1: Make a simple design on graph paper, I was going for the faded look!
[I only quilt squares…I’m just a little scared of curves!]
2: Decide how big you want it….I was not going to put it on a bed…so size was not a big issue for me…I just wanted my design to work out 🙂
3: Cut out all of your squares…I used white, 3 shades of gray and black fabric. I used my graph paper design to figure out how many squares of each I needed.
[my squares were 5in x 5in]
4: Using your graph paper design, begin sewing groups of 4 squares together.
5: Be sure to highlight the squares you have sew together on the graph paper
[this can get confusing, but don’t be discouraged!]
6: Lay out your entire quilt with the sets of 4 sewn squares.
7:Check out the diagram….
[ i had a really nice chart and it wouldn’t accept the html!]
1 1 2- 2
1 1 2- 2
1-a 1-a 2-a 2-a
1-a 1-a 2-a 2-a
Sew 1’s together in a square
8: Repeat this pattern for the entire quilt. You last line of sewing should be to sew one half to the other half…does this many any sense?!
[This is a REALLY exciting part :]
11: My mom helped me embroider this one special square 🙂
Happy Quilting!
Comments & Reviews
Tere says
Very creative and cute! I'm sure your boyfriend treasures this awesome quilt! Thanks for linking up to It's Party Time Thursday #8 @PonyTails&FishScales;!