Charm Pack Crispies Quilt Tutorial
Image credits: Fat Quarter Shop via Youtube
Are you feeling creative lately? Turn a simple broken dishes quilt into this stunning charm pack crispies quilt from Fat Quarter Shop on Youtube! This shortcut quilt is ideal if you want to elevate a traditional quilt pattern. It’s also beginner-friendly, and you will only need charm packs for this project. Learn the step-by-step instructions by watching the video tutorial below.
Materials:
- 2 solid charm packs (fabric A)
- 2 printed charm packs (fabric B)
- 1/2 yard binding
- 3 yards backing
- (click here for the free pattern)
Cutting:
- cut binding into 5 – 2 & 1/2″ x WOF strips (fabric C)
Directions:
Step 1
Start with one solid and one print charm pack. Put those together, right sides together, then draw a diagonal line 1/4″ away from the center on both sides. Pin to secure opposite of the lines. Stitch directly on these lines, then cut in the center, corner to corner. After this, press to one side, then press open. Make 144 of these half-square triangles. Once everything is nice and flat, trim all your half-square triangles to 4 & 1/2″.
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Step 2
In building your block, have two matching half-square triangles with the whites in the center and two matching half-square triangles with the darks in the center. Pin at both intersections, then stitch down a 1/4″ seam. After this, pin them right sides together and sew. Now, grab your ruler and mark 2 & 3/4″ away and trim. Next, rotate twice counter-clockwise and cut it 3/4″. Rotate once counter-clockwise again and cut 2 & 3/4″. Rotate again twice counter-clockwise and cut 2 & 3/4″. The corner pieces are your number 1 pieces, the center is number 3, and the remaining pieces are your number 2. Leave your ones and three just like they are, and rotate your number twos at 180 degrees. Pin them in place, stitch a 1/4″ seam, and press according to your pattern. Add your last row, press open, then sew all the rows together.
