How to make: A stripy quilt (which can be a quilt top or quilt backing)

If you are looking for a super quick quilt make OR an interesting yet simple backing, I’ve got the project for you! It comes together in no time at all and ends up being approximately 75” x 75”.

You might have seen this tutorial over at Scribbly Gum Quilt Co which I wrote a few years ago but here’s a little update to include instructions for a normal Width of Fabric (WOF) (44”) so you can use almost any fabric to make this quilt :-) If you have a wider WOF (approximately 53”, you can find the relevant tutorial here.)

Fabric Requirements:

To make this, for the quilt top, you need:
- 1.5 yards Fabric A (accent) (we need 54” exactly)
- 3.75 yards Fabric B (background)

Cutting:

Fabric A
Start by cutting your fabric so it’s exactly 54” x WOF.

Then using your rotary cutter, remove the selvage and cut into the following strips:
(6) 2.5” x 54”
(2) 6.5” x 54”

Tip: You can use the leftovers for binding :-)

Fabric B
Start by cutting your fabric into:

(2) pieces that are 12” x WOF. Subcut into two pieces that are 12” x 27”. (NB: if your WOF is 44” of usable fabric (eg excluding the selvage), you can get away with cutting one piece that is 12” x WOF then sub-cutting into (2) that are 12” x 22” which then gives you the perfect length to attach below. To be conservative, I have allowed enough fabric for two cuts which are 27” just to give you some wiggle room)
(2) pieces that are exactly 54” x WOF.
Then using your rotary cutter, remove the selvage (as little as possible) and cut into the following strips: From one piece cut:

(2) 12” x 54”
(2) 2.5” x 54”-
(1) 10.5” x 54”

From another piece cut:
(2) 12” x 54”
(3) 2.5” x 54”
(1) 10.5” x 54” (NB: this uses up the whole width of fabric so be careful with your cutting :-)

Piecing Instructions
Start by taking (1) of your 12” x 54” and (1) 12”x 27” and sew them together as follows, short sides together. Repeat for the other two pieces so you have two strips which are approximately 12” x 76”. These strips will be sewn on last and sewn on vertically to all of our strips- we will come back to them.

Next we are going to sew together all of our horizontal strips, right sides together using 1/4” seam, as follows. You can either press your seams open or to the dark side.

Once you have sewn all your horizontal strips together, we need to trim the sides so they are all even- you may have something that looks like this:

Once you have trimmed them, it’s time to add the strips we made earlier- they may be slightly longer but that’s okay as we can just trim them off at the edges!