Strip Tube Quilt

This weekend, I finished the quilt top using a Strip Tube quilting pattern adapted from the tutorial from: http://www.abrightcorner.com/2012/02/tutorial-strip-tube-quilt.html

• Requirements:

1 Jelly Roll (40 x 2.5" strips)
3m blending fabric (I used Spot On-Cream by Robert Kaufman)
Co-ordinating cotton
Batting and backing fabric for finishing

Quarter-inch seams are used throughout

• Step 1:

First step is to sew your jelly roll together in sets of 2 strips

• Step 2:

Sew strips of the blending fabric (4.5" wide), right sides together, to the joined jelly roll strips. Sew down both sides to create tubes

 

•  Step 3:

Using a 90 degree triangle, or corner of a square ruler, place the point just inside the top row of stitching on the tube. Cut triangles, flipping the ruler for each alternate cut

•  Step 4:

Open triangles, and press seams to the darker side.

• Step 5:

Collect matching triangles, and sew them together down the centre. Press middle seams open

•  Step 6:

Layout your triangles on the floor or design mat, and play around until you get a layout you like (the picture below shows a blending fabric I was trialing)

•  Step 7:

Sew rows of triangles together

• Step 8:

Measure width of rows and cut strips of blending fabric 2.5" wide by the average length of your triangle rows. Some joining of blending strips may be necessary

• Step 9:

Sow blending strips in between triangle rows

• Step 9:

Iron your quilt top and prepare for finishing with batting and backing

• Fabrics used in this quilt top:

Jelly Roll: Feed Company by Sweetwater
Spot On (cream) by Robert Kaufman.

Happy Stitching & Sewing,
Kerrie