Easy Prairie Quilt Tutorial

If you love the flying geese and the half-square triangle quilt pattern, you’ll gonna love this prairie quilt from Material Girl Quilts on Youtube. This quilt project has these patterns combined. It’s also easy enough for beginners. Watch the video below for the step-by-step instructions.

Materials:

• 16 fat quarters
• 3 * 1/2 yards of background fabric
• 4 & 1/2 yards backing fabric
• 3/4 yard binding fabric
• ruler
• rotary cutter
• pins

Directions:

Step 1

For each block, you need to cut 2 pcs. 7 & 1/4″ squares of your print fabric from your fat quarters and 2 pcs. 7″ squares from your fat quarters. From the background fabric, you will need to cut 2 pcs. 7″ squares, 1 pc. 6 & 1/2″ squares, and 8 pcs. 3 & 7/8″ squares. Now, to piece this block, make the half-square triangles that are in the corner of the block. To do that, place right sides together of the 7″ print square and 7″ background square. Draw a line diagonally across the fabric, then sew 1/4″ on either side of that line. Once you’ve done that, you will then cut directly on your drawn line and press it open. Repeat this process to create a total of four half-square triangles for the corners of your blocks. Next, get the 7 & 1/4″ of your print fabric, then you will take two of your 3 & 7/8″ background squares and lay them right sides together on opposite corners. Draw a line on the diagonal across those squares. Sew 1/4″ on either side of the drawn line.

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Step 2

Once you’re done sewing that, you will then cut again directly on your drawn line. At this point, you will press these open towards the background fabric. After those are pressed open, you’ll take another background square, place it right sides together, draw a diagonal line on top, then sew 1/4″ on either side of that line. Press again towards the background fabric and that will give you your flying geese. For each 7 & 1/4″ square that you start with, you will end up with four flying geese so you need to make eight flying geese total. When you’re done, you need to trim these and square them up if necessary. Once you have those trimmed for, you’re going to sew these into pairs. So you’ll have 4 different pairs of flying geese sewn together. After this, you will now lay out the quilt block. Start with the 6 & 1/2″ background square in the center, then lay the half-square triangles that you pieced on the outside corners of your block. The remaining four spots will be where your pairs of flying geese go and they will be pointing out towards the outside of the block. Again, trim up the flying geese to be three and a half inches by six and a half inches, sew those into pairs, and the half square triangles will be six and a half inch squares. Sew these into three different rows and then sew the three rows together to complete the block.

Easy Prairie Quilt Tutorial