I’ve been so excited tor this beneficial tutorial. Visitor contributor Holly Lesué is sharing a brilliant helpful tip/trick for piecing patchwork quilt blocks. It’s an amazing shortcut and time-saver for piecing easy squares effectively. And nice information! Holly additionally has a free printable model of this tutorial that you just print and reference at any time whilst you sew!

Hey everybody! My title is Holly Lesué. I’m a quilter, material collector (hoarder?), and lady mother. Along with my graphic designer husband, Dave (a.ok.a. Stately Kind), I personal and function Maker Valley, the place we design and promote quilty tees, quilt patterns, quilt kits, material bundles, and enjoyable, quilty presents (stickers, enamel pins, greeting playing cards, and so forth).

 If you happen to observe me on Instagram (@makervalley), you is likely to be conversant in my fashion, however for those who aren’t, there are two issues I completely love in quilts:

1. I like a easy, basic patchwork quilt.

2. I like scrappy quilts!

So while you mix these two to create a scrappy patchwork quilt, I’m ALL in! The patchwork quilts that I like essentially the most are those that don’t have any repeating materials. I simply throw all the things in! I occur to suppose that it’s exhausting to make a patchwork quilt look dangerous.

Once I first began making patchwork quilts I might sew them collectively row by row and I actually hated it! It was time consuming and I felt like my rows began going a bit crooked and wonky.

Then I had an epiphany someplace alongside the way in which to interrupt the quilt up into sections. I figured I may chain piece every part primarily turning them into massive blocks, after which sew these massive block sections collectively.

Making patchwork quilts turned a lot simpler from this level on and now I like to make them!

Quick-cut Technique Piecing Patchwork Squares

I’ve made so many patchwork quilts through the years and have actually honed my course of. There are such a lot of advantages to doing it this manner! Listed below are just a few:

• No extra stitching rows! Hooray!
• Higher accuracy with seams that line up.
• You don’t have to go away your quilt laid out till you will get to stitching it collectively! It is a HUGE profit in the event you sew in a shared house just like the eating room desk!
• This course of is SO quick. You may critically knock out a big sized quilt simply in a day or in a lot of hours in the event you don’t have any interruptions! 

So let’s get to it!

Obtain a free printable model of this tutorial with diagrams right here: Chain Pieced Patchwork Quilt Tutorial Downloadable PDF

You can even purchase a ready-to-sew quilt equipment in my store: Fairly in Pink Patchwork Quilt Package 

These directions are for a throw dimension quilt which measures roughly 54” x 67.5”.

You should have 180 complete squares in 12 columns and 15 rows.

Step 1: Lower the Squares

Use a rotary cutter and ruler to chop 5-inch squares. You’ll need a complete of (180) 5” x 5″ squares.

Step 2: Organize & Part

Utilizing a floor like design wall or board (different good choices embrace a desk, mattress, or the ground), prepare your 5-inch squares in a lovely sample to type 15 rows of 12 squares every.

Mentally divide the squares into six sections of 30 squares—with every part consisting of 6 squares throughout and 5 squares down.

Step 3: Pin & Stack

Use labeled pins to mark the primary sq. in every row (“1” for the primary row, “2” for the second, and so forth.) and to mark the beginning of the second part inside every row (“1A” for the seventh sq. within the first row, “2A” for the seventh sq. within the second row, and so forth.).

Observe: I exploit two sorts of pins for this course of: numbered pins to designate the beginning of every row, and flat-head pins that I write row numbers and part letters on to.

Then, take every row of squares down from the board so as, forming a separate stack for every row (sq. 1 on the highest of the stack and sq. 12 on the underside). You should have 15 stacks for every of the 15 rows.

Step 4: Chain Piece

With the primary 5 row stacks close by, chain piece the highest proper part collectively—start by taking the primary two squares from row one and stitching them Proper Sides Collectively (RST).

With out reducing the thread, sew the primary two squares of row two collectively. Proceed in that very same manner with out reducing the thread in between every row, stitching the primary two squares collectively from every of the primary 5 rows.

Sew the third sq. of every row to their corresponding rows. Repeat this course of with the fourth, fifth, and sixth squares from every row. Now it is best to have every row sewn collectively and chained to the subsequent row.

Step 5: Press Seams

Now you’re going to press your seams. Hold it straightforward and constant by stitching all odd rows to the left and all even rows to the suitable.

This manner, all of the seams will nest when the rows are sewn collectively.

Step 6: Sew Rows

After you have all the things pressed, sew the rows collectively. As soon as the rows are sewn collectively, you have to press your new seams that you just’ve simply sewn.

Step 7: Press Row Seams

For the left part, press your seams up. In the suitable part, press your seams down. This may permit your seams to nest once more while you sew your sections collectively. Repeat this course of for every part. 

Step 8: Sew Sections

Sew the highest two (left and proper) sections collectively.

Repeat this course of with the center (left and proper) and backside (left and proper) sections.

Step 9: Press Part Seams

Press the highest mixed part seams to the suitable. Press the center mixed part seams to the left. Press the underside mixed sections seams to the suitable.

Step 10: Sew Mixed Sections

Lastly, sew the three mixed sections collectively.

As soon as these three mixed sections are sewn collectively, you’ll have a completed patchwork quilt high. Yay!

I hope this system has been useful! Might your future have an abundance of patchwork quilts in it! Completely satisfied stitching, pals! 

Observe: After the quilt high is pieced, I all the time sew an ⅛” seam all the way in which across the fringe of the quilt high in order that my seams don’t pop open.

Obtain a free printable model of this tutorial with diagrams right here: Chain Pieced Patchwork Quilt Tutorial Downloadable PDF

You can even purchase a ready-to-sew quilt equipment in my store: Fairly in Pink Patchwork Quilt Package 

Thanks a lot Holly! That is such an amazing approach for piecing patchwork. (And you may by no means go mistaken with patchwork, in my humble opinion.) Big due to Holly for taking the time to doc and train this beneficial tip!

There are many methods to piece patchwork, however that is undoubtedly my favourite technique too. It’s such an enormous time saver and people blocks come collectively so fast!

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