Short Cut Squares Quilt

Baby Lock Ambassador Mary Davis of Mary-Go-Round Quilts shares her latest quilt pattern, and a step-by-step tutorial on creating it for yourself! Download the pattern here.

Fabric A – Cut (2) 9" x WOF strips
- Subcut into (8) 9" squares

Cut (2) 3 ½" x WOF Strips

Cut (6) 4" x WOF strips

Fabric B - Cut (2) 9" x WOF strips
- Subcut into (8) 9" squares

Cut (11) 3 ½" x WOF Strips
  From 3 WOF strips
  -  subcut (30) 3 ½" squares

Cut (6) 2 ½" x WOF strips

Binding – Cut (7) 2 ½” x WOF strips

NOTE: All seam allowances are 1/4". To achieve the correct seam allowance, use your Baby Lock 1/4" quilting foot. When stitching, line up the raw edge of your fabric with the right side edge of the 1/4" foot, and you will get an accurate seam allowance every time. Set your machine stitch length to 2.5. This will ensure your pieces are stitched securely.

1. Pair one 9" background square and one 9" Fabric A square, right sides together.

2. Draw two diagonal lines from corner to corner forming an X on the back of Background. Sew ¼” from each drawn line, on both sides.

3. Cut vertically and horizontally through the middle of the square. Next cut on the drawn diagonal lines. This will give you 8 half square triangles (HST)

4. Open and press toward Fabric A. Trim to 3 ½" square.

**Repeat steps 1-4 using all 9" squares.

You will have a total 64 HSTs, but only need 60 for this project

1. STRIP SET 1 - Sew together 3 ½" strips of Fabric Background/A/Background to make Strip Set 1. Press seams toward Fabric A. Make 2 strip sets.
2. Subcut Strip Set 1 into (15) 3 ½" pieces.
3. STRIP SET 2 - Sew together 3 ½" strips Fabric Background/B/Background to make Strip Set 2. Press seams toward Fabric B. Make 3 strip sets.
4. STRIP SET 3 - Sew together 3 ½" strips strips of Fabric B/Background/B to make Strip Set 3. Press seams toward Fabric B. Make 3 strip sets.
5. Subcut Strip Set 3 into (15) 3 ½" pieces.
6. BLOCK 1. To make the nine patch block, sew two Strip Set 2 units and one Strip Set 3 unit together. Press seams toward center row. Make 15 blocks.
7. BLOCK 2. Using HSTs previously made, sew one 3 ½" Background square between two HSTs. Fabric A triangle faces out. Press seams toward HST. Make 30 units.
8. Sew one Strip Set A unit between two HST units. Press seams toward HST row.
9. Sew blocks into rows. Alternating nine patch and Block 2. 3 rows will begin and end with a nine patch block, and 3 rows will begin and end with the Block 2. Press seams in the direction of arrows.
10. Sew rows together. Press seams.
11. Sew the 2 ½" background strips together end to end, right sides together to form one long strip. From the long strip, cut into (2) 54 ½" x 2 ½" pieces and (2) 49 ½" x 2 ½" pieces.
12. Sew the 2 ½ x 54 ½ background strips to the left and right sides of quilt. Press toward background. Sew the 2 ½" x 49 ½ strips to the top and bottom. Press toward background.
13. Sew the 4" Fabric A strips together end to end, right sides together to form one long strip. Cut (2) 58 ½” pieces and (2) 56 ½” pieces.
14. Sew the 4" x 58 ½ Fabric strips to the left and right sides of quilt. Press toward Fabric A. Sew the 4" x 56 ½ strips to the top and bottom. Press toward Fabric A.
15. Layer quilt top, batting and backing. Baste and quilt as desired.

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