Meandering Path Quilt Tutorial

 

 I am so excited to be sharing my first quilt tutorial! I fell in love with Moda's Botany fabric by Lauren and Jessi Jung and knew I wanted to make a simple, modern quilt with it.

Here's what you're going to need:

 

 One Botany Layer Cake

One Botany Charm Pack

1/2 yard coordinating fabric for binding

4 yards coordinating fabric for backing

Batting
Finished quilt size is approx. 60" x 72"

Step 1:

Cutting

Take the entire Layer Cake and cut each square in half.

 

You will have two 5" x 10" rectangles.

 Cut 1/2" off one side of each rectangle. Your rectangles will now be 5" x 9 1/2".

That's it! Now the fun begins.

Step 2: 

Layout

There are seven rows where the rectangles are laid out vertically, and two groupings where the rectangles are laid out horizontally with an alternating Charm Square. Some of the vertical rows have Charm Squares at the top and bottom so that the rows can be variegated.

I made this illustration so you could see the layout. From left to right the quilt has two vertical rows, a horizontal grouping row, three vertical rows, a horizontal grouping row, and then two vertical rows.  

 Step 3:

Sew the Rows

 The first row has a Charm Square, 7 vertical rectangles and then a Charm Square. 

The second row has 8 vertical rectangles.

 

Next is the horizontal grouping row. Each row has one Charm Square and one Layer Cake rectangle. Alternate between having the Charm Square on the left and on the right. There are 16 rows.

Don't forget to press your seams! I like to press mine open.

Step 4: 

Sew the Rows Together

When you sew the rows together be sure to match the corners. 

On the outside rows and center row you can match the corners when you pin the row on like this: (Blogger won't turn this picture the right way, sorry!)

Voila! Your quilt top is complete! 

 Now it's time to Baste....

Quilt...
(I quilted the vertical rows with a vertical stripe and quilted the horizontal grouping rows in a stipple. I love the contrast and how it allows the different rows to stand out.)

and Bind.

 You're done, yay! Let me know if you make it, I'd love to see it!