For the love of buttons – making a modern button quilt

Yesterday I gave you the cutting instructions for the little button quilt. We’ll be using buttons from the bottle o’ buttons blue collection. Now, let’s start sewing!

For each block 1 you’ll need

• 1 – 1½” square from fabric 1
• 2 – 1″ x 1½” and 2 – 1″ x 2½” black strips
• 2 – 1½” x 4½” and 2 – 1½” x 2½” strips from fabric 2

For each block 2 you’ll need

• 1 – 1½” square from fabric 2
• 2 – 1¼” x 1½” and 2 – 1¼” x 3″ black strips
• 2 – 1¼” x 4½” and 2 – 1¼” x 3″ strips from fabric 1

Here are the strips for block 2 all laid out and ready to sew.

• Sew the black strips to the center square. Because the blocks are small and I didn’t want to distort the shape by pressing, I just finger-pressed all the seams as I went along.

• Now sew the 1¼” fabric 1 strips to the outside edges.

• Press the block carefully, without steam, so you don’t distort the shape.
• The block should measure 4½” x 4½”.
•  Make 2 more block 2.

• Make 3 block 1 in the same way, using the remaining 1″ and 1½” strips.

Come back tomorrow and I’ll show how to finish this little quilt and sew on the buttons from the bottle o’ buttons collection by machine!