How do I Sew Fun & Done Quilt Squares?
Whether you hand quilt or machine quilt, the fun and done quilt technique is a simple, quick way to make individual squares with all the layers quilted together while still in small manageable segments. Squares are put together with a basic seaming method. The final top stitching of long straight binding is done in sections, keeping the bulk down until the very last seams. Finishing time is dramatically reduced and the fun and done quilt is comparable to one made with traditional methods.
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Things You'll Need
- Fabric
- Batting
- 12-inch square quilting ruler
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Thread
Instructions
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Making the Squares
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Cut a 10-inch square of the backing fabric, using a quilting ruler. Cut an 8-inch square of the batting material. Put the backing fabric face down on a flat surface and center the batting on top of it.
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Cut sufficient pieces of front materials to produce an 8-inch square when sewn together. Each piece should have a 1/4-inch seam allowance on all sides. Lay the pieces face up on top of the batting and position in the design you want.
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Sew one corner piece and the adjoining piece together by flipping the adjoining piece over onto the first piece so the wrong side of it is facing up. Stitch the pieces together going right through the two pieces, the batting and backing piece. Flip the second piece back over so it is facing up. This is the flip and sew technique.
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Repeat the flip and sew technique on all the remaining pieces. Trim the front fabric only, so it is even with the batting. The result is an 8-inch finished square sewn to an 8-inch piece of batting and a 10-inch piece of backing fabric forming a 1-inch border around the entire square.
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Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for the total number of squares needed to complete the quilt.
Sewing the Squares Together
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Lay all the squares out in the positions they will be when sewn together. Think of each square as having a number. For example, your quilt has five rows across and seven rows down. Row one across would be numbered 1 to 5; row two, numbers 6 to 10; and so on down the length of the quilt.
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Pick up squares 1 and 2 at the point where they meet and put them back to back. Sew the squares together along the side that was used to pick them up. Sew against the batting so there is 1 inch of backing from each square facing toward the front of the quilt. Pick up square 3 and sew it to square 2. Repeat with 4 and 5. Row one is complete.
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Repeat Step 2 for each of the rows: squares 6 to 10, 11 to 15 and so on until all seven rows are done.
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Place row 1 on a flat surface and start finishing the seams in between each square.
Fold the extra backing on square 1 in half lengthwise and then fold under again like a hem. Top stitch in place on the front of square 1. Repeat with each side of squares 2, 3 and 4 folding them in against the front of the corresponding square. On square 5 only do the side against square 4.
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Repeat Step 4 for each of the remaining rows.
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Join rows 1, 2 and 3 together using the procedure in Step 4. Join rows 7, 6, 5 and 4 together the same way and then join the sections to form one quilt.
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Fold the remaining 1-inch border the same way, completely binding off the outer edge of the quilt.
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