Q & A - What’s an Easy Quilt for a Beginner?
“What’s an easy quilt for a beginner?” has been a frequent question over the years. How can someone make a quilt fairly quickly and without a great deal of difficulty so they don’t become discouraged?
I found that a quilt made with 7-inch squares could be made easily and quickly. Why did I choose 7-inch squares? I have no idea! Perhaps I read about it at the time, saw a quilt I liked, was informed by another quilter, or had an order for one of this type.
So I cut 7-inch templates from heavy paper (often the front or back of a magazine), pinned them to 2 thicknesses of fabric and cut out the squares. With a rotary cutter (something that was just coming onto the market when I began quilting) you can cut more and cut them quicker. I planned for a 1/4-inch seam allowance.
My pieces might be mix and match, using up various fabrics I had on hand. Or I might choose specific colors and lay them out on the floor or cutting board to make a pattern.
Then I sewed them in strips using a sewing maching, and pinned and stitched the strips together. These squares can be used for any size quilt you want to make. You can use these for crib size; however, for the small quilts, I generally used 4 or 5-inch squares.
Then fill, back and bind as for any quilt.
Also, when I was making quilts to sell, these were popular because I didn’t have to charge so much.
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