How to Make a Tube – Quick and Easy Quilt

Did you know you can make beautiful quilts with the magic of tube sewing? It makes your work faster and easier! This awesome method is by Missouri Star, and you can even use a regular ruler for this. Just make sure that it has a 45-degree line. You can also use jelly rolls for this simple project. How fun is that? Be creative and play with the patterns.

Materials:

• ruler (with a forty-five degree line)
• two strips of 2 1/2″ strips WOF (width of the fabric) in contrasting fabrics
• 4 1/4″ strip WOF  (should be a lighter contrasting color)
• rotary cutter

Note: you can also use a jelly roll

Instructions:

Step 1:

Get two strips of contrasting fabric and lay them on top of each other, right sides together. Sew on the edge with a quarter of an inch seam allowance. Once done, set your seam and press to the dark side. Open it up.

Step 2:

Measure the width. They should measure 4 1/4″ if you sew a quarter of an inch. Get the 4 1/4″ strip and place it on top of the unit, right sides together. Sew on both sides with a quarter of an inch seam to make a tube. When you sew long seams like this, make sure to change directions often so that your fabric doesn’t bow.

Step 3:

Lay it on a flat surface. Place the ruler on the top of your strip. Align the 45-degree line on your top seam, then cut the diagonal. Next, slide your ruler down to the bottom with the 45-degree line aligned at the seam, then cut the diagonal. Repeat with the remaining tube.

Step 4:

Open them up and you have a square. Set the seams and press on the darker side. Take the four squares and arrange them together to make a double hourglass, set on point. Sew them together with a quarter of an inch seam allowance.

How to Make a Tube – Quick and Easy Quilt