Linked Up Quilt With Jenny Doan

Don’t know what to do with your charm packs? Make this linked up quilt by Missouri Star; you’ll surely enjoy this project. The block is very simple to make. It is just a charm pack bordered with background strips, but because of the sashing, the quilt becomes more eye-catching. Looking at it from afar, it somehow looks like a maze, which makes this pattern interesting.

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If you are not familiar with charm packs, it is a bundle of 5″ squares. Each pack has 42 squares. For this sewing project, you will be using all of them. It’s a fun and beginner-friendly quilt that you will absolutely love. Give this pattern a try.

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Easy Linked Up Quilt Materials

• 1 pack of 5″ printed squares
• 3 1/2 yards of background fabric (includes inner border)
• 1 yard of sashing fabric
• 1 1/4 yards of outer border
• 5 yards of backing

How to Make a Linked Up Quilt

Step 1:

Take your background fabric and cut it into 2 1/2″ strips. For each 2 1/2″ strip, cut 2 pieces of 5″ units.

Get one 5″ printed square and place the two 5″ units on top, lining on the sides. Sew them on the edges with a 1/4″ seam allowance. Press them open.

Get the remaining strip, then use it to measure your block. Cut two pieces from the strip with that measurement. Sew them on the top and bottom of your block. Press it open. Trim if needed.

Repeat the same process for all of your blocks.

Step 2:

Cut 2 1/2″ by 1 1/2″ rectangles from your 2 1/2″ strip background strips for the sashing.

Get the sashing fabric and cut it into 1 1/2″ strips. In every strip, cut 2 pieces of 3 3/4″ units.

Place the small background rectangles between the two sashing units to make a long strip. Press open.

Step 3:

Sew the sashing on the side of your square. Repeat with all your squares.

Step 4:

Sew 7 rows with 6 blocks each. You start with a sash and end with a sash.

You are going to use the same sashing in between rows, but the white 2 1/2″ pieces should be centered on each block. The colored sashing measures 8″ and the white sashing measures 2 1/2″. The ending pieces are 4 3/4″.

Linked Up Quilt With Jenny Doan