Emerald Isle Quilt With Jenny Doan

Don’t you love a simple yet beautiful project that you can finish in a day? It is definitely great to take on projects that will improve our sewing skills, but sometimes, we just want to relax and make a quick and easy pattern like this emerald isle quilt by Missouri Star. How gorgeous is this quilt? It is absolutely perfect for this spring. Look how bright and beautiful the colors are. This pattern surely makes the fabrics stand out.

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This is definitely one of the easiest patterns out there. All you need to make the diamond shapes are half-square triangles. You just have to sew two pieces of half-square triangles in the same color together with the colors forming the shape. It is that easy. To make several pieces of HSTs at a time, Jenny Doan used the magic 8 method, which makes 8 pieces of half-square triangles at a time. Watch the video below for full instructions.

Easy Emerald Isle Quilt Materials

• 1 pack of 10″ squares (solid)
• 1 pack of 10″ squares (print)
• 3/4 yards of inner border
• 1 3/4 yards of outer border
• 3 yards of backing

How to Make Emerald Isle Quilt

Step 1:

Take your 10″ square and draw a diagonal line from corner to corner in both directions. Sew a 1/4″ on either side of both diagonal lines. Cut in half horizontally, vertically, and directly on the diagonal lines. Press them open towards the dark side.

Step 2:

Arrange two pieces of half square triangles just like in the photo below, then sew them together. Repeat with the other half-square triangles. Make sure they all go in the same direction.

Sew them in pairs to make a block unit. You need 10 rows with 8 blocks units each. Sew them in rows first. Once done, sew the rows together.

Emerald Isle Quilt With Jenny Doan