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!
Button quilt mounted on a 12″ x 16″ Artist’s Canvas
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.
Strips for block 2
- 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.
Sew black strips to the center square.
- Now sew the 1¼” fabric 1 strips to the outside edges.
Sew on the 1¼” fabric 1 strips.
- 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.
Completed block 2
- Make 3 block 1 in the same way, using the remaining 1″ and 1½” strips.
Completed block 1
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!
This is part 2 of 5 in this series.
Go back to part 1: Button, button…bottle o’ buttons
Go to part 3: How to mount a quilted piece on an artist canvas
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