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Pre-cut PrimerPre-cut packaging and naming varies among manufacturers. For example, Moda names their 2½"-wide strip package a Jelly Roll and Riley Blake calls them Rolie Polies. Each manufacturer decides how many pieces to include in each pack—40 pieces per pack is pretty standard but some companies put in more or less, depending on the number of fabrics a designer has in a collection.

Dear Friend,

Here at Fons & Porter, we love all things quilting, and are delighted

to share our love of quilting with you! As quilters, we rarely lack for

inspiration—we just lack time! Working with pre-cut strips and

squares is one way to make more quilts with less time. We’ve put this

Make Quilts With Pre-Cut Strips and Squares! booklet together for you

(including some of our favorite tips and techniques) so that you can

get a taste of working with pre-cuts. The illustrations, instructions

and tools we’ve shared in these pages will help you achieve success

with your projects. In every issue of Love of Quilting, you’ll get to

experience the same level of inspiration and instruction, so come join

us and share the fun!

Happy quilting, from the staff of Fons & Porter!

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jelly roll™

This package of approximately 40 (2½"-wide)

strips will make a lap or small twin-size quilt.

Available from a number of manufacturers under

a variety of names, the strips are great for making

striped triangles or any type of strippy project.

SeW SMArT™

If pre-cuts are cut with

a pinking blade, measure

from the outer peak of

the pinked edge when

cutting or determining

seam allowances.

lAyer cAke™

Layer Cakes are collections of 10" × 10"

squares of fabric—similar to a charm pack but

a larger size. Originally packaged and named

by Moda Fabrics, Layer Cakes are available by

collection and typically include 42 pieces of

fabric, though the number may vary.

chArM pAck™

A charm pack contains 5" charm

squares, often containing a small “taste"

of each design in a collection. Usually

consisting of about 40 pieces, 1 charm

pack will make a baby quilt, 2 charm

packs a crib-size quilt, 3 charm packs a

lap quilt, and 4–5 charm packs contain

enough for a twin-size quilt.

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Classic ElementsIsn’t this a great quilt? It’s amazingly easy to make with pre-cut strips.

Quilt DesigneD by Nancy Mahoney.

maDe by Karen Hodge.

machine QuilteD by Becky Roberts.

Finished Size: 60" x 72"

Finished Blocks: 30 (12") blocks

MATeriAlS 29 (2½"-wide) strips assorted prints

in teal and green

29 (2½"-wide) strips assorted prints

in red and gray

1 yard white solid

¾ yard teal print for binding

4 yards backing fabric

Twin-size quilt batting

cuTTingMeasurements include ¼" seam allowances.

From teal/green print strips, cut a total of:

• 30 (2½" × 10½") A rectangles.

• 30 (2½" × 8½") B rectangles.

• 30 (2½" × 6½") C rectangles.

• 30 (2½" × 4½") D rectangles.

• 30 (2½") E squares.

From red/gray print strips, cut a total of:

• 30 (2½" × 10½") A rectangles.

• 30 (2½" × 8½") B rectangles.

• 30 (2½" × 6½") C rectangles.

• 30 (2½" × 4½") D rectangles.

• 30 (2½") E squares.

From white solid, cut:

• 12 (2½"-wide) strips. From strips,

cut 180 (2½") E squares.

From teal print, cut:

• 8 (2½"-wide) strips for binding.

uSing 2½" STripS


Block Diagrams

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

E

E

D

Block Diagrams

Quilt Top Assembly Diagram


A

A

B

B

C

C

D

E

E

D

Block Diagrams


block ASSeMbly1. Lay out 2 A rectangles, 2 B

rectangles, 2 C rectangles,

2 D rectangles, 2 E squares, and

6 white E squares as shown in

Block Diagrams. Join into rows;

join rows to complete 1 Block.

2. Make 30 Blocks.

QuilT ASSeMbly

1. Lay out blocks as shown in

Quilt Top Assembly Diagram.

2. Join blocks into rows; join rows

to complete quilt top.

FiniShing1. Divide backing into 2 (2-yard)

lengths. Join panels lengthwise.

Seam will run horizontally.

2. Layer backing, batting, and

quilt top; baste. Quilt as desired.

3. Join 2½"-wide teal print strips

into 1 continuous piece for

straight-grain French-fold

binding. Add binding to quilt.


Diamond DistrictThis is an easy way to showcase a collection of 5" charm squares. Use our Sew Easy technique to easily

make triangle-squares fast.

Quilt by Tony Jacobson

Finished Size: 53¼" x 73¾"

Finished Blocks: 35 (8¼") blocks

MATeriAlS 70 (5") squares assorted prints in

gray, red, white, and gold

1⅜ yards gray solid

Fons & Porter Quarter Inch Seam

Marker (optional)

2⅛ yards gray print for sashing,

border, and binding

3½ yards backing fabric

Twin-size quilt batting

cuTTing

From gray solid, cut:

• 9 (5"-wide) strips. From

strips, cut 70 (5") squares.

From gray print, cut:

• 21 (2½"-wide) strips. From

7 strips, cut 28 (2½" × 8¾")

vertical sashing strips. Piece

remaining strips to make

2 (2½" × 70¼") side

borders, 2 (2½" × 53¾")

top and bottom borders, and

6 (2½" × 49¾") horizontal

sashing strips. Remaining

strips are for binding.

• 7 (2¼"-wide) strips

for binding.

uSing 5" SQuAreS

Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Border strips are exact length needed. You may want to cut them longer to allow for piecing variations.


block ASSeMbly

1. Make 140 triangle-squares

using print and gray 5" squares

(Triangle-Square Diagram).

Triangle-Square Diagram

Block Diagrams

2. Lay out 4 triangle-squares as

shown in Block Diagrams. Join

into rows; join rows to complete

1 block. Make 35 blocks.Triangle-Square Diagram

Block Diagrams

QuilT ASSeMbly1. Lay out blocks and gray print

sashing strips as shown in Quilt Top

Assembly Diagram. Join into rows;

join rows to complete quilt center.

2. Add gray print side borders to

quilt center. Add gray print top

and bottom borders to quilt.

FiniShing

1. Divide backing into 2 (1¾-yard)

lengths. Join panels lengthwise.

Seam will run horizontally.

2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt

top; baste. Quilt as desired.

3. Join 2¼"-wide gray print strips

into 1 continuous piece for

straight-grain French-fold binding.

Add binding to quilt.

Quilt Top Assembly DiagramQuilt Top Assembly Diagram

seweasy™

watch a video of this sew easy online at FonsandPorter.com/QuickTriSquares

A B

Quick Triangle-SquaresTry our quick and easy methods to make Triangle-Squares and Hourglass Units without cutting triangles. The Fons & Porter Quarter Inch Seam Marker helps

you draw accurate stitching lines.

QUIck TrIangle-SQUareS

1. From 1 light and 1 dark fabric,

cut 1 square ⅞" larger than the

desired finished size of triangle-

square. For example, to make a

triangle-square that will finish

4⅛", cut 5" squares.

2. Place Quarter Inch Seam Marker

diagonally across wrong side of

light square, with yellow center

line positioned exactly at corners.

Mark stitching guidelines along

both sides of Quarter Inch Seam

Marker (Photo A).

NOTE: If you are not using the

Fons & Porter Quarter Inch Seam

Marker, draw a diagonal line from

corner to corner across square.

Then draw sewing lines on each

side of the first line, ¼" away.

3. Place light square atop dark

square, right sides facing; stitch

along marked sewing lines.

4. Cut between rows of stitching to

make two triangle-squares (Photo B).

Press seams toward darker fabric.


Winter ShadowsThis quilt is absolutely lovely. Our amazing 8-at-a-time triangle-square technique makes construction

easy —without cutting a single triangle.

Quilt by Tony Jacobson

machine QuilteD by Luann Downs

Finished Size: 66" x 82½"

Finished Blocks: 20 (16½") blocks

MATeriAlS 20 matching pairs of 10" squares

assorted blue prints and batiks

10 sets of 4 matching 10" squares

assorted cream prints and batiks

¾ yard blue print for binding

5 yards backing fabric

Twin size quilt batting

cuTTingMeasurements include ¼" seam allowances.

From blue print, cut:

• 9 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding.

uSing 10" SQuAreS

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block ASSeMbly

1. Referring to Sew Easy: 8-at-a-Time

Triangle-Square Units on page 15,

using 2 different blue 10" squares

and 2 matching cream print

10" squares, make 2 sets of 8

matching Triangle-Square Units.

2. Join 4 matching Triangle-Square

Units as shown in Quadrant

Diagrams. Make 4 Quadrants.

3. Lay out Quadrants as shown in

Block Diagrams. Join Quadrants

into rows; join rows to complete

1 block.

4. Repeat to make 20 blocks.

QuilT ASSeMbly

1. Lay out blocks as shown in

Quilt Top Assembly Diagram.

2. Join blocks into rows; join rows

to complete quilt top.

FiniShing

1. Divide backing into 2 (2½-yard)

lengths. Cut 1 piece in half

lengthwise to make 2 narrow panels.

Join 1 narrow panel to each side of

wider panel; press seam allowances

toward narrow panels.

2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt

top; baste. Quilt as desired.

3. Join 2¼"-wide blue print

strips into 1 continuous piece

for straight-grain French-fold

binding. Add binding to quilt.


Block Diagrams

Quadrant Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Quadrant Diagrams

Block Diagrams

Quadrant Diagrams

Block Diagrams


seweasy™

watch a video of this sew easy online at FonsandPorter.com/8TriSquares

8-at-a-Time Triangle-Square UnitsTry this method to make 8 matching Triangle-Square Units at the same time.

1. Draw diagonal lines from corner

to corner across wrong side of

light square (Photo A). Place light

square atop dark square, right

sides facing; stitch ¼" away from

marked sewing lines on both sides

(Photo B).

2. Cut stitched squares into 4 equal

sections (Photo C).

3. Cut between rows of stitching to

make 8 triangle-squares (Photo D).

4. Press seam allowances toward

darker fabric (Photo E).

A

eD

b c

SeW SMArT™

This method works for any size

triangle-square unit. Cut squares twice the

finished size of triangle-squares plus 1¾".

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