Modern Mini Quilt Tutorial

This little modern mini quilt is so simple to sew! Use your own half square triangles from a previous project or sitting in your stash.

No half square triangles lying about? That’s fine too- they are quick to sew up.

There are a couple of videos that will help you along as well. How to square up your half square triangles and how to bind the quilt using the backing fabric.

Materials Needed:

11 — 2″ X 2″ half square triangles (use them from your stash)

OR

6 — 2 1/2″ X 2 1/2″ background

6 — 2 1/2″ X 2 1/2″ color

Borders~

2 — 5″ X 2″ background

2 — 6 1/2″ X 2″ background

2 — 1 1/2″ X 8″ background

2 — 1 1/2″ X 10 1/4″ background

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Modern Mini Quilt Instructions~

1) lay right sides together the 2 1/2″ squares- background and color

2) Draw a line on the wrong side of the background fabric from corner to corner

3) Stitch on either side of the drawn line with a 1/4″ seam allowance

4) Cut on the drawn line

5) Trim the half square triangle to 2″ x 2

6) Using 9 of the half square triangles- sew them into 3 rows of 3 triangles each

7)  Sew the rows of half square triangles together

8)  Stitch the two 5″ X 2″ background to the top and bottom of the 9 patch of half square triangles

9)  Stitch a half square triangle to one end of the two 6 1/2″ X 2″ background

10) Sew to the sides of the center

11)  Sew the outside border backgrounds to the new center

12) Layer with batting and backing and quilt as you’d like

13) Bind the quilt

yes- you’ll have one half square triangle left over. Use it on the back of the quilt!

Finishing the Quilt

1. Cut or piece together your batting and a piece of quilt backing fabric.

2. Make a quilt sandwich with the backing, batting, and top.

3. Baste together with fusible batting, pins or basting spray.

3. Quilt as desired. A few of my favorite ways to quilt are Straight line quilting or cross hatch quilting. Use a walking foot on your sewing machine. Trim away the extra batting and backing.

4. Cut strips of fabric for the binding. Cut 2 1/2” tall (sometimes I use 2 1/4″) binding strips. Sew the binding strips together and bind using your favorite technique. 

How to bind with the backing fabric Video~

How to square up your half square triangles Video~

This is what I’ve learned sewing small lately.

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More Mini Quilts:

Secret Garden Mini Quilt – with a scallop edge and the disappearing technique, this mini quilt is a lot of fun to sew. Add a little bit of stitching too!

Grab your small squares and whip up a postage stamp mini quilt in an afternoon.

The Ripples mini quilt is one project that will help you use those half square triangles sitting around from other projects.

This is an easy trick for hanging your mini quilts on the wall.

 

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