This is just a peek into how I make a quilt… maybe you will find a tip or two to use in your quilt making!
The fabrics have been starched and cut...now let’s get stitching….(I will do a post on how I cut a quilt too!)
This quilt has 3 different blocks in it…Square in a Square White, Square in a Square Red and Quarter Square Triangles (QST)
Square in a Square block White–Sort all the cut pieces into blocks…
This block starts with a white square and the smallest red triangles….
Fold the white square in half and pinch both ways…this is where the red triangle points to..the center…Start running them through the machine…
Both sides on…Press, always with steam…notice how I stack when I press.
I do not trim…waste of time… Now add the next two red triangles.
Second pass…now press
Time to trim...TOOLS NEEDED…6″ ITTY BITTY SQUARE RULER…ROTARY CUTTER (red just because I can) ROTATING MAT with finger grooves for easy spinning, because we are trimming all four sides… You can start two ways…trim 1/4″ away form the point of the white square…or find the center of the square and divide the size you need to trim to and cut that in half. Place this measurement on the diagonal of the square and then trim. Lefties would always be cutting on the left side.
Trim each of the right sides of as many blocks as you can fit on the mat with room to work.
Spin the mat 180 degrees and then cut the size you need on the left trimmed side and then trim the right side again. 
Turn again and find the center or 1/4″ away from the point, cut...
Turn again and trim the last side…did you notice I did not move my trimmings each time I cut? This takes up time…so I wait til the end to clear it all. I use my rotary cutter to move them out of the way if I need to. I do not set down my rotary cutter to move them.
Sort each of the next triangles on each block…
Now back to the machine to stitch the next white triangles…
Press– wait til you have two sides on…
Stitch and press the other sides.
Time to trim again…line the ruler up on the center of the red square and trim.
Again on as many as you can fit on your mat…turn the mat and line up on the left to size to trim the blocks to and cut again…
line up the center again…and cut…turn and trim the last side…
Add the next red round…
trim again…
Repeat again for the last white round…I just happen to have the perfect ruler to square up with…
Repeat for the Square in a Square Red blocks..Didn’t think you wanted to watch me do all the red ones again..lol…
and the QST blocks...Trim all the blocks to the same finished size.
I usually piece my units to the exact size with this one exception…multiple square in a square is just easy to trim.
Layout your blocks…
Take a picture of your quilt to see if anything looks funny or if you have too much dark in one spot or anything silly like that…
Start piecing rows together…I put a pin in the first block so I do not mix anything up, if I think I mixed something up I can always check the photo…I really love these new gripper pins…they are fantastic! They are fine and it is nice to have that rubber grip for putting them in and pulling them out…I didn’t think I would like them but LOVE them…you also can iron them…they won’t melt…..they are MAGIC PINS100 & MAGIC PINS 50
You also can check your fabrics when you layout your rows…
Press rows in opposing directions.
Press long row seams open when stitching rows together. Large Strip Stick
All pieced together…off to the quilter…do you do this when you have a quilt with not border? Stay-stitch the edges 1/8″ all the way around? Do this so the piecing is not pulled apart.
Back from quilting…I am so pleased with how this one turned out but I will discuss this in another post about the quilting.
I named this quilt… I THINK I’M IN LOVE…
She lies flat and straight….I washed it after I stitched the binding on…I want the quilting to sink in.
Now…I wish to go back to the beginning…back to the inspiration…an antique in my collection.
What can I say…it’s a fabulous quilt…so we had to re-create it. Here is the backing we used…I also set this quilt 9×11 blocks( 63″x 77″) instead of 10×10 (70×70) like the antique, so you have a choice.
If you wish to order a kit for this quilt they are on sale 10% off on a PRE- ORDER. Delivery in August, when the fabric comes in. If you purchase backing at the same time is is 20% off of that. Thanks for hanging out with me and I hope you enjoyed watching me stitch, I Think I’m In Love...prefect name right? Eddie Money song…RIP Mr. Money…We will miss you!
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I posted earlier about this quilt..
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Do you piece like I do? Did you learn anything from this post? It’s not easy just describing with photos but I think you get the jist of it…Please leave a comment and I will give away 6 patterns and one kit for I think I’m in Love!
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