Cutting Directions for quilt along

Hi everyone, here are the cutting directions for the quilt along. This week all we are doing is cutting, next week we will start sewing. :) Just scroll down to the size that you are doing and follow those instructions. It is always nice to have a couple of ziploc bags on hand in order to keep the pieces in so they don't get lost.

Cutting Instructions for Crib size:

Focus Fabric. These are your center squares. You will cut 5 width of fabric strips at 6 1/2”. Then cut into 30 6 1/2” squares.

Solid fabrics. Cut 9 width of fabric 2 1/2” wide strips out of each of your 3 fabrics. Take 4 strips of each fabric and cut into 6 1⁄2” segments (you need 20 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” rectangles of each of the three colors.)  Take the remaining, which should be 5 of each color and cut into 10 1/2” segments (you need 20 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” rectangles of each of the three colors). After cutting organize into piles of color and size. If you put 2 small rectangles and 2 large rectangles with each square, you should have 10 squares of each of the three colors.

Cutting instructions for the Twin Size:

Focus Fabric. These are your center squares. You will cut 11 width of fabric strips at 6 1/2”. Then cut into 63 6 1/2” squares.

Solid fabrics. Cut 18 width of fabric 2 1/2” wide strips out of each of your 3 fabrics. Take 7 strips of each fabric and cut into 6 1⁄2” segments (you need 42 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” rectangles of each of the three colors.) Take the remaining, which should be 11 of each color and cut into 10 1/2” segments (you need 42 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” rectangles of each of the three colors). After cutting organize into piles of
color and size. you should have 21 squares with 2 small rectangles and 2 large rectangles of each color.

Cutting instructions for the Queen size:

Focus Fabric. These are your center squares. You will cut 14 width of fabric strips at 6 1/2”. Then cut into 81 6 1/2” squares.

Solid fabrics. Cut 27 width of fabric 2 1/2” wide strips out of each of your 3 fabrics. Take 9 strips of each fabric and cut into 6 1⁄2” segments (you need 54 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” rectangles of each of the three colors.) Take the remaining, which should be 18 of each color and cut into 10 1/2” segments (you need 54 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” rectangles of each of the three colors). After cutting organize into piles of
color and size. You should have 27 squares with 2 small rectangles and 2 large rectangles of each color.

There you have it. I hope you come back next week to find out how to assemble the squares. Happy Cutting!