Note: I would love to see a photo of the projects you make with this pattern idea. With your permission, I would also like to add them to my site with your name given as credit - your full name, or first name, or no name if that is your preference. You can email them to me at photos@mariamichaelsdesigns.com. A coupon for 15% off a pattern order will be our thank you.

Directions:

1. Choose the size of the finished rectangle you wish to make.

2. Add an extra inch to the width and length and cut out a piece of backing fabric and quilt batting to this size.

3. Layer the two by placing the backing fabric right side down and the batting on top of it. Use just a few safety pins to hold them together. Remove them as necessary when sewing.

4. Use a washable marking pen to draw a line down the length of the rectangle, or mark it by sewing a basting stitch. This line can be centered or off center as it is above.

5. Use a quilting ruler to mark a line on a 45° on both sides of the first
marked line.

6. Your strips can be of various widths, or all the same width, as you prefer. You can randomly choose one at a time from your strip stash or plan a colour pattern.
Use the flip and sew method to apply the strips. Because you are sewing through all three layers you will be quilting as you go.
Place the raw edges of your first strip on either diagonal line, leaving a large enough extension on both ends for cutting to size. Sew with a 1/4 inch seam. Flip the strip and either finger press or use an iron to press it.

7. Place the raw edge of the second strip along the raw edge of the first and sew it.

8. Continue sewing and pressing strips until you have filled in this portion of the quilt.

9. Go back to the first strip you sewed, and repeat for the other portion.

10. Either use your scissors to cut the excess fabric along the horizontal line and the three sides, or fold the quilt back on the horizontal line and use a rotary cutter to trim it and the sides. The raw edges will be covered in a later step.

11. Repeat steps 6 to 10 for the remaining side of the quilt.

12. Take a (washable) decorative ribbon or a 1 inch wide strip of binding and center it over the horizontal line where the raw edges of the diagonal strips meet. Sew along both sides with either a straight stitch or a decorative one.

13. Add a binding.

Please Note: You may print as many copies as you wish for your personal use.

Permission is granted to make up to 10 quilts from each pattern for sales purposes. For numbers exceeding 10, contact us for permission and details. You are free to make as many as you like to give as gifts, display, etc. Please remember to add the designer, Maria Michaels Designs, to your quilt label.

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