Here is
a picture of the flannel baby quilt. Fabric given on the supply list will be
enough for a 45 inch square quilt with the borders, sashing and binding as
shown. Use flannel or whatever other fabrics you choose.
Reversible Quilt Supply List for 45 inch quilt. Remember the back of the quilt looks exactly like the front of the quilt.
Fabric:
3 yards for the large triangles. You can use the same fabric for both sides or choose different pieces (1.5 yds. for each side). This is a little extra fabric but better safe than sorry.
2 1/2 yards fabric for the sashing, borders and binding. Simplest to use the same for all but you can deviate if you want. If you want borders that are wider than 3 inches, get more fabric.
The various fabric strips constitute approximately 1/4 yard of about 12 different fabrics. (This is enough for both sides.) You could use less or more variety depending on how scrappy you want your quilt to look. A thought would be to share fabrics with someone else so you have a greater variety without buying so much. If you have other smaller pieces bring them along since they can often be used as well.
16 11 inch squares of batting. I use Warm and Natural but as long as it's not high-loft batting, it'll work.
Thread to blend with your triangle fabrics as your stitching will show on the reverse large triangles. I used a light grey throughout. Also thread to blend with your sashing, etc. I used a dark blue for that. Monofilament thread if you want to hide the machine stitching you do on the sashing strips. Or you may decide to hand stitch these down.
Book:
It would be a good idea to get Sharon Pedersen's book REVERSIBLE QUILTS. If you can't find the first book, her second book MORE REVERSIBLE QUILTS, also has all the basic directions you would need. (One book or the other, you don't really need both but look them over and see which you like the best.) I will demo all the steps for you but six months from now you will be glad to have the book when you want to make another quilt. I always go back to my book and the notes I've written in it.
Tools:
rotary cutter and mat
12 1/2 inch (or larger) square ruler (a must)
12 or 24 inch ruler
few straight pins
basic sewing supplies
iron and pressing surface
Before class preparation:
Wash, dry and press all fabric.
Decide on the finished block size you want. For this first effort 9 or 10 inches would be best. I generally strive for about 9.5 when it's trimmed.
Example: 10 Inch block after trimming:
cut the batting squares at 11 inches;
cut the fabric pieces at 12 inches square, and then cut them in half diagonally.
If you want 16 blocks you will cut 16 pieces of batting and a total of 16 fabric squares. If you want different fabric for your corner triangles on each side of the quilt you will cut 8 of one feature fabric and 8 of another. Cut diagonally you will then have 16 triangles of the one fabric and 16 triangles of the second fabric.
For the stripping pieces cut WOF strips that vary in size from 2.50 inches to 1.25 inches. You will cut these to fit as you place them on your block so just leave them in the long strips for now. You can cut as many as you want or as few as 10 or 12 different fabrics. You do not have to stay exactly at 1.25 or 2.50 when cutting these strips. Just cut enough to get started. You'll probably end up cutting more as you go along.
Don't do anything about the sashing fabric yet. (Bring it with you to class.) We'll wait and measure your finished squares before cutting these and the same with the border fabric.
Remind us to talk about how to do a label on this kind of quilt.....
Call or e-mail me with questions that you have.
Kathy Rutkosky
303-681-9792