Liberty Four Patch Top finished!

Yesterday I finished my top. As you see, it was quickly done and I really enjoyed playing with my floral fabrics. I find the most pleasant thing to work on simple patterns, like this Four Patch, to allow myself to concentrate on the association of prints and colors, and thus to achieve quickly a top, which is quite rewarding. As a matter of fact, what took the most time in this process was the choice and layout of my squares. 

For my next quilt, I think of trying a more free exercise : a sort of random layout of my blocks. I know that it seems easy at first sight, but for me this kind of freedom appears to be one of the most difficult things in general, not only for quilting... I have a tendency to always want to arrange and match things, to create harmony. Rather than a tendency, I must admit that it can sometimes become an obsession! 

Windmill HST Baby Quilt Tutorial

Measurements :

Finished block : 7.25"

Finished top : 29" x 36.25"

To make this quilt you will need 5 shades of grey fabrics

from light grey to dark grey. 9" of each one.

Fold your 9" fabric in 2 from seam to seam.

Cut it in 2 lengthwise.

You obtain 2 strips of 4.50"width.

Put 4 strips over each other and cut squares of 4.50".

Cut them in diagonal.

You obtain those triangles.

Put two different shades triangles right side against right side,

and sew them on the diagonal side.

Trim the corners this way.

You obtain this unit.

Open press it.

Lay your 4 units this way.

Sew 2 units together.

Press on the dark side (always).

You obtain those 2 new units.

Sew them together and open press.

You block is ready.

To make your quilt top, arrange your blocks the way it pleases you and then assemble  

them this way :

Sew four blocks together for your first row.

Go on this way with the next 4 rows.

Last step : sew the 5 rows together.

Shades of Grey

       

My twenty Windmill blocks are ready to be assembled for another baby quilt. Since yesterday I tried various combinations on the design board. When my daughter came this morning she disarranged everything 

until she told me that this makes her dizzy and disappeared! So I remained alone in front of those three options and I think I will choose the third one. 

Next post I will write the tutorial of this quilt top for beginners who want to make a very quick and easy baby quilt.