My nephew and his wife are having a little boy next month and I have been thinking about making a quilt for the little guy. I've been thinking about it for a long time, and the months just keep creeping by. I looked at the calendar and realized I'd better get cracking. September is right around the corner.
I chose Snips and Snails by Riley Blake. The pattern I chose was a simple one, one that I could finish quickly. I used my Accuquilt Go to cut the pieces. I needed four 6-1/2" squares of three different fabrics. I cut a 7" strip of three different fabrics. I folded each strip and placed it on my cutting die and cut all 4 squares from each strip at one time. I did this with each of the three fabrics. Layering fabrics and cutting them with your rotary cutter is just as effective, however, I think the Accuquilt was faster and the squares had more accurate measurements.
I cut nine 4" strips of white fabric and nine 4" strips of blue striped fabric. I cut these strips into 288 triangles with the 3-1/2 (3-7/8") cutting die.
I sewed the triangles together to make (144) 3-1/2" squares.
I sewed together 48 sets of these blocks.
I sewed half of these strips to opposite sides of all 12 blocks.
I added the remaining 3-1/2" squares to the other half of the two block strips as shown below.
I sewed these to the other two sides of the squares. The 12-1/2" block looks like this.
Then I sewed the blocks together to make the top of the quilt. Next I will put the border on and quilt it. The pressure is on to finish this quilt.
Linking To:
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What an adorable quilt! I love the way the white background makes a secondary pattern like a basketweave or a crosstitch, and That Snips and Snails Line is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeletewhat fun fabrics!! That is a great pattern and a really sweet baby quilt.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue. It is such an easy pattern. Good for that quilt that needs to be finished quickly.
DeleteSuch a sweet quilt and so suited for a boy. I love the design! Nice to see you putting your AccuQuilt cutter to good use!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great party Lorna! I need to use my AccuQuilt more.
DeleteKathi, this is a really great quilt for featuring a cute fabric like those owls! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lara!
DeleteIt's looking great, gorgeous fabric and such a clever design - I love how hsts are so versatile and can create so many hugely different quilts.
ReplyDeleteYes, those HSTs are versatile!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine!
Deletevery cute, a great little boy's quilt
ReplyDeleteThank you Shauna!
DeleteLove the design, HSTs are the bomb, aren't they ?~! I just did one for my hubby with 208 of the little buggers in it. It was a ball watching him press them and then lay out the design.
ReplyDeleteYes....they are great. Teamwork;-)
DeleteHow fun! Love the block design and the that animal fabric is cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's an easy quilt to make. Thank you!
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