100 Quilts for Kids Quilt Along: Assembling the Quilt Top

This is the 4th Installment in the 100 Quilts for Kids Quilt Along! Previous posts are here:

My Quilt Along quilt is coming right along . . . I have basted it and even started on the quilting.  I didn’t get a picture of the quilt top before I started basting it (afternoon rain in Virginia is more common than I remembered!) This morning, I ran outside in jeans and a long sleeve shirt in 90 degrees to snap a very quick picture in my semi-shady, mosquito infested backyard. I also ran out of basting pins, so used spray baste for the last part.  That’s how we roll in the summertime, I guess. But it gives you an idea of what the quilt will look like.

Remember, there are no Quilt Along police, you are welcome to make your pieces bigger or smaller than the instructions say. Other ideas include using different colored neutrals in the background, or piecing strips of colored fabric into the background like I did. 

40’’ x 48’’ Quilt 4 blocks	Size	Cut
Solid	12 ¼’’ x 48’’	1
Solid	12 ¼’’ x 24 ½’’	2
Solid	4 ¼’’ x 48’’	1

If you are making the smaller sized quilt, assemble the pieces according to this diagram:

Sew the 12.5” x 23.5” piece on top of your string blocks.  

Next, sew the 13” x 23.5” piece on the bottom of your string blocks. 

Press seams well. 

Pin and sew the 12.5” x 48” piece on the left side of the quilt. Press seams, and sew the 5” x 48” piece on the right side of the quilt. Press well. Trim if necessary. Voila! A simple quilt top, finished. 

66’’ x 80’’ Quilt 4 Blocks	Size	Cut
Solid	20 ¼’’ x  80’’	1
Solid	21’’ x 39  ½’’	2
Solid	6 ¼’’ x 24’’	3
Solid	6 ¼’’ x  10’’	1

If you are making the larger sized quilt, assemble the pieces according to this diagram:

Sew the 20.5” x 39.5” piece on top of your string blocks.

Next, sew the 21” x 39.5” piece on the bottom of your string blocks.

Press seams well.

Pin and sew the 21” x 80” piece on the left side of the quilt. Press seams, and sew the 6.5” x 80” piece on the right side of the quilt. Press well. Trim if necessary. Voila! A simple quilt top, finished.

Quilt Along Schedule
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