![]() Move the ruler up to the top row of stitches, again lining up the 45 degree mark with the line of stitches, and the corner on the cut edge as shown.Ĭut along the ruler edge to make your first block.ħ. Make sure it’s lined up with the stitches along the whole length of the ruler.Ĭut along the right edge of the ruler as shown.Ħ. :)Īlign the 45 degree line on your ruler on the bottom stitch line of stitches. Quick note: I’m right handed, so if you are left handed, start cutting from the left edge of the strip set instead of the right like I do below. ![]() I’m using my 9 1/2″ square ruler from this pack, but any large square ruler will work as long as it has a 45 degree line from corner to corner and it’s bigger than your tube.ĥ. Now you’ll need a large square ruler with a 45 degree line. Sew the strip sets together along both edges (top and bottom in the photo below) creating an enclosed tube.īelow you can see the stitches along the top and the bottom (next time I won’t use such a light bottom fabric…sorry!).Ĥ. Place the strip sets right sides together, matching the outer edges. Sew the strips into two sets of 3 strips each. Start with 6 strips 2 1/2″ x the width of the fabric (jelly roll strips work awesome in this quilt!).Ģ. Use a 1/4″ seam allowance for steps below.ġ. At the end of this tutorial you’ll find a chart with sizes, and the amount of strips you’ll need for each. I’m going to take you through making one “tube”, which yields 6 blocks. Read through the tutorial before you cut all your strips so you know what you’re in for! These are fairly easy blocks to make, but I wouldn’t recommend this quilt to a brand new quilter as there are tons of bias (stretchy) edges to deal with. There are a few different ways to make these diagonal quilt blocks…but by far my favorite method is this tube method below.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |