TWO TONE QUILT

Instructions:

Cutting

All strips are cut across the width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise stated.

Main fabric

Cut 5 x 9.5" wide strips and cross cut to yield 18 x 9.5" squares

Cut 8 x 3.5" wide strips and cross cut to yield 84 x 3.5" squares

Cut 6 x 2.5" wide strips. Set aside for binding.

Background fabric

Cut 10 x 3.5" wide strips and cross cut to yield 118 x 3.5" squares

Cut 3 x 3.5" wide strips. Then cut 9.5" lengths to yield 12 rectangles (for border)

The quilt is made up of two blocks. A plain square from the main fabric and a nine patch block utilising the main and background fabric.

You will require a total of 18 of each block, a total of 36 blocks.

Making the nine patch block

Instructions:

Step 1 - Using 5 background fabric squares and 4 main fabric squares, sew your squares in 3 rows as follows -

Row 1 - background, main, background

Row 2 - main, background, main

Row 3 - background, main, background

Press seams.

Step 2 - Keeping the rows in order (and referring to the Nine Patch Block Layout), join together to create the nine patch block. Press seams.

Step 3 - Repeat step 1 and 2 to make a total of 18 blocks. Press all seams.

Step 4 - Each row of the quilt is made up of 3 main fabric blocks and 3 nine patch blocks. Following the Layout Diagram, sew 6 blocks together to create a row - ie main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patches. Press seams.

Step 5 - Repeat step 4 to create the remaining 5 rows. Press seams.

Step 6- Following the Layout Diagram, join each row together ensuring that the opposite blocks are next to each other. Press all seams.

Row 1 - main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patch

Row 2 - nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main

Row 3 - main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patch

Row 4 - nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main

Row 5 - main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patch

Row 6 - nine patch, main, nine patch, main, nine patch, main

Step 7 - Using 24 of the 3.5" background and the 12 main fabric squares, as per Step 1, Row 1, sew 12 sets of this row. These will be used for the outside border of the quilt.

Step 8- Referring to top and bottom border diagram, sew the 9.5" x 3.5" background fabric rectangles to each of the small row sets created in Step 7. Press seams.

Step 9 -Sew the border top and bottom rows to the quilt ensuring they match the block they are attached to (refer to quilt layout diagram).

Step 10 - Repeat step 8 to create the side rows.

Step 11 - Add one background 3.5" square to each end of the two border rows. Press seams.

Step 12 - Sew side borders on to the quilt, again referring to the layout diagram and ensuring that the rows match the block they are joining on to. Press seams.

The quilt top is now completed.

Step 13 - Cut backing fabric in half so that you have 2 x 1.7 metre lengths and join together to create one large backing piece.

Step 14 - Lay the backing, batting and quilt top and baste together. Quilt as desired.

Step 15 - Join binding strips, fold in half and iron.