Jelly Roll Bear Paw Quilt Tutorial

This bear paw quilt tutorial by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star is an easier and quicker way to make this beautiful pattern. You only need jelly rolls or 2 1/2-inch strips of precut fabric for this project! Watch the video below for full instructions.

Materials:

• 1 roll of 2 1/2″ strips of colors
• 1 roll of 2 1/2″ strips of solids
• 2 yards sashing

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Instructions:

Step 1:

Cut the colored roll into 2 1/2″ squares. To make the cutting process faster, stack 2 strips and then line them up. Take your ruler, cut the salvage edges, and cut them into squares.

Step 2:

Get one square and a solid color strip. Place them right sides together and sew a quarter of an inch seam allowance. You can sew as many squares as the strip will allow.

Step 3:

Cut each square to make strip units and iron them with the seams on the dark side.

Step 4:

Get one strip unit and place it on another solid color strip with the background side at the top. Repeat on the bottom with 3 more pieces of strip units. Make sure not to overlap each one. After that, cut them apart again and press them with an iron to make blocks.

Step 5:

Take one piece of a 2 1/2″ square and place it on the side of the colored square on the block. Sew it diagonally. Take another 2 1/2″ square and sew it on the other side diagonally.

Step 6:

Trim off the outside corners of the block and press with an iron. Sew a background strip on the side of half triangle square, cut the excess, and press. Do the same on the other side.

Step 7:

Take two pieces of 2 1/2″ squares and sew diagonally on the sides of the colored half squares. Trim the excess corners and press. Now, you have a bear paw block. Make 3 more blocks to make the big block.

Step 8:

You can use an inch and a half sashing in between all the paws and a 1 1/2″ square in the middle.  For the outer edge, sew the left 2 1/2″ squares together.

Bear Paw Quilt Tutorial