Starlight Lily QAL: Week 4
Hey friends! It is the last week of the Starlight Lily Quilt Along and it’s time to assemble your quilt top. There’s nothing complicated here—just sew the blocks into a square and add a border—easy peasy! Before you assemble your blocks do a quick check to make sure they’re all the same size. If you’re keeping in your paper, pin the papers the same way you did for joining your templates—match the corners and make sure your sewing lines are meeting. Tear the paper out and give the finished center square a good press before you add your border.
Your finished square of Lily Blocks should be 32.5 x 32.5 inches. It’s easy to adjust the border to make your finished quilt any size you want. Start with the measurements of the finished size—let’s say you want a baby quilt that’s 36 x 36. Take the finished measure and subtract 16: 36 - 32 = 4. Divide the product in half: 4 / 2 = 2. Add a .25 (2.25) and that is the width you need to cut for your border. For the sides, you need two pieces that are the width you calculated by 32.5 (the length of your center square). For the top and bottom, you need two pieces that are the width you calculated by the width of your finished quilt. So for the cute little baby quilt, you would need:
Two pieces 2.25 x 32.5 for the sides
Two pieces 2.25 x 36 for the top and bottom
Now that you are a pro at making the blocks, you can always keep going! A 5 x 5 grid of 25 Lily Blocks will be 40.5 x 40.5, which is a nice size for a 60 x 60 throw with a 10 inch border.
Remember to post your finished blocks to be entered to win this week’s prize: a beautiful Ruby Star Society bundle from Fabric Stork Fabrics! Post your photo before 5:00 pm tomorrow to be entered to win!
Thank you so much for quilting along! I hope you had fun and please post your finished quilts with #starlightlilyquilt so we can all see your beauties!
AND Modernly Stitched is offering 25% off longarming for any completed Starlight Lily Quilt top! That is a great deal and Beth does lovely work. Check out her site and email her for the details! I quilt all my own quilts on my Juki 2010Q but I have to say getting something longarmed is starting to sound more appealing. This post is late because I’ve spent the morning blocking a quilt and trying my best to flatten out some orange peel quilting. My daughter thinks I’m losing my mind and keeps patting my shoulder. Not a good sign!
