The End is in Sight!

by
nikkiinstitches

Yeah!
The hard part is over! All of our blocks are complete!
Because the individual blocks are all so different, and
the fabrics look a little busy when so many are used in
combination, I’ve decided to keep the remainder of this
project very simple. I’ve used a simple sashing,
with no corner squares, and the most basic border, again
with no corner squares or mitered edges. This
really is the easy part. You will be cutting long
strips of fabric, so refer back to my
cutting basics if necessary. Other than that,
straight seams, not too much pinning…the end is in
sight!

Pink Floral: 1 1/2 yards (*Only 3/4 of a yard needed,
if sashing strips are pieced.)

Cut 6 pieces 2 3/4″ x 12 1/2″

Cut 4 pieces 40 1/2″ x 1 3/4″

Cut 2 pieces 2 3/4″ x 45 1/2″

Green Floral: 1 1/2 yards (*Only 1/4 yard needed
if border strips are pieced.)

Cut 2 pieces 45 1/2″ x 2 3/4″

Cut 2 pieces 2 3/4″ x 50

The
placement of your blocks is completely up to you. I tried to balance my
background fabrics, so that the green tonal fabric was dispersed through the
quilt top, and those blocks that had pink or white background fabrics were also
evenly found throughout. I also noticed that the dark brown fabric was standing
out, so at the same time, I tried to balance its placement.

1. Sew Row 1 of the quilt top together. (I tend to work from left to
right, so I would sew pieces in the following order: Row 1 – Block, 2 ¾” x 12 ½”
sashing strip, Block, 2 ¾” x
12 ½” sashing strip, Block.) Always press to the sashing strips.

2. Repeat Step 1 for Rows 2 and 3 of the quilt top.

3. Working from top to bottom, sew Rows 1 to 3 together with a 40 ½” x 2 ¾”
sashing strip between each. Press to the sashing strips.

4. Sew the remaining to 40 ½” x 2 ¾” sashing strips to the top and bottom of
the quilt top, pressing to the sashing strips. (Please note, my pics are
flipped here. In the directions, I write top to bottom, yet my pictures
show left to right. Considering, our quilt is square, there is no
difference as long as you are consistent, but I apoligize for any confusion!)

5. Sew the remaining two 2 ¾” x 45 ½” sashing strips to each side of the quilt top, again pressing to the sashing strips.

6. Sew a 45 ½” x 2 ¾” green border strip to the top and bottom of the quilt top. Press out to the borders.

7. Sew a 2 ¾” x 50” green border strip to each side of the quilt top, pressing out to the borders.