Reversible Quilt As You Go.
When: October 17 - Block demo
Nov 7, Sashing Demo
Time: 10:00 AM.
Where: Square One
Demonstrator: Lorae
Preparation in advance of fabrics and batting. See instructions below. We will do the blocks on Oct 17 and sashing on Nov
7. Over Achievers can go ahead, but you will have to wait for the rest of
us to catch up.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVERSIBLE QUILT BLOCK
This
block is very versatile. You can be
structured and precise, but it is so forgiving, you don’t have to. You can make a planned design, or pull strips
“out of the box” for a crazy quilt effect.
Instead of triangles on each side, you can have a solid bottom square
and use a variegated bobbin thread.
Decide
what size you want for the finished block including ¼ inch seam
allowance all around. It’s suggested no
smaller than 4 1/2 inches and no larger than 12 1/2 inches. For a queen sized quilt, I used 9 1/2 inches.
Cut
batting first. It should be ½ inch
larger than the size of your finished block. If
you are making a 9 ½ inch block, then cut the batting 10 inches square Warm
& Natural or Warm & White recommended.
Poly will slip when you are sewing. Use
an old blade in your rotary cutter when cutting the batting.
Cut
feature fabric squares for triangles. These should be 1 inch larger than your
finished block. If
you are making the 9 ½ inch block, then cut squares 10 ½ inches.
Cut
squares into triangles.
For
a queen size quilt, I cut 45 squares of each side’s feature fabric. This will give 90 blocks for each side.
Cut
strips of your choice to cover the other half of each side of the block.
These
can be scraps pulled at random, or planned strips.
Strips
of different widths give the best results.
Suggested that the size is between 1 ½ inch and 3 inches. You will lose ½ inch to seam allowance. Depending on how you arrange your strips,
this can be a good place to use up leftover triangles for the corners.
Designate
one feature fabric as SIDE 1, and the other as SIDE 2. It doesn’t matter which is which as long as
Side 1 is always Side 1.
Lay
Side 1 triangle right side up on batting square. Smooth out.
Flip batting over and lay Side 2 triangle right side up on opposite
half. Smooth out. The edges of fabric should completely cover
the sides of the batting, and hang over just a tiny bit. In the middle of the batting, the two
triangles MUST overlap at least ¼ inch.
Lay
a strip on top of Side 2, right sides together, raw edges even. Pin through all layers. Flip
over and repeat process on Side 1, pinning through all layers, and removing
pins from Side 2.
Stitch
on Side 1using walking foot and ¼ inch seam allowance. Clip threads, but leave excess fabric for
now. Finger press or use Clover Mini-iron to press fabric over on Side 1; flip
to Side 2 and press fabric over. Return
to Side 1.
Continue
stitching strips and pressing on Side 1 until batting is covered. No pining required for these strips.
Flip
square over and repeat process on Side 2 until it is covered.
Using
a square ruler or acrylic square, place the diagonal line of the ruler on the
diagonal line of your block. Trim all
edges to square up your block to the finished size [eg. 9 ½ inches]
Set
this block aside and begin the next one.
When you have finished all the blocks for your project, then you will
cut the sashing to join the strips.
SASHING:
You
may use the same color for both sides, or a different one for each side. Decide
how you want to layout your blocks…do you want to match the stripes or the
triangles, or no matching?
For
Side 1 cut coordinating strips 1 ¼” wide.
These go right sides together with Side 1
For
Side 2 cut coordinating 1 ¾” wide strips. – Iron in half lengthwise. These go against bottom of Side 2 with raw
edges even, making a “sandwich” [from top to bottom]:
1 ¼”
strip
Side
1
Side
2
1 ¾”
strip
Sew
together in ¼” seam.
Take
the next square [going across the quilt] and sew it to the free raw edge of the
1 ¼” strip, right sides together. Make
sure the edges of the quilt squares are even.
The
folded edges of the 1 ¾” strip fold over the last raw edge [Side 2]. You can hand stitch or machine top stitch
with either blind stitch or invisible thread.
Join
two squares together going across, making “twosies’; then join the “twosies” to
make “foursies” etc until all the squares in the row are united. Repeat with the next row until all the rows
are completed.
The
join row 1 to row 2 in the same manner; 3 to 4 etc. then join the pairs, and continue until the quilt in all
together.
Thank you Lorae.
Bind
the remaining raw edges and the quilt is finished!
