You've been asking, so it's high time I get the tutorial up for making my "Amish Bars" variation. It's a great space for practicing all sorts of designs with and without rulers, especially those that work linearly like sashing and borders.
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| Still in progress.... |
All you need is two fabrics with a decent amount of contrast. My selection of a tan solid and turquiose-y Grunge has been a big hit. You can order the kits for the top, backing and binding, and thread on AmyQuilts.com. You'll need 1/2 yard for the narrow strips (the tan) and 1 yard of the main fabric. You might be able to squeak by with less, depending on how wide your fabric is and the care of cutting, but I think this is a safe amount. The final quilt measures 32 by 30 inches.
From the tan:
Cut two 2-1/2 inch by WOF (width of fabric) strips. Subcut into 4 strips 20-1/2 inches long
Cut two strips 2-1/2 inches by 22-1/2 inches
From the main fabric:
Cut one 6-1/2 by 20-1/2 inch strip
Cut one 4-1/2 by WOF strip, subcut into 2 strips 20-1/2 inches long
Cut two 4-1/2 by 24-1/2 inch strips
Cut two 4-1/2 by 30-1/2 inch strips
Assemble as shown in the above image. Press well and sandwich with your choice of backing. It takes a yard to back it. Our mottled brown has been a big hit too, so there's a backing kit too.
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| Looks like a nice suede, doesn't it? |
Feel free to adapt this tutorial to fit your own needs; vary the strip width and/or length. I think a wider center strip would look great with the addition of some applique.
My hubby said the image above reminded him of a Roman or Greek temple, which tickled my funny bone and I made up the image below and sent it to him! I thought he was going to choke he was laughing so hard.
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| David goes quilting....eyes up here ladies, it seems to say.... |
If you can come up with a witty caption I can use with this, leave it in the comments.
For quilting of this top, of course you can head over to the AmyQuilts Facebook page, but I will follow this post up with an archive of all the videos so you can watch them directly here on the blog. That makes it a little easier to follow them in order. I'll also post a list of the rulers I have used in that post.
