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Quiltville Custom Quilting
http://www.quiltville.com (click HERE for printer-friendly version) Indulge in an afternoon of String
Quilting
*scrap reduction*
and
stitch
this quilt Here is one that Leena made!
One of my favorite
causes is making quilts for
children.
As part of the Sunshinie
Online GuildI have found an outlet that not only stirs my creativity where scrap quilts are concerned, but
helps
people all over the world
as well! It is a double blessing for me to be able to create quilts to brighten an orphan's life...as well as find a way to make even the oddest of scraps useable and beautiful!
Do you feel a need
to serve someone in your
life but
don't
feel you can reach very far from within your
own walls? THINK AGAIN!
Join
us in this wonderful cause and find out how
fulfilling a bit
of
giving of yourself can be. Even to someone you
do not know...someone you
will
never
meet. You can brighten up the world of a child
far away!
Cutting: From the scraps: Cut larger scraps into random width strips from approx 1" to 2" wide. From background
fabric: Cut (48) 4 7/8" squares. Cut these
diagonally
from
corner to corner for a total of (96) 1/2 square triangles.
Construction for each block:
Place
one piece of scrap fabric on top of the foundation somewhere near the
center with right side up.Place another strip on
top
of the first one, so that right sides are
together. (wrong side up). Stitch
along the
edge of these strips with 1/4"
seam....trim excess. Fold top strip out and
press.
Continue to add
strips in this manner until
the
foundation
is completely covered.After all foundations are
completely
covered,
trim them all to foundation size
(4-1/2"X10-1/2"), using your
rotory
cutter and ruler to slice off the excess.
From a plain
piece of scrap paper,
cut a
2-1/4"
square. Cut this on the diagonal
from corner to corner giving you two
triangles.
Tape one of these triangles to the
underneath side of your ruler as
shown. This is your corner trimming guide!
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Line up your ruler
as shown
above...matching
the corner of your paper triangle on your ruler
to the corner of your
strip
pieced
rectangles. Trim all 4 corners off of your
rectangles using
this
guide.
Sew a
background triangle to each
side of
your
strip pieced unit to create one quarter-
block!
(If you are using paper foundations, now is a good time to remove the papers....)
Sew the
quarter blocks into X blocks
by
arranging
them as shown. This lap quilt is made with 12
String-X blocks
set 3
across by 4 down.
Add borders!
I cut my borders
4"
wide....The
quilt will finish about 50" X 64" Perfect
size for a child to love
and
to hold....of course, you can make the quilt
anysize you want by simply making
more
blocks! Watch those scraps disappear and turn
into
something
beautiful before your eyes! Quilt or tie and bind as desired.
I'd love to display pics of your String X quilts here!
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