Here is the first part of the patchwork tutorial to make the following quilt top. Future posts will contain step by step photo tutorials. The finished size is approximately 45″ x 59″.
I have chosen four colours to make my quilt but if you want a more scrappy look just raid your stash!
If you’d like to use four colours:
Fabric requirements:
White 1 2/3 yards (assuming fabric has a usable width of 43″)
Light 2/3 yard
Medium just over 1/2 yard
Dark 1/2 yard
PLUS wadding and backing fabric.
I will be working with White, Robin’s Egg, Teal and Purple from the Moda Bella Solids range.
Cutting instructions:
A “strip” means a strip of the given size cut across the width of fabric.
White
- Cut seventeen 2 1/2″ strips. Put six strips to one side for the binding. From another strip cut one rectangle 12 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and four squares 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. From each of the remaining ten strips cut three rectangles 12 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and two squares 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″.
- Cut one 4 1/2″ strip. From this cut nine 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares.
- Cut one 4 7/8″ strip. From this cut eight 4 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ squares.
- Cut one 5 1/4″ strip. From this cut four 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ squares.
Light
- Cut two 2 1/2″ strips. From one of these cut four rectangles 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ and from the rest of these cut eighteen 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares.
- Cut one 4 1/2″ strip. From this cut nine 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares.
- Cut one 5 1/4″ strip. From this cut six 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ squares.
- Cut two 4 7/8″ strips. From these cut thirteen 4 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ squares and CAREFUL two 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares.
Medium
- Cut two 2 1/2″ strips. From one of these cut four rectangles 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ and from the rest of these cut eighteen 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares.
- Cut two 4 7/8″ strips. From these cut fifteen 4 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ squares.
- Cut one 5 1/4″ strip. From this cut four 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ squares and CAREFUL three 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ squares.
Dark
- Cut three 2 1/2″ strips. From these cut forty four 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares.
- Cut one 5 1/4″ strip. From this cut three 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ squares.
- Cut one 4 7/8″ strip. From this cut six 4 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ squares and CAREFUL one 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ square.
If you prefer to use scraps, here are the number of patches of each size and colour you will need.
| White | Light | Medium | Dark | |
| 2 ½” x 2 ½” | 24 | 18 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 ½” x 4 ½” | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 ½” x 12 ½” | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 ½” x 4 ½” | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 7/8” x 4 7/8” | 8 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
| 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| PLUS 6 Binding strips of 2 ½” across the width of fabric | ||||
I will be using these fabrics
and here they are cut, labelled and ready to sew 
Part 2 will be a photo tutorial to make the first block. Please feel free to comment or ask questions
rutigt
/ August 28, 2012No time to comment….must start cutting!!!!!!
Gun, Sweden
Oh Sew Tempting
/ August 28, 2012Brilliant! It will be lovely to quilt along with you
Avis x
Teje
/ August 28, 2012Hi Avis! You have done great job! So organized and well explained and I love the colours you have chosen! x Teje
Oh Sew Tempting
/ August 28, 2012Oh Teje…I have wrestled with the presentation for a whole week! I wanted my fractions to have the numerator on top of the denominator. I wasn’t happy with any of several formats I tried so I’ve settled for these, reluctantly
Now the fun part can begin 
witchylin
/ August 29, 2012This is going to be a lovely quilt. The colours you are using only slightly differ from my abstract quilt. You have white and I had lilac, so I just know those shades together will look amazing. It is certainly going on my “To do soon” list. Lots of fun deciding on colours and choosing plains or patterns. I am leaning towards plain so the sample blocks can be seen to better effect. Maybe autumn shades.Mmmmmm something to think about while I am ironing.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ August 29, 2012I love the jelly roll you made up and have one squirrelled away for myself to use at some point
I don’t know what it is about white… I just love to sew with it…but it has to be bright white. I also like some of the white on white fabrics. Autumn shades sound nice. I’d even try white with those 
ddinstitches
/ August 29, 2012Great tutorial! Love the colours too.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ August 29, 2012Thank you very much
Occasional Crafter
/ August 29, 2012Wow! You’ve really set yourself a challenge. Looks like it will be a great set of tutorials though.
Oh Sew Tempting
/ August 30, 2012Thank you! If there is no challenge, there is no point
I’m doing it to document the process for me really but if anyone else finds it useful in the future then that is a bonus. I’ve made and photographed the first block so Part 2 will be coming soon.