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Basketweave
Finished Quilt Size: 54” X 72
Block Size: 6 ½ “ Unfinished (6” Finished) Number of Blocks Needed: 108
Backing Yardage Approx. 5¼ yards
Binding: ¾ yard
There are many, many ways to design this quilt.
Option 1 – Use 2 Fabrics
Cutting:
Fabric A (shown as yellow in this diagram): cut (18) 2 ½” strips
the full width of fabric (45” total yardage or 1 ¼ yards)
Fabric B (shown as red in this diagram): cut (36) 2 ½” strips the
full width of fabric (90” total yardage or 2 ½ yards)
Option 2 – Use 3 Fabrics
Cutting:
Fabric A: cut (18) 2 ½” strips the full width of fabric (45” total
yardage or 1 ¼ yards)
Fabric B: cut (18) 2 ½” strips the full width of fabric (45” total
yardage or 1 ¼ yards)
Fabric C: cut (18) 2 ½” strips the full width of fabric (45” total
yardage or 1 ¼ yards)
Option 3 – Make it a Random Scrap Quilt
This is for more experienced quilters as you will need to figure
your own cuts of yardage and how you will sew them together.
You will need at the very least 3 ¾ yards of scraps.
All fabrics: Cut 2 ½” strips
Options 4 – Give it a Woven-Ribbon Look Using 2 Different Color Themes
This is for more experienced quilters as you will need to figure
your own cuts of yardage and how you will sew them together.
You will need at the very least 3 ¾ yards of fabric.
All fabrics: Cut 2 ½” strips
Options 4 – Give it a Woven-Ribbon Look Using 4 Different Color Themes
This is for more experienced quilters as you will need to figure
your own cuts of yardage and how you will sew them together.
You will need at the very least 3 ¾ yards of fabric.
All fabrics: Cut 2 ½” strips
Assembly Instructions:
1) Sew 3 of the 2 ½” strips together along the long edge. The fabrics you use will
depend on how you’ve designed your quilt.
2) Cut the assembled strips into 6 ½” blocks (you will get 6 blocks per assembled
strip, plus scrap).
3) Arrange your blocks following your design selection and sew together. 9 blocks
to a row, 12 rows. [Note that the drawings of the quilts above do not depict
the full-size quilt layout, they merely show block orientation and color
choices.]