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kwilter11 02-25-2011 09:46 AM

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A tutorial on making continuous scrappy prairie points.

Cut 4 1/2" squares. Press first square in half to mark the halfway point. Open back up. Lay this one face down and add the second square WRONG SIDES TOGETHER on top of the first one starting at the halfway mark. Stitch just enough to get it tacked down. Butt the next square up to the first one and continue sewing. Keep adding squares until you have the desired length. Remember fabric on the bottom will be face down and the fabric on top will be face up.

Starting the strip
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Strip of scrappy squares stitched together
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Next square placed on top
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kwilter11 02-25-2011 09:49 AM

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Now for the folding.

Now fold from the top left to the bottom right to form a triangle.
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The bottom ones are folded just the opposite: bottom right to top left.
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Fold the top square from the top right to the bottom left just to the stitching line. I actually did these on the ironing board so I could press them as I folded each one.
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Then fold bottom left to top right
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Fold them all so they're facing the same direction.
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Continue folding until all the prairie points are folded.
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Open up the prairie point and wrap it around the one in front of it so they're nesting together.
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A strip of scrappy prairie points all sewn together ready to be added to a quilt.
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amazon 02-25-2011 09:53 AM

Thanks so much for this tute. I have seen the continuous prairie points and wondered how you would do scrappy? You learn something on here everyday :thumbup: Thanks again.

dakotamaid 02-25-2011 09:54 AM

I'm bookmarking this! thank you.:)

bj 02-25-2011 09:57 AM

Thank you for sharing your tute. I've never tried prairie points, they seemed too hard. You make it "look" easy. Probably not as easy as you make it look! :D :D

kwilter11 02-25-2011 09:59 AM

It was extremely easy -- except for remembering to sew things wrong sides together. My mind just doesn't understand that concept too well.

LeAnne

fabric_fancy 02-25-2011 10:01 AM

brilliant!

clem55 02-25-2011 12:14 PM

thanks for the directions and pictures

k3n 02-25-2011 12:18 PM

You genius!!! Bookmarked for sure! Thank you.

happy girl 02-25-2011 02:10 PM

thanks so much!!!!!

texas granny 02-25-2011 03:00 PM

This is one thing I have been wanting to do on a quilt. Thanks for the help.

ann clare 02-25-2011 03:16 PM

Great tutorial. Thanks

Lilrain 02-25-2011 03:44 PM

thank you for the tute. I always wondered how to do this, knew there had to be a way

Tussymussy 02-25-2011 03:47 PM

Thank you. A very instructive tut and one that not only have I bookmarked, but will try out very soon.

klarina 02-25-2011 03:58 PM

nice tut!!!

thanks!!!

LeslieFrost 02-25-2011 04:16 PM

That is amazing! Thanks!

KandiKane 02-26-2011 02:16 AM

Thank you I am doing that also and could not figure that out, thank you again great tute..

Retired 02-26-2011 03:17 AM

Thank you. Now I can use them on my lamp shade covers.

Aurora 02-26-2011 03:54 AM

Awesome Tute. Thanks, love scrappy.

allie1448 02-26-2011 04:18 AM

I love prairie points and this is an amazing way to sew them! cannot wait to try it on my next quilt, Thank you!!

websydhan 02-26-2011 04:27 AM

Great tutorial. Thanks

thequilteddove 02-26-2011 04:27 AM

so that's how that's done! ty 4 sharing!

thequilteddove 02-26-2011 04:33 AM

hmmmm question came to mind - how 2 get prairie points on out side of quilt where binding goes so that they all point away from quilt and STAY that way w/o having to press them every time the quilt is washed???

Pamela Artman 02-26-2011 04:38 AM

Really good! Thanks!! Also, LOVE your fabrics! Are those for a quilt you're making? Would love to see the finished pic!

Yooper32 02-26-2011 04:49 AM

Thank you . This is a definite keeper.

JoyjoyMarie 02-26-2011 05:19 AM

Thanks! I think PP's are so cute on the right quilt, and this one is getting bookmarked for me!

RV Quilter 02-26-2011 05:54 AM

Great tut! Thanks for sharing. You make it look easy. Will have to give it a try.

feffertim 02-26-2011 06:06 AM

wonderful tute. I will try this, excellent directions. Thank you so much

Janet Leigh 02-26-2011 06:16 AM

Thanks for sharing!! I will have to show this to a friend of mine that just bought a very expensive ruler to make PP this way .... or maybe I won't show her??

MS quilter 02-26-2011 06:32 AM

Absolutely AMAZING!!

lillybeck 02-26-2011 06:44 AM

Great tute. I have wanted to do this but did not want to take the time. I think this would be time worthy. Thank you for taking the time to show us this.

sandpat 02-26-2011 06:50 AM

Oh thank you!!! I've been wanting to try this and I like them scrappy. I'm bookmarking for sure!!!

purplepamela 02-26-2011 06:55 AM

I might try this now. I always thought it was way too hard. But you made it look easy enough to be very do able.

Thanks for taking time to do this.

Pamela

karenpatrick 02-26-2011 07:06 AM

I book marked this tut. Thanks. However... my quilts are to be used and washed. How do pps hold up under washing? I think they look great but have always been afraid to try them because I was afraid they would have to be ironed after every wash.

pocoellie 02-26-2011 07:26 AM

Thanks for the great tutorial

Jo Belmont 02-26-2011 07:42 AM

Brilliant! Thank you.

Stitchalong 02-26-2011 07:47 AM

Thank you. I'm bookmarking this.

judykay 02-26-2011 08:10 AM

Thanks for the great tute. I love doing prairie points and have never tried it this way but will do so now. I bookmarked it so I can find it.

MarieM 02-26-2011 08:11 AM

Thanks for this tute. I have been wanting to do this on a mystery quilt I've recently completed. Have to put the borders on first. Maybe a project for today since I'm snowed in.

Marie M.

quiltingmimipj 02-26-2011 08:12 AM

Did you dream this up in your sleep? At first I thought, "What is she doing?" Then it all came out correctly.

Amazing!


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