Sew Many Squares Quilt with Jenny Doan

Are you the kind of person who doesn’t like wasting fabric, so you just pile and store all of your scraps in a storage box? It’s time to take them all out and turn them into this big wonderful quilt. It’s very simple and easy to make. You might think it’s tedious, but it’s actually not! Be sure to use vibrant fabrics – they will look good against the white squares. Learn how to make this sew many squares quilt with Jenny Doan by the Missouri Star Quilt Company through these steps or by watching the video tutorial below.

Materials:

• 1 roll of 2-1/2 inch print strips
• 1 roll of 2-1/2 inch background strips
• 1 and 1/2 yard fabric or 8 2-2/2 inch strips for inner border
• 1 and 1/2 yards outer border
• 5 and 3/4 yards backing

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Instructions:

Step 1:

Take 4 random print strips and put 4 white strips in between with the right sides up. Once you decide on your color placement, sew them together. Sew down on one way then go back to the other. You are going to have 10 strip sets. Press the seams toward the dark sides using an iron.

Step 2:

Lay the set strip on a flat surface. Place your ruler on one edge and cut 2-1/2 inch segments until the other end. Do the same for the other strip sets.

Step 3:

Take 8 of the segments. Lay them to make a big block. Flip after every other strip to make a checkboard pattern. Take the first two strips and place them right sides together. Make sure they match at every junction then sew with a 1/2″ seam allowance. Do the same for the remaining 6 strips until you have a nice big block. Press with an iron.

Step 4:

Make 19 more blocks. Once done, assemble them. You will have 4 blocks in a row and 5 blocks per column.

Sew Many Squares Quilt with Jenny Doan