Easy Making Waves Quilt Tutorial (with Free Pattern)
Image credit: Carol Thelen via YouTube
A few weeks ago, while browsing the internet for a project that I can try for the weekend, I stumbled upon this quilt project idea by Carol Thelen on YouTube, and I immediately knew that I have to give it a try. At first, the quilt was quite a challenge for me to piece together, but with the help of the pattern guide, things became more simple and the steps easier to follow. I highly recommend you give this quilt a try, too, you won’t regret it!
Materials:
- 1½ yards of black tone-on-tone fabric
- 2¾ yards of white low-volume print fabric
- 2 yards of light brown fabric
- 1¼ yard of medium-brown fabric
- ½ yard of dark brown fabric
- ½ yard of light silver-gray fabric
- 1¼ yard of dark silver-gray fabric
- Marking pen, pencil, or chalk
- Ruler
- Scissors or rotary cutter and a cutting mat
- Needle and thread
- Iron, for pressing
- Sewing machine
- Pattern (Click here to download the pattern for free)
Directions:
Step 1
Cut the fabrics to size as instructed in the pattern guide, then start with the black tone-on-tone fabric, and create a 4-patch block. Next, piece together the half-square triangles, then cut the rest of the squares using this fabric and set them aside. For the white low-volume print fabric, create 4-patch blocks, then cut the square pieces, and stitch the tri-rec blocks.
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Step 2
Now, work on the light brown and dark brown fabric before proceeding to piece together the light silver gray and dark silver gray pieces. Once done preparing the blocks, start laying them out and assembling the units together, sew them nicely, and press. Arrange the blocks alternately as shown in the pattern guide, then sew them together, and finish the quilt however you like. If you want more details on this project, click here, and download the pattern.
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