Time-Saving Quilts with 2 1/2" Strips

By Annie's

If you're one of those busy quilters with very little spare time for your favorite craft, this book is the solution! It contains nine gorgeous quilts you can make using 2" precut strips, so your project prep is quick and easy!It's not always easy to find the time to select fabric, do the cutting and then actually sit down and stitch the pieces together, and that's exactly why this book is so perfect: The precut-friendly patterns were all designed with busy quilters in mind.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: Feb 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9781640254312

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Supplies

Crystal

Select your favorite color and make this gorgeous monochromatic quilt from one of the many collections of precut 2½" strips.

Designed & Quilted by Gina Gempesaw

Skill Level

Confident Beginner

Finished Sizes

Quilt Size: 49 × 58½

Block Size: 8½ × 8½

Number of Blocks: 35

Half-Square Triangle

8½ × 8½ Finished Block Make 35

Project Notes

Read all instructions before beginning this project.

Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.

Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage.

WOF – width of fabric

Materials

•1 set of 40 precut 2½" strips in gradation from light to dark*

•⅔ yard dark print #1*

•1⅛ yards medium print*

•⅜ yard medium-light print*

•⅝ yard light print*

•¾ yard dark print #2*

•Backing to size

•Batting to size

•Thread

•Template material

•Spray starch (optional)

•Basic sewing tools and supplies

*Artisan Spirit Shimmer fabric collection from Northcott Fabrics used to make sample.

Cutting

From precut 2½" strips cut:

• 35 (2½ × 5¼) A rectangles

• 35 (2½ × 9¼) B rectangles

• 35 (2½ × 13⅜) C rectangles

From dark print #1 cut:

From medium print cut:

• 7 (2¼" × WOF) binding strips

From medium-light print cut:

From light print cut:

• 8 (1" × WOF) G/H strips, stitch short ends to short ends, then subcut into:

2 (1 × 66½) G and 2 (1 × 49½) H flange strips

From dark print #2 cut:

• 6 (3¾" × WOF) E/F strips, stitch short ends to short ends, then subcut into:

2 (3¾ × 60) E and 2 (3¾ × 49½) F border strips

Completing the Blocks

1. Using pattern provided, make a triangle template from template material.

2. Center and stitch one each A rectangle, one B rectangle and one C rectangle together as shown in Figure 1 to make an A-B-C unit. Press.

Figure 1

3. Using the triangle template, trim the A-B-C unit as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2

4. Stitch one D triangle and the A-B-C unit together as shown