Plain & Fancy Quilt tutorial

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Fabrics by Stonehill Collection:
• 2 yds brown dot (or coordinating fabric)
• 1/2 yd brown floral print  
• 1 yd green diamond print  
• 1/2 yd stripe 
• 1/2 yd dark pink floral 
• 1/2 yd light pink floral 
• 1/2 yd pink dot 
• 1/2 yd brown leaf print 
•  3 1⁄2 yds backing fabric
• 51"x60" piece quilt batting
• Thread 
• Sewing machine 
• Iron, ironing surface
• Scissors
• Pencil and ruler
• Basic sewing supplies
• Optional: rotary cutter, mat and ruler

DIRECTIONS (printable .pdf):

1. From brown dot, cut seven 3 1⁄8"x60" strips centered over a row of dots.

2. From each remaining fabric, cut five 2" wide crosswise strips.

3. From green diamond print, cut five 2 3⁄4" binding strips.

4. Arrange the crosswise strips following the diagrams for pattern placement and stitch the strips together in that order, following directions in step 5 below. Sew two sets of strips (A) and one set of strips(B & C).

5. Carefully pin, then sew the strips together, right sides facing, using 1/4" seam allowance. 

To keep strip-pieced unit totally flat, sew the strips together as follows: 

Sew strip 1 to strip 2. 

Sew strip 3 to the other long edge of strip 2. 

Sew strips 5 and 7 to strip 6 in the same manner. 

Sew remaining edge of 3 to one edge of strip 4. 

Press seam in one direction.

Sew strip 5 to the other long edge of strip 4. 

Press all seams in one direction.

6. Cut each set of strips into 5 1 ⁄2"-wide pieces.

7. Arrange pieces into 6 rows with 5 sections in each row following the strip placement guide. Some sections are turned upside down.

8. Place brown dot strips between rows. Look at the rows to see if there are colors that line up across the quilt.

9. From remaining crosswise strips, cut 5 1⁄2" pieces. Add 3 or more single strips to each row at the top, bottom or between sections to break any repetition in the strip-pieced rows. There should be 37 pieces in each row.

10. Join the sections and the strips to complete each row. They should all be the same length.

11. Measure the rows and trim brown dot vertical strips to length. 

12. Stitch a brown vertical strip to the right side of each strip-pieced section. 

13. Stitch the remaining edge of the vertical strips to the next strip-pieced row.

14. Join the last vertical strip to the left edge of the quilt.

15. Layer, quilt and bind the edges.

Project courtesy of Stonehill Collections. Designed by Marsha Evans Moore.