NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block FREE Pattern!
Posted by Gerri Robinson on
Has this ever happened to you where a quilty friend shares a link to a really cool technique and you "think" you've committed it to memory until you didn't?
Yep, that's exactly what happened in this situation. I "thought" I had the technique all locked down in my memory and I was in my sewing room making a block when my block did NOT look like the block I had remembered. What happened?!!!
Preface it to say, "my mistake" turned out to be better than the original!! Why? Because "my way" requires NO TRIMMING when the block is all done.
How's that! NO CUTTING and NO TRIMMING - whose interested now?!!
Let me show you "my way" in creating the NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block Quilt.
- Grab (1) EACH of your favorite 5" and 10" Stackers. I used my NEW Midnight Garden Stackers available here!
- Press BOTH the 5" and 10" squares in half vertically AND horizontally with a hot iron to create the crease.
- Place the 5" PRESSED square (right side up) on top of a 10" PRESSED square (right side up) aligning the pressed lines so the 5" square is centered on the 10" square.
- Using the cardboard stock found in your 10" Stacker pack, lay it on top of the layered fabrics so the edge of the cardboard lines up with the edge of the 5" square.
- Using a hot iron, press the fabric onto the cardboard stock, slide the cardboard stock out and pin.
- Repeat the SAME steps on the other side.
- Sew a 1/4" from each edge.
- Press open.
- Rotate your block and REPEAT the exact steps above to the other two sides.
- To create a NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block finishing 9" square!
- Lay your blocks out in a pleasing fashion of 6 blocks across x 7 blocks down.
- Sew the rows together, quilt, bind and DONE!!!
- Isn't she so pretty?!
- The perfect lap size coming in at 51" x 59"!
- And perfect to make EASILY in a weekend or ONE dedicated day to quilting!
So clever! Can’t wait to try this method. Have a couple projects to complete first. I always enjoy your posts!
Can’t wait to try this! Is there any rule that says both sets of squares have to be from the same fabric line? I’m going to search my stash for something to mix and match.
Yes, I would love to try this. Your method sounds so interesting.
Boy Gerri, you are an amazing artist. I will use a your marinating technique for my future quilts from now on. And now a square in square without trimming nor cutting with the precuts. Thank you for this, I will definitely come back to it. But for now will be working on my king size flutter quilt.
Thank you for all the quilt-life hacks. :)
Fantastic technique!! I made a sample so I wouldn’t forget!! Love it. Thank you so much for sharing!!