 9½" square but (as is often the case) are not. This is a PERFECT way to set them to show off the blocks and not draw attention to the inconsistent sizes.
Thank you!
LOVE this pattern!! Super easy, and looks great!! I got a comic book print for a little boys first “big boy” quilt and cut it down to 5 X 6 blocks for a twin bed. I had a blast doing this one!! I’m not one for doing the same pattern twice, but I will absolutely pull this one out to do again and again!! I have so many ideas for it..