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Fat Quarter Shop Cubes Quilt Along Reveal!

4/27/2018

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Fat Quarter Shop Cubes Quilt
Today is the big reveal for the Fat Quarter Shop Cubes Quilt Along! The pattern is available at the Fat Quarter Shop (affiliate link).

This is a fun and easy quilt to make. The blocks are large and consist of squares and rectangles. The Fat Quarter Shop Blog has a list of all of the bloggers that are quilting along. By visiting their blog posts, you can see multiple versions of the pattern and get helpful hints about making the quilt. Use #fatquartercubesquilt on Instagram to see bloggers' photos as well.

For my version, I chose fat quarters from Sweet Florals by Another Point of View, Windham Fabrics for the blocks and Poolside by Bedrock Stone Texture, Windham Fabrics for the lattice.. To select my lattice fabric, I used the Fat Quarter Shop Color Match feature. It is available on their website.  It makes matching fabric online a breeze! I first cut strips and then cut the floral strips into the appropriate size squares and rectangles. I found this process to be very time efficient. The photos below show my selected fabrics, the cut florals, and the cut lattice pieces. 
Picture of Selected Fabrics
Selected Fabrics
Picture of Cut floral Pieces
Cut Floral Pieces
Picture of Cut Lattice Pieces
Cut Lattice Strips

Next came sewing the squares and rectangles together into strips and then into blocks. There were two types of strips. I simply arranged fabrics in a pleasing way and made sure that I did not used the same fabric twice in the same block. I tried not to overthink it. See the photo example below.
Picture of Two Types of Strips
Two Types of Strips
Picture of Pleasing Arrangement
Pleasing Arrangement
Picture of Completed Block
Completed Block

Then it was time for the fun part -  blocks! When I had completed 12 blocks, I arranged then on my design wall and played with them until I was satisfied with the result. Mainly, I wanted to keep like-fabrics apart and distribute the fabric colors evenly. The photo below shows the initial arrangement of blocks. As you can see, I had some work to do!
Picture of Design Wall
Playing with the Blocks

Once I was satisfied with the arrangement, I sewed the blocks together with lattice strips between them. My sewing machine and my design wall are in two different rooms. So to help me sew the block together as planned, I used my phone to take a photo of my final design wall arrangement and referred to the photo often. I find this really helpful if I get interrupted during the process of sewing. The final quilt top is shown below.
Picture of Completed Quilt Top
Completed Quilt Top

This was a fun quilt to make! I always seem to learn something about color and pattern in fabrics whenever I make scrap quilts. It is an easy, natural way to learn.
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Don't forget about the 2018 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop! This is week two. The following fellow Happy Stitching Team bloggers are being featured:
  • Stephane at Low Country Quilts and Embroidery
  • Sherry at Powered By Quilting
Be sure to sign up for the giveaways!

Thanks for stopping by. If you have questions or comments, please go to comments or contact me by email. 
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Happy Quilting!
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Cynthia link
4/27/2018 03:16:30 pm

You did such a great job with your quilt! Really pretty :)

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5/23/2018 05:46:46 am

I really wish someone from my family will teach me how to make quilts. I have always known I can come up with the best concepts or design. I just need a technical assistant because I really don't know how to put it all together. But, I am 100% sure whatever I directed will land in the houses of the most prominent people because my work is going to look really expensive once everything is done. I don't like people who don't start what they finish. Maybe this is why the are is still closed.

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