How to Quilt, Freezer Paper Quilt Patterns, How to Piece a Quilt Square

How to start quilting

Always remember that quilting has been done for hundreds of years and all the new gadgets are great.

You can still do things very simply and fill your sewing closet with new innovations as your talent grows.

No need to purchase a rotary cutter and mat your first time out. Take your time and enjoy.

Things needed to start a quilt project:

A sewing machine that sews a straight line, borrow one or purchase one at a large chain store. No need to spend hundreds on a machine to straight stitch. OR

Hand piecing can be done too. Everything is the same as a machine, but you hand stitch using the same ¼" seam allowance.

1)Graph Paper
2)Freezer Paper – Plastic coated paper, like the butcher’s wrap meat in. You can purchase it at your local store or if you ask they may give you some at your butcher counter
3)Glue stick
4)Iron
5)Gray thread
6)Ruler
7)Pencil
8)Basic sewing supplies, Scissors, thimble, sew riper, etc.
9)Needles – for hand piecing Sharps size 7-12, for quilting Between needles size 10-12
10)Sewing Pins
11) Fabric and Batting

Fabric – The best rule of thumb is to purchase the best fabric you can afford. Always 100% cotton. Avoid loose woven fabrics. Wash cotton to check for color fast and iron if needed. If new to quilting it is always best to start with a light and dark color.

Cutting – Rotary cutter, mat and ruler can be used if you have them. If you are new to quilting and are not sure you want to buy all these supplies try Freezer paper. It may be purchased at any grocery store. You will notice that one side is shiny, one not.

Draw the pattern pieces on to graph paper, the finished
size, the - - - line. The - - - - will be the sewing line

Add a ¼ inch seam allowance around the entire outside edge –the cutting line
(example – 2 inch finished size cut square 2 ½" x 2 ½") Cut pattern out

With a glue stick. Paste the pieces to the NON-shiny side of the freezer paper.

Cut the pattern out.

You can now iron the pattern to your fabric, shiny side down.
This pattern can be used over and over. It will leave no film on your fabric.

Square -
Cut 2 squares the same size (finished size of square plus 1/2 inch) example cut 2 ½ x 2 Good to good Fabric
¼ inch seam allowance, sew
Trim threads
Open and Press to the dark

1)sew seam with a 1/4 inch seam allowance,

you may need to mark your machine with this measurement.

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2) You can chain piece a few at a time

Cut thread and open

3)sew these together

Watch your color placement, sew good side to good side.

4) A 4-patch quilt square

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Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial for You !

Finished Quilt Block size 6" x 6"

Cut 4 Gray – 1 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 Lt. Gray – 1 ½” x 2 ½”

Sew gray to lt. gray

Cut 2 Lt. Gray – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 1 Med. Gray – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 2 Gray – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Sew as shown

Sew into rows and rows into block

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Nine Patch Quilted Table Topper by The Quilt Ladies

Part Four of 9-Patch Table Topper 

Pattern

Sew your rows diagonally across

Start at the corner

 These are cut larger than needed
Center your point of the triangle at the center for the 9-patch block

Sew with 1/4" seam allowance the press to the outside,

Cut NOTHING. not seam allowance, not points.

Add the side triangles, even with the edge, let any extra go to the point end.

Sew with 1/4" seam allowance, again,

Cut Nothing, not seam allowance, not points, Press to the outside.

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Add opposite side triangle as before.

Do not TRIM 

Keep adding Rows, using 1/4" seam allowance

press as out go

I like to sew each row together and then add that row to first one,

Just the way I do it.

More rows

Finished Center

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Trim to 1/4" all the way around the quilt! 

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Nine Patch Table Topper Tutorial from The Quilt Ladies

Part Three of Nine Patch Little Quilt

fifteen inches by fifteen inches

Background fabric

The best way is to.....just lay it all out 

This purple paisley is the one I thought would work?

NO.

Rust

Darker, deeper purple

WHICH ONE ?

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I went with the rust color, border, not liking.

Cut 4 Squares - 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Cut 4 Squares - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Cut from Corner to Corner Half Triangles
these are your edge triangles

Cut 1 Squares - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" 
Cut from Corner to Corner and again
Cut from Corner to Corner  Quarter Triangles 

TIP:

When cutting your corners and side triangles, I always cut them 1/2" to 3/4" larger then needed. Fabric does not stretch and I just cut it down.

Next Sewing center together

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How to Sew a Nine-Patch Quilt Block - Part Two

Tutorial on how to make a small Nine Patch 

Cutting for ONE Block
Cut 1 Center - 1" x 1"
Cut 4 Edges - 1" x 1"
Cut 4 Center - 1" x 1"

With smaller blocks:

Use the same 1/4" seam allowance you always do.

After sewn, cut the seam allowance down. 

I like to press my seams on the center row to the outside,
and the top/bottom rows to the inside. This is the way, I like to do it, but as long as they are opposite?? it's all good. 

I pin everything, again, use a 1/4" seam allowance
and cut it down or in half.

 All the bottom

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Trim seam allowance

Press on the back and front both

Finished block

I did 9 of them

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