Colors: Warp Weft Wovens Persimmon, Warp Weft Wovens Dahlia, and Warp Weft Wovens Natural. Orange fabrics: Warp and Weft by Alexia Marcelle Abegg for Ruby Star Society. More photos of my two versions, one with orange fabrics, the other with blues. Not to mention using spray starch to make your quilt will help your points to match! If you like this tutorial, be sure to visit my other free tutorials, like this one on DIY Spray Starch. (Trouble shooting: if you have any issues with this pattern PDF, please email Elizabeth directly at you need to do now is decide what fabrics you want to use to make your gingham quilt! Be sure to use the hashtags #QuiltersCandy and #GinghamLove so we can see your finished quilt. I, personally, love to use a minky backing when I can, and send it to a long arm quilter. Press seams in one direction, and your quilt top is ready to be quilted! That’s it. NOTE: Be sure to pin at each corner so the corners match and the seams nest. Continue to make sure the seam lines are straight using the lines on your ruler as a guide. With your new strips that have squares in them, sew alternating rows together. If you do not fold your fabric carefully in this step, your squares will be wonky. Make sure your seams line up on top of each other and are straight. I then press it with an iron and fold in half again. NOTE: Because your fabric is too large to fit on a cutting mat, I carefully fold my sewn together strips in half. This step will give you strips with alternating colored squares. Sew matching strips together, alternating rows so it goes Fabric A, Fabric B, Fabric A, Fabric B, and so on.Ĭut your sewn together strips into new rows. You will want the free pattern printable PDF for this step, as it tells you how many and which color strips to sew together. Pin and sew alternating fabric strips together. My version of the pattern calls for cutting strips 5 ½” x WOF. Steps to Making Free Gingham QuiltĬutting Fabric Strips. Sew those newly cut strips (with squares) togetherĪmy has some helpful advice for accurately cutting straight strips and other tips for strip-piecing here.Cutting the strips into new strips made up of squares.This easier method is called Strip Piecing. To make a gingham quilt, there is an easier way than cutting each square and sewing them together. I’ll walk you through some of the steps here. The PDF lists all of the fabric requirements, cutting, pressing, and sewing instructions. (The pattern PDF will be emailed to you instantly.) So I decided to write one, using the simplified strip piecing method. Yet I couldn’t find a gingham pattern (for free or for purchase) that had that. I wanted a border that had matching fabrics on all sides. I wanted a Gingham Quilt pattern that looked like the quilt on the bottom. That is why I created this new pattern with a border that has matching fabrics on all sides. If you notice most Gingham Quilts have a border with mis-matching fabrics. GET FREE PATTERN HERE.Įvery other gingham quilt pattern I found had a border that didn’t make my OCD tendencies happy. I am excited to share this tutorial and free pattern on Amy’s blog.ĭo you want a free gingham quilt pattern and tutorial? I am sharing how I made this pattern a little different from other gingham quilt patterns, and also sharing a FREE PDF printable for the quilt pattern. I write quilt patterns, am offering a course on how to sell and write quilt patterns, and I host an online modern quilt guild. My name is Elizabeth Chappell, and I am the owner of Quilters Candy. This design would make such a great gift for a friend. It’s perfect for using solid or woven fabrics. Either way, it’s a classic look that comes together easily. Sometimes this style is called Buffalo Check. Has a super fun tutorial and free pattern for a simple Patchwork Gingham Quilt. I’m excited to have a guest writer today.
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