Interlaced Sampler Quilt Setting Tutorial

Happy Wednesday! I'm excited to bring you the final installment of a series of sampler quilt settings to accompany my book, Patchwork Essentials: The Half-Square Triangle. I wanted to share something that would be a good add-on to the 60 Block Chart included in the book! The blocks in that section can be used in many ways, including in the final chapter of quilts in the book. You can find the other setting tutorials here: Over and Above Quilt Setting Tutorial and Blockade Quilt Setting Tutorial.


Read more about the finished quilt here: Interlaced Quilt.


These quilt settings (layouts!) could be used with the block chart in my book, blocks from my Simply Sampled or Half-Square Triangle Sampler patterns, or any 12" finished quilt blocks! To make this quilt, you'll need 17 blocks. Below you'll find the instructions for the quilt setting only, not the blocks. There are fabric requirements to help guide you on making the half-square triangle blocks from the book needed for this setting.


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Sewing Level: Intermediate/Confident Beginner
Finished size: 60"x84"

Materials:
- (17) 12.5" unfinished quilt blocks
- 2 1/4 yards of accent fabric
- 2 1/4 yards of background fabric
- 5 1/4 yards of backing fabric
- 68" x 92" piece of batting
- 5/8 yard of binding
- Coordinating thread

Notes:
WOF = Width of Fabric (42")
Fat Quarter = 18" x 21"


Cutting:
From accent fabric:
- Cut (12) 6.5" x WOF strips
- From each strip, cut (6) 6.5" squares for a total of 72

From background fabric:
- Cut (6) 12.5" x WOF strips
- From each strip, cut (3) 12.5" squares for a total of 18

From binding fabric:
- Cut (8) 2.5" x WOF strips

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To make 17 half-square triangle quilt blocks, you'll need:

	2-at-a-time HST method	4-at-a-time HST method	8-at-a-time HST method
Print fabric	7 fat quarters	8 fat quarters	9 fat quarters
Background fabric	1 5/8 yds	1 5/8 yds	1 5/8 yds

Cut print and background fabric into squares for 3" finished half-square triangles. Reference charts on pages 15-17 of Patchwork Essentials for cut square size and trimming information. Make a total of 272 half-square triangles. Sew half-square triangles into 17 blocks, use block chart on pages 85-99 for block layouts.
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Instructions:
*Use a 1/4" seam allowance unless otherwise noted.*

1. On the wrong side of your 6.5” accent squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner using a marking pen. Place an accent square right sides together lined up with one corner of a background square and pin in place. Sew on top of the marked line. Backstitch to secure your stitching. Trim off corner, leaving a 1/4” seam. Press accent fabric up and away. Turn block clockwise and repeat for remaining corners. Corner pieces will overlap by 1/4”. Trim block to 12.5" if necessary.

Make a total of 18 square in square blocks.


2. Arrange half-square triangle blocks and square in square blocks in 7 rows of 5 blocks each. Sew elements together in each row, press seams open. Sew blocks together in each row. Press seams in one direction, alternating direction every other row. Sew rows together. Press seams open.

3. Cut backing yardage in half. Press. Trim off the selvedges and sew your pieces together lengthwise. Press seam open.

4. Basting: Using masking or painter’s tape, tape the backing to a clean, hard surface, right side down. Spread out your batting on top of the backing. Smooth out any wrinkles. Carefully spread out your quilt top on top of the batting, right side up. Pin your top, I like to use curved safety pins, spacing the pins a few inches apart. Make sure that your pins are going through all three layers.


5. Quilting: Quilt as desired, by machine or by hand. Trim away excess batting and backing fabric.

6. Binding: Trim off selvedges and sew your binding strips together to form one long strip, press seams open. Fold in half lengthwise, pressing with your iron as you fold. Attach binding using your preferred method. For a detailed tutorial on attaching your binding to both sides by machine, see here.


I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial! I have lots of other tutorials for everything from quilts, pillows, bags, and holiday items to informational series and techniques. Find all my tutorials here: Tutorials. My online shop is filled with patterns for quilts and bags. Find my patterns here: Jeni Baker Patterns

If you make something using one of my tutorials or patterns, I hope you'll tag me @jenib320 and use my hashtag #jenibaker on instagram!

Check out the other free quilt setting tutorials in this series:

Over and Above Quilt Setting Tutorial


Blockade Quilt Setting Tutorial
Happy Quilting!