How do they add those lines in this modern quilt? Easy! by Jean Boyd July 3, 2018 written by Jean Boyd July 3, 2018 815 Yesterday I showed you how to use 4 fat quarters fromBanyan Batiks Visual Sound collection to make 4 improv blocks. Today, you’ll be cutting the blocks again to create another new block. Here’s how to get started: Stack the pieced blocks, one on top of the other, right sides up, and press. Cut these blocks into 4 sections with diagonal cuts. You’ll be cutting each section of the block approximately in half. Re-cut the blocks with diagonal cuts. Re-arrange the sections to make 4 new blocks. Leave 1 set of pieces unsewn for now. Sew the remaining sections together to make 3 new blocks. Square-up the outside edges. Each block will be about 15″ x 20″. Set these blocks aside for now as you add sashing strips to the unsewn pieces. Your new modern quilt block From the sashing fat quarter (I used green #80027-52 from the Visual Sound collection), cut strips 1½” x WOF (approximately 21″). You should get 11 – 1½” strips. These will be sashing strips for the remaining unsewn block. Sew the sashing strips between each of the sections of the block. Trim the outside edges as required. Sew sashing strips to the sections. Sew on the last set of sashing strips. Now sew 1½” green strips around the outside edge. You’ll have to sew some strips together to get the right length. This will be the inner border. Sew on the inner border strips. For the outside border, cut 3 – 5″ strips from 2 of the remaining pieced blocks. Sew on 2 of the 5″ strips for the side borders, trimming as needed. For the top and bottom borders, you’ll have to sew 3 strips together, end to end. From this long strip, cut 2 strips long enough to make the top and bottom borders. Sew on the top and bottom borders, trimming as needed. Your quilt top should now measure about 28½” x 32½”. Sew on the outer border strips. Using the fat quarter set aside for binding, cut 2½” x WOF strips to use for binding. Now your Banyan Batik improv design is ready to quilt and finish with the binding. You’ll still have 1 pieced block left. This would make a great little table topper or add more borders and make another modern, improvisational wall quilt. Come back tomorrow and I’ll show you another way to use it – as a background for some fusible applique! The remaining pieced block can be used as a background for fusible applique. This is part 2 of 5 in this series. Go to back part 1: Playing with 5 Banyan Batiks fat quarters to make a modern quilt Go to part 3: Creativity with a leftover Banyan Batik block [shareaholic app=”follow_buttons” id=”23735596″] Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs214Banyan BatiksfabricsFeathersfree patternsKetanVisual Soundwallhangings FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post Playing with 5 Banyan Batiks fat quarters to make a modern quilt next post Creativity with a leftover Banyan Batik block YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... QUILTsocial Giveaway 288: Jungle Rose 12-Fat Quarter Fabric... Get your Banyan Batiks Baralla, we’re making a... QUILTsocial Giveaway 284: Baralla 12-Fat Quarter Fabric Bundle! 5 tips to create the best ever quilt... The secret to modern quilting using the straight... How a short stitch, in quilting, can save... How to choose a quilt design for fabric... Falling in love with Banyan Batiks Kayana autumn... Banyan Batiks Kayana Autumn fabric steals the fall... 6 comments Michele T January 8, 2019 - 9:59 pm Well, isn’t that the coolest and easiest way to change the look of a block and quilt!! Thanks!! Reply Jean Boyd January 10, 2019 - 8:29 am You are welcome Michele. Glad you liked this technique. It can also be adapted to other size blocks! Reply Delaine July 7, 2018 - 8:04 am What an interesting way to change up a block. Thanks for the tutorial! Reply Anna brown July 7, 2018 - 12:23 am Ty I really enjoyed this…..very helpfull…[email protected] Reply Roxanne July 6, 2018 - 4:54 pm Great tutorials! Reply Kathy Marie Boice July 6, 2018 - 2:46 pm QUILTSocial inspires us to get creative with our quilts! Thank you! Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.