SQUARE DANCE MINI QUILT { A TUTORIAL}

 

SQUARE DANCE MINI QUILT

 Finished Quilt: 12" X 12" Square

 

 

 

Fabric Requirements

• Various scrap fabrics
• 0.5 yards of Black fabric for quilt squares and binding
• 1 Fat Quarter or 18" X 22"piece of fabric for quilt backing
• 18" X 18" square piece of batting

Cutting Instructions

 

From Various Scrap Fabrics

• From various fabric scraps, cut (120) 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" squares.

From Black Fabric

• From black fabric , cut one 1 1/2" X Width Of Fabric (WOF) strip.
• Subcut the 1 1/2" strip into (20) 1 1/2" squares.

Also from black fabric:

• Cut three 2 1/2" X WOF strip.
• Subcut one 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" square from one of the strips.
• The remaining strips will be used for the binding.

Block Assembly

Note: All seams are sewn with a 1/4" seam allowance.

Step 1:

• Place the 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" blocks in the following layout.

 



 



Step 2:

• Take the first two 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" squares in row 1 and lay them Right Sides Together (RST).

 

 

Step 3:

• With RST, sew the two 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" squares together.

 

 

Step 4:

• Press the block open in the direction of the arrow.
• Use the pressing diagram as a guide for pressing each of the rows.

 

 

Step 5:

• With RST, lay the next 1 1/2" square on top of the last 1 1/2" square that you sewed together.

 

 

Step 6:

• Lightly press the block open.

 

 

 

Step 7:

• With RST, continue to sew the next 1 1/2" square to the last 1 1/2" square that you sewed together.

Step 8:

• Continue sewing the 1 1/2" squares together.
• Each row will contain (12) 1 1/2" squares.
• There will be a total of 12 rows.



Step 9:

• Refer to the quilt block arrangement diagram to ensure that your rows are in correct order.
• With RST, pin Row 1 to Row2.
• Be sure to pin the rows so that the seams match up.
• Sew the rows together.





Step 10:

• Lightly press the rows open.



Step 11:

• With RST, pin Row 3 to the block.
• Sew the rows together.
• Lightly press the rows open.

 

 



Step 12:

• Continue sewing all 12 rows together.



Step 13:

• Refer to the final arrangement of the quilt top.



Step 14:

• Make a quilt sandwich by layering your backing fabric (wrong side up), batting, and the quilt top (right side up).
• Pin the layers together.
• Quilt your quilt sandwich using your preferred method.
• Bind your quilt using your preferred method.



Step 15:

• Enjoy your Square Dance Mini Quilt!



 

 

 

Although this tutorial is for a mini quilt, you could simply

construct more blocks

to create a larger quilt!

 

 

 

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting