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The One Yard Wonder Quilt #oneyardwonderquilt
Ever had a yard of fabric that you DID NOT want to cut into? Yeh, me too. It was Rawring Holidays from the Rebel Without a Claus Fabric Collection by Miriam Bos for Dear Stella. And it was #swoon. So instead of cutting it up, I made a quilt around the full yard. And because it is covered in dinosaurs, both of my children use it.
All year round!
Assumptions and notes
- Width of Fabric (WOF) is at least 42"
- Fat Quarter (FQ) is a cut of fabric measuring at least 21" x 18"
- This pattern is very Beginner Friendly but assumes you have basic supplies including a machine, rotary cutter, cutting mat, iron, pins etc.
- I recommend pressing your seams open as I believe it makes your quilt lay flatter, minimises the tiny loss of fabric you get when you join your fabric together and fold your seams over and, makes quilting much easier. However, I am not the quilting police, please press your seams as you wish
- Join all pieces together with a 1/4" seam allowance
- Finished quilt size is 68" x 62"
You will need:
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1 yard of Fabric A
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2/3 yard of Fabric B (this is the same as my Fabric A but you can choose any fabric!)
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2/3 yard of Fabric C
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2/3 yard of Fabric D
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1/2 yard of Fabric E
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4 yards of backing (I used a second-hand, double (UK) bed sheet I bought from an app. It was still in its packaging, 100% cotton and quilted beautifully)
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Binding 1/3 yard (assuming 2.5" strips)
Instructions
Cutting
1. Trim the yard of Fabric A to 42" x 36"
2. From Fabric B, cut (4) 11.5" x 11.5" squares (see Fig. 1 for cutting diagram - I think this gives you the most usable amount of leftover fabric but please cut your squares as you wish)
Fig. 1
3. From Fabric C and D, cut (2) WOF x 6" strips (C1 and D1)
cut (2) 36" x 6" strips (C2 and D2)
4. From Fabric E, cut (5) WOF x 2.5" strips (E1)
subcut (8) 11.5" x 2.5" strips from (3) of the strips (E2)
cut (2) 40.5" x 2.5" strips (E3)
Quilt Construction
B
B
B
B
D1
D1
D2
D2
C1
C2
C2
C1
A
E2
E2
E2
E2
E2
E2
E2
E2
E1
E1
E3
E3
When joining long pieces of fabric, I recommend finding the centre points of each piece, pin at this point and then pin from the centre to the edge of the piece. Pin approximately every 6 inches
1. Join pieces E1 to the top and bottom of piece A. Press
2. Join pieces E3 to the left and right of piece A. Press
3. Join C1 to D1 to make the top and bottom blocks. Press
4. Join C2 to D2 to make the left and right blocks. Press
5. Join (2) pieces of E2 to either end of the C1/D1 block. Press. Make 2 of these
6. Join the blocks you just made in Step 5 to the A/E1/E3 block you made in Step 2. Press
7. Join (1) B to (1) E2 to make (1) corner block. Press. Make 4 of these
8. Join the B/E2 blocks to have just made in Step 7 to either end of the C2/D2 blocks you made in Step 4. Press
9. Join the 3 remaining pieces together as per the layout diagram above
10. Tada!! Diagram below (just in case you need a visual!). The numbers relate to the steps above
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Finishing you quilt
There are many different ways to finish your quilt but they all involve adding some wadding between the front and your backing to make a 'quilt sandwich'. You will need to pin baste your quilt layers together and then quilt your design on the top. Binding is then added. There are many, many helpful tutorials on various websites to help you with this.
When you have finished I would recommend:
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admiring your handiwork
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posting a picture of your finished quilt on social media using the #oneyardwonderquilt
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start planning your next quilt..
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