These laundy basket quilts do require some preparation, before you can start sewing and as well as talking you through how to make this two-block quilt, Valerie gives some suggestions as to how you could prepare your scraps. She likes to work with 2 ½” squares which are stored in shoe-boxes and give her versatility as to the pattern she works with without having to worry about measurements.
Pre-cuts work well too as these give the beginner a variety of fabrics instantly – obviously packs of 2 ½” squares are perfect, but don’t forget that the jelly rolls can also be cut up as can nickle square (which are 5″ – each one will give you 4 squares of the right size) and then of course you could go even bigger with the layer cakes – just depends what you have in your cupboard/stash to work with.
The 9-patch and snowball block obviously needs the addition of a background fabric, and Valerie shows you a couple of colour options to consider, and the first border acts to complete the star shape (just as we used on the Star Snowball in a previous workshop).
Valerie also discusses some colour themes that you might like to consider for another quilt!
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In this workshop Valerie has taken the traditional Churn Dash block, which is on a standard 9-patch square grid, and stretched the middle row so that that it becomes rectangles.
Since these sections are strip pieced they are still quick and easy to make, and will be cut from the same strip pieced...
This simple technique also gives your quilt some movement, since the borders seem to be spinning.
Also known as Trip Around the World border, this technique requires slightly shorter strips than adding borders the more traditional way of two short side and two longer sides, since on a square quil...
In this workshop Nancy shows you a great idea when using mini hexagons. You no longer have to tack through the papers. Instead you can just catch the corners. Nancy in fact is using 1/2″ hexagons to create the lovely butterfly that is on the thumbnail.
Not only is this faster, but you can also le...
