Oops - Month 0 - The basics

 

 

Over the next 12 months I will post directions for each of these broken blocks....one a month...in no particular order.

 

If you would like to make the quilt listed above you will need the following  (all measurements have been rounded up to the nearest 1/4 yard) :

• White - 2 yards
• Black - 1 1/4 yards
• Grey - 3 1/2 yards
• Assorted brights - 1 1/2 yards in random scraps, OR 7 fat quarters
• binding - 3/4 yards
• backing - 5 yards

 

Cutting Directions for sashing and borders:

• Sashing
• grey -
• 4, 12 1/2" x width of fabric (wof) strips
• subcut into 31, 4 1/2" x 12 1/2" rectangles
• white -
• 3, 4 1/2" wof strips
• subcut into 20, 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" squares
• Inner Border
• white - 4, 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares
• random colors - 60, 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles
• Outer Border
• white - 4, 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" squares
• grey -
• 3, 6 1/2" x width of fabric (wof) strips
• subcut one wof in half across short dimension
• sew halves with wofs to create 2, 6 1/2" x 54 1/2" rectangles
• 4, 6 1/2 x wof stips
• sew 2 sets of 2 strips together along short edge
• cut to 2, 6 1/2" x 70 1/2" rectangles