Originally Posted by jpthequilter
I think a quilt that is faster to make is a strip/tube diagonal pattern.
Cut 8 or 10 (or more) five inch wide strips of fabric the width across fabric selvage to selvage. Sew them all together into a big rectangle. Now sew the top and bottom edges together, right sides inside.
Now you have a tube,
Lay the tube with the strips running straight across your cutting surface, (Line it up with the printed lines.)
Cut the whole tube into five inch vertical strips.
Do NOT pick them up yet.
Pick up the first strip on the left and open the topmost seam with a seam ripper.
Lay that strip on a large flat place.(like a bed) (left end)
take the next strip, look at it and open the next seam dowm,
and lay this strip next to the one on the bed.
Keep doing this, moving one square down until you have opened all the strips, amd laid them on the bed.
YOU SHOULD HAVE A QUILT TOP PATTERN WITH DIAGONAL ROWS OF THE SAME COLOR laying on the bed.
Now sew them all together into a sewed top.
(You will be amazed at how little time this took!!!)
Now finish the back and batting part of the quilt.
You will find directions everywhere....
Don't forget the binding!
Jeannie
I like this quilt too. What I did with the pieced strips was to place 2 strips RST in the middle of batting and backing, then sewed the 2 strips together QAYG. Flipped the one strip over, added another strip and sewed through all four layers (2 strips, batting and backing) I did the flip and sew to the edge, then flipped and sewed from the center to the other outer edge. Next you are ready to bind. I did this with one for my oldest grandson, now 9, and using it for his little brother as well as the 3 little girls in between