Quilt as You Go: Strip Quilting Video Tutorial
If you need a quick quilt project, this is the quilt-as-you-go method to use. With the Quilt As You Go: Strip Quilting Video Tutorial, you can make any size by adjusting the size and number of your strips. Whether you are looking to make an itty bitty crib quilt for the newest addition to the family, or a king-sized bed quilt to change up your bedroom decor, everything you need to tailor your quilt is included in these quilt as you go instructions. This quilt looks great whether made scrappy or otherwise, and it can also be made reversible!
Project TypeLearn a Technique
Quilt Size42 inches wide x 70 inches long
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Materials List
- 2 yards 42”/45” fabric for front cut in 6” strips across width
- 2 yards 42”/45” fabric for quilt back cut in 6” strips across width
- Batting-cut in 5 1/2” wide by 45” long strips
INSTRUCTIONS
How to Make a Strip Quilt of Any Size
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Arrange quilt top strips in desired pattern with back strips.
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Starting with the bottom strip of the quilt, place the front strip and back strip wrong sides together.
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Flip the front of the adjoining strip over the bottom strip with right sides facing.
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Flip the back of the adjoining strip to back, so that the right sides of the back strips are facing.
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Sew or serge four layers together.
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Flip back strip up.
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Place strip of batting on back strip.
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Flip front strip up over batting.
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Smooth and pin so that batting is encased between the front and back pieces of the second strip.
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Repeat from #3 until all strips are sewn and “batted.”
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Trim and bind quilt.