Quilt as You Go With Sashing Easy Tutorial Pictures
This is a 'quilt as you go with sashing' quilt. The sashing is added as you piece it together. It is fully reversible and looks great in either soft vintage materials or bright moderns colors.
We have just done line quilting on the main quilt with curved quilting on the borders. After quilting the finished quilt measures approx. 62″ x 52″
Watch the video below or scroll down for the step-by-step written instructions
TOOLS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL
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- Creative Grids Ruler 8½" x 24½"
- Olfa 24″ x 36″ double-sided healing mat
- Olfa 60mm rotary cutter
- Oliso Iron
- Quilters Slidelock
- June Taylor Shape Cut Pro ruler
- Gutermann Sew All thread
- Warm Warm Company Batting
—FABRIC CUTTING REQUIREMENTS—
CENTER SQUARES
- Colour 1: approx 1¾ yards (this is based on a 42″ or greater WOF – see note below)
- Colour 2: approx 1¾ yards (this is based on a 42″ or greater WOF – see note below)
NOTE: If you have fabric that is less than 42″ WOF you are going to need more fabric so instead of what is stated above you will need approx 2¼ yards for colour 1 and 2¼ yards for colour 2.
Cut the squares as follows:
- Colour 1: – cut 20 squares measuring 10½" x 10½"
- Colour 2:- cut 20 squares measuring 10½" x 10½"
SASHING
- Black: Approx. 1½ yards
Cut the short sashing for the center squares as follows:
- Cut 15 strips at (10″ x 1″)
- Cut 15 strips (10″ x 2″)
- Fold the 2″ strips in half and press to get a nice crisp fold.
Cut the long sashing for the center of the quilt as follows:
- Cut 6 strips at (1″ x 40″)
- Cut 6 strips (2″ x 40″)
- Fold the 2″ strips in half and press to get a nice crisp fold.
Cut the long sashing for the sides of the quilt as follows:
- You need 2 strips @ (63″ x 1″). – To get strips long enough to measure 63″ you will need to cut 3 x 1″ strips across the width of the fabric.
- You need 2 strips @ (63″ x 2″) – To get strips long enough to measure 63″ you will need to cut 3 x 1″ strips across the width of the fabric.
Cut the sashing for the cornerstones as follows:
- Sashing – cut 4 strips @ (1″ x 6½")
- Sashing – cut 4 strips @ (2″ x 6½")
BORDERS & CORNERSTONES
- Colour 1: approx ¾ yard
- Colour 2: approx ¾ yard
Cut the top and bottom borders as follows:
- Colour 1: cut 2 strips @ (40″ x 6½")
- Colour 2: cut 2 strips @ (40″ x 6½")
Cut the side borders as follows:
- Colour 1 – cut 2 strips @ (50″ x 6½")
- Colour 2 – cut 2 strips @ (50″ x 6½")
Cut the cornerstones as follows:
- Colour 1 – cut 4 squares @ (6½" x 6½")
- Colour 2 – cut 4 squares @ (6½" x 6½")
BATTING REQUIREMENTS
- Cut 20 squares @ 10½" x 10½" – for center squares
- Cut 2 strips @ (40″ x 6½") – for top and bottom borders
- Cut 2 strips @ (50″ x 6½") – for side boarders
How to Assemble the 'Quilt As You Go With Sashing' Quilt
- Create a quilt sandwich with 1 square of each colour and 1 square of batting.
Make a quilt sandwich as follows:
- Colour 1 – right side facing down
- Batting
- Colour 2 – right side facing up.
- Line up the edges of the fabric and the batting.
Quilt as you wish or do some line quilting as we have done. Also watch the video below for more info.
- Draw lines 1″ apart on the lighter coloured fabric. Line the square up on the mat so that you have approx ¼" on either side. This will give you a centre line at 5″.
- Pin the three layers together to keep everything in place while you sew.
- Sew along the drawn lines.
- Use a walking foot if you have one.
- Repeat for all the squares.
- Trim the squares to 10″. Check the video for 2 different methods on how to do this.
Adding Short Sashing to Center Squares
- Place a 1″ sashing strip to the back of the quilt square and the folded strip to the front of the quilt square. Make sure the raw edges are all lined up. The folded edge of the 2″ strips should be facing away from the edge.
- Sew the quilt sandwich with the sashing in place with a ¼" seam.
Do this with all 20 squares.
- Lay out the squares how you want them to look.
- Now we need to join the squares into rows.
- This step is a little tricky so I suggest you watch the video below to see exactly how this is done.
- Line up the 1″ strip from the 1st block along the edge of the next block.
- Pin in place along the edge.
- Sew with a ¼" seam.
- Place the loose sashing piece over the seam lines. You will notice that the seams will fill the space.
- Topstitch the sashing in place, close to the folded edge.
- Join all the blocks into rows in the same way.
Adding the Long Sashing to Join the Rows
- Once all the blocks have been sewn into rows add the long sashing pieces to join the rows together in the same way as you joined the blocks together.
- When joining the rows together make sure you line up the sashing strips.
Adding the Top and Bottom Borders
Sandwich the pieces together the same way you did when you created the blocks.
- These layers need to be quilted. You can do this in any way you wish but keep it light. I have chosen to create curved lines.
- Attach the borders to the centrepiece in the same way as you joined the blocks together.
Adding the Side Borders and Cornerstones
- Sandwich the batting between one border fabric in colour 1 and one border fabric in colour 2.
- Quilt as before. Again I am using my Leaves Galore Ruler to create some curved lines.
- I have used line quilting on the cornerstones, 1″ apart, the same as on the blocks.
- Attach the sashing to the cornerstones in the same manner as we added the sashing to the squares.
- Sew the cornerstone pieces to the border piece.
- Attach the 63″ sashing pieces to the long borders along the side edges of the quilt using the same method that we used previously.
- Sew the borders to the quilt.
- Add the binding and you're done.
If you need help with adding the binding, here is a link to our tutorial on How to bind a quilt using your sewing machine.
- Leaves Galore Ruler (aff link)
- Binding Tutorial
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