I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am about getting started on this quilt-along today! Today, we're going to start cutting into that beautiful fabric I've seen you all collecting on Flickr. By the way, it's not too late to join in the quilt along fun! Grab a button from my sidebar, join the Flickr group, and let's get started.
Now, remember, there are three different quilt sizes we're talking about here, so there's three sets of cutting instructions. Here we go!!
Cutting your fat quarters:
Baby & Crib size quilts -
Cut your fat quarters into three strips along the longer, 22" side of your fat quarters - two measuring 9 1/2" each, and the other being your excess. Hang onto your extra strip, you may want it later, depending on how big it is.
Lap size quilts -
Cut your fat quarters into two 10" wide strips along the wider side of your fat quarters, which should be 22". Hang onto your extra strip, you may want it later, depending on how big it is. If you're using a layer cake, you won't need to make these strips, skip right to the next step.
All -
Once you have your strips, the instructions are the same for each quilt. You will now make your coins, by cutting your strips into randomly sized pieces. Here's how I did it - I made five different sized coins, 8", 5", 4", 3" and 2". You can choose whatever sizes you would like, and in fact, you can stagger the sizes depending on the size of the print on your fat quarter. Try to keep your coins stacked together with like fabric (despite the difference in sizes) for layout purposes.
For the baby size, you will need approximately 35-45 coins. For the crib size, you will need around 55-65 coins. For the lap size, you will need around 60-70 coins. You will wind up cutting more than this, and we will use the extra coins to piece together a quilt back.
Cutting your sashing:
Baby -
From your sashing, cut the following:
- 3" x 37" - quantity of 2
- 3" x 43" - quantity of 5 **UPDATED QUANTITY**
From what remains, cut into 1" strips, then cut those down to 1" x 9 1/2" pieces. These will be your slices for your coin stacks. Make sure to have at least as many as you have coins.
Crib -
From your sashing, cut the following:
- 3 1/2" by 55" - quantity of 2
- 3 1/2" x 52"" - quantity of 5 **UPDATED QUANTITY**
From what remains, cut into 1" strips, then cut those down to 1" x 9 1/2" pieces. These will be your slices for your coin stacks.
Lap -
From your sashing, cut the following:
- 5 1/2" x 66 1/2" - quantity of 2
- 5 1/2" x 66" - quantity of 5 **UPDATED QUANTITY**
From your remaining sashing, cut 1" strips, and then cut those strips into 1" x 10" pieces. These will be your slices for your coin stacks.
Want a sneak peek of how your finished top is going to look? Here's my boy twin sliced coin quilt top.
Next Thursday, I'll host a linky so you can show off your cutting prowess. Next week, we'll work on layout and assembly of the coin stacks. Happy cutting! I can't wait to see all of those fantastic stacks of cut up fabric. Here's mine :)
