![]() Using the 83 5″ x 5″ squares, layout your patchwork squares starting with 6 squares on point across and 8 squares down. (If you are looking for a step by step guide to making quilts, check out this series of Beginning Quilting tutorials.) Remember, all seam allowances are ¼″ for piecing quilts. This will help tremendously to prevent your quilt from wavey, stretched-out edges and a misshapen quilt. This method will make it so that the long side of the triangle – the one that will be on the outside edge of the quilt – is not cut on the bias. *FAQ – Why do we need to cut the Side-setting triangles this way? This is my preference for cutting the four side-setting triangles. Binding ½ yard – cut 5 strips 2 ½″ x width of fabric (about 42″).6 squares 7 ¾″ x 7 ¾″ (cut twice on the diagonal to get 4 triangles per square, for a total of 24 side-setting triangles).2 squares 4 ¼″ x 4 ¼″ (cut once on the diagonal to get 4 corner-setting triangles. ![]() Lots of options, all of them great.Ĭrib Quilt (38″ x 50″ )Fabric Requirements: You will also need some yardage for cutting the side-setting triangles – this could come from your stash, or from 3-4 fat quarters from the collection, or you could use a solid (like white) for the side-setting triangles, giving the look of background prairie points. (In my humble opinion, the more different fabrics, the better!) ![]() I added some Riley Blake Swiss Dots and woven Ginghams to my Gretel precuts. You can read more about how to enhance your patchwork selection using your stash in this post. Use the precut package of squares as your starting-off point for colors and then pull in some basics like polka dots or ginghams, or any other fun prints from your stash. Now, as much as I love pre-cut packaged 5″ squares, don’t be afraid to add to the ones from one pre-packaged set, using your stash or a couple of fat quarters. And they’re already professionally coordinated colors and designs, so no stress about picking out fabrics! One of the keys to great looking patchwork is a big variety of prints and precuts are a great way to get 20-40 different fabrics without having to buy yardage of every one of them. (They are sometimes called 5″ Stackers or Charm Squares.) ![]() In my opinion precuts are one of my favorite ‘inventions’ of the quilting industry in the past 12 years. This pattern calls for 5″ x 5″ square, so it is perfect for pre-cut 5″ x 5″ squares. I used my Gretel fabric collection for Riley Blake Designs to make this quilt (which I think makes it extra cute. (There is a printable PDF version available here.) This tutorial is for a simple Patchwork On Point crib size quilt (38″ x 50″). If you’ve made my popular Lattice Baby Quilt, this will be a breeze as with this one you don’t have to worry about sashing. The first time you make a quilt on point, there is a small learning curve, figuring out the right direction on those triangles, but once you’ve got that first on-point quilt under your belt, they become increasingly easier. By placing a triangle at the beginning and end of the row, you’ll still get a straight edge of the quilt top. You’re still sewing together rows of patchwork squares, it’s just that those rows are laid out diagonally. Really, on point quilts are not as tricky as they look. It’s such a great tool in your quilting arsenal! If you’ve ever been intimidated to try making a quilt on point, let me help you get over that. The diagonal lines are a little more dynamic and visually interesting. I also love quilts that are “on point” – meaning the blocks are placed on one of the points, like a diamond, rather that straight . I think it’s genuinely my favorite way to show off fabric and let them play off each other. You’ve heard me say it dozens of times – I’m a sucker for simple patchwork.
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