Split Rail Fence Quilt: Part 3

 Finishing The Quilt Top

The other parts of this series can be found here: Part 1 and Part 2

After I finished sewing all of the blocks, I trimmed them to 13 inches square. When you are making your own make sure to measure your blocks to figure out what you should square them to. This is due to differences in sewing and pressing techniques. 

A jelly roll makes 12 blocks, so I decided to lay my quilt out in a 4 by 3 pattern. As I was laying out my quilt top and decided where each block should go I was keeping color composition and pattern in mind. After I was happy with the layout I took a picture so I could look back and reference it. 

I then sewed the blocks together into strips. I like to mark each row with a post-it note with its number. I had a total of 4 rows, each with 3 blocks in it.

After sewing the rows, I then sewed the rows together to make the quilt top. When I sew quilt rows together I like to put a pin at each intersection and then one pin in the center of the block. This makes sure that the rows are perfect and the intersections line up.

 

 Also I like to make my intersections "lock" so they line up perfectly. The way I do this is I press all of the seems on one row to the left and then on the other row I press all of the seems to the right. You can see this demonstrated in the picture above.  

And now for the finished quilt top!! What do you think??

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Split Rail Fence Quilt: Part 1

As I had mentioned earlier on in the week that I would be updating you on the progress of my split rail fence quilt. I am so in love with this collection of fabrics!

First I took apart the jelly roll and divided the strips in to six groups of four strips. I then took the extra 1/2 yard of fabric that was in my quilt kit and cut six 2 1/2 inch strips the length of the fabric. I then added one to each group of four strips to make six groups of five strips.

Next I sewed each group of strips together, pressing all the seams the same way. I then measured the width of each group. The smallest group measured ten and a quarter inches. I made cross cuts on each of the strips at ten and a quarter inches, so they were square. I squared up any of the strips that may have been larger. I got 4 squares from each group of strips.

Check back later to see the next steps and for the finished quilt.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Riley Blake's Willow Line

As a gift for our new baby my mom gave me a jelly roll of Riley Blake's line Willow. It is so cute! I am in love with the colors and the patterns. If you are not familiar with Riley Blake, you can check out her website here. Beware you might fall madly in love with everything and want to buy everything that she has! I know I want to sometimes.

Anyways the jelly roll that my mom gave me was included in a kit for a split rail fence quilt. It sounds complicated, I was a little intimidated at first by the quilt instructions, but I am here to tell you that it is really simple.

I will keep you updated with my progress with the quilt through out the week. Check back on Later as I complete more of the quilt! Enjoy

Charm Pack Quilt

I had bought a very cute charm pack almost two years again in Sisters, Oregon. Sorry I can't remember the line of fabric it was from. It was sitting in my fabric stash begging to be used. I decided to make a floor quilt. I sewed each block into strips of 8 blocks and then sewed the five strips together.

I used a high loft batting for some extra cushion and one of my many vintage sheets for the backing. 

I decided I was going to be adventurous and try free motion quilting on my machine. It didn't turn out so well. After about 30 minutes of getting frustrated with my tread breaking and getting my quilt sandwich stuck, I decided that I needed a different plan. I decided to use my walking foot and stitch in the ditch.

I still need to bind it. Any Ideas? I have no idea what to bind it in. Any suggestions would be wonderful.

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