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Four Square Quilt
Drawing of Four-Square Quilt, different fabrics will make the quilt look different.
Preparation
Materials:
0.75 yard yellow fabric (or use many yellows for a scrappy look)
0.75 yard light yellow/blue print
1.25 yard blue fabric
0.5 yard fabric for binding
batting (a 60" x 60" batt should be more than enough)
fabric for backing (approx. 1 and 5/8 yard of 44" wide fabric)
thread for piecing
thread for quilting (if desired), or
floss or crochet thread for tying (if desired)
Tools:
Rotary cutter, mat, and 6"x 24" ruler
Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies
Iron and ironing board
Cutting
- Cut six strips 3.5" wide from selvage to selvage from yellow and the light yellow/blue print. These will be used in the four-patch blocks.
- Cut six 6.5" wide strips from selvage to selvage from the blue fabric.
- Cut thirty-two 6.5" squares from the strips cut it in previous step.
- Cut five 2.5" wide strips from the binding fabric.
Sewing
Sew each of the six yellow strips to a light yellow/blue strip.- Iron the seam to one side.
- Cut each strip across to create 3.5" units (each unit will have one yellow square and one yellow/blue square).
- Sew the units in pairs to make the four patches. You will need 31 of the four patch blocks, which should now measure 6.5" square.
- Alternating the four patch units with the 6.5" blue squares, create rows according to the quilt layout.
- Layer backing, batting, and pieced top.
- Baste with thread or safety pins if quilting.
- Quilt as desired, or if you're tying the quilt simply tie the quilt.
- Trim edges.
- Make binding and apply it to the quilt.
For more details on finishing the quilt, there are a number of very good books for beginning quilters in our library or you can consult any number of web sites, such as About.com's Quilting pages.