My Step in Time Quilt was originally published in Australian Homespun magazine, early 2012. It’s a fun and easy quilt to make and perfect for a beginner who wants to play with some pre-cut fabrics.
It’s also a fun weekend project for a more experienced quilter.
The finished quilt measures approximately 48” x 52”.
If you’d like a bed sized quilt, just by double the amounts of fabric. Rather than using 2 charm packs, you could use a layer cake cut - start the process by cutting the layers into 4 x 5” squares.
A seam allowance of ¼ inch is included throughout. Requirements are based on fabric 112cm (44” wide).
Materials Needed:
2 x charm packs OR 80 x 5”x 5” squares (I used “It’s a Hoot” by Momo for Moda)
1.25 yard of a solid fabric – light (I used kona cotton in white)
1.25 yard of a solid fabric – medium (I used kona cotton in ash)
0.5 yard of a co-ordinating print fabric for the binding
* Backing fabric (extra wide) or a pieced backing measuring at least 52” x 56”
52” x 56” piece of batting
Neutral thread for piecing & quilting
Sewing machine with a ¼” foot
Cutting mat, rotary cutter, ruler
Iron and ironing board
General sewing supplies
Cutting:
Solid Fabric - Light
(9) 2.5” strips x WOF
Crosscut (80) 2.5” x 4.5”
Solid Fabric – Medium
(9) 2.5” strips x WOF
Crosscut (80) 2.5” x 4.5”
Charm Packs
Cut 78 fabric squares to 5” x 4.5”
Cut each square in half to yield 156 (2.5” x 4.5”)
Binding Fabric
Cut 5 x 2.25” strips - WOF
Construction:
Place 1 solid fabric and 1 printed fabric strip with right sides facing together.
Sew along the long edge using a ¼” seam allowance.
Do this for all of the fabric strips.
Press the seam to the printed side.
Arrange the blocks so that the solid fabrics look like “steps”.
Alternate between 2x white solid and 2x grey solid to make a row of 12 blocks.
In the second row, place the first block in the opposite direction of the block directly above it (with the same solid colour). The second block of the row will be the alternate solid colour (in the opposite direction).
Continue arranging the blocks in this alternating manner.
The finished quilt top will have 13 rows of 12 blocks each.
Quilting:
Press the quilt top well.
Piece the backing if required and press well.
Lay the backing fabric right side down on a hard surface and use masking tape to secure it, ensuring the fabric is taut but not distorted.
Layer the batting square over it, then the well pressed quilt top.
Baste the 3 layers together with safety pins.
Quilt as desired - I used a free motion meandering pattern all over the quilt.
It’s also a fun weekend project for a more experienced quilter.
The finished quilt measures approximately 48” x 52”.
If you’d like a bed sized quilt, just by double the amounts of fabric. Rather than using 2 charm packs, you could use a layer cake cut - start the process by cutting the layers into 4 x 5” squares.
A seam allowance of ¼ inch is included throughout. Requirements are based on fabric 112cm (44” wide).
Materials Needed:
2 x charm packs OR 80 x 5”x 5” squares (I used “It’s a Hoot” by Momo for Moda)
1.25 yard of a solid fabric – light (I used kona cotton in white)
1.25 yard of a solid fabric – medium (I used kona cotton in ash)
0.5 yard of a co-ordinating print fabric for the binding
* Backing fabric (extra wide) or a pieced backing measuring at least 52” x 56”
52” x 56” piece of batting
Neutral thread for piecing & quilting
Sewing machine with a ¼” foot
Cutting mat, rotary cutter, ruler
Iron and ironing board
General sewing supplies
Cutting:
Solid Fabric - Light
(9) 2.5” strips x WOF
Crosscut (80) 2.5” x 4.5”
Solid Fabric – Medium
(9) 2.5” strips x WOF
Crosscut (80) 2.5” x 4.5”
Charm Packs
Cut 78 fabric squares to 5” x 4.5”
Cut each square in half to yield 156 (2.5” x 4.5”)
Binding Fabric
Cut 5 x 2.25” strips - WOF
Construction:
Place 1 solid fabric and 1 printed fabric strip with right sides facing together.
Sew along the long edge using a ¼” seam allowance.
Do this for all of the fabric strips.
Press the seam to the printed side.
Arrange the blocks so that the solid fabrics look like “steps”.
Alternate between 2x white solid and 2x grey solid to make a row of 12 blocks.
In the second row, place the first block in the opposite direction of the block directly above it (with the same solid colour). The second block of the row will be the alternate solid colour (in the opposite direction).
Continue arranging the blocks in this alternating manner.
The finished quilt top will have 13 rows of 12 blocks each.
Quilting:
Press the quilt top well.
Piece the backing if required and press well.
Lay the backing fabric right side down on a hard surface and use masking tape to secure it, ensuring the fabric is taut but not distorted.
Layer the batting square over it, then the well pressed quilt top.
Baste the 3 layers together with safety pins.
Quilt as desired - I used a free motion meandering pattern all over the quilt.
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