Last week was one busy week, to start and finish a custom quilt that I nearly forgot that was due at the end of August. Back in February, my husbands co-worker asked if I would make a pink double sized quilt for her husbands Aunt who is turning 95 at the end of August. They wanted a simple design since she could not see that well anymore. So I designed a Double 4 Patch quilt made out of Moda Marble Fabrics to help keep her costs down.
The Moda Marbles I choose was Pink Sherbert and Baby Pink. They colors blended so well together, I was pleased.
The Double Four Patch is a easy quilt block for the beginner quilter. It consists of two four patch blocks and two solid square blocks. You can get the Pattern for this quilt HERE.
Start by 15-2 1/2" x WOF strips of each color.
From those strips take one of each color and lay them so the right sides facing together. and sew them together with a 1/4" seam allowance. Make 15 Strip Sets.
Sew them together with a 1/4" seam allowance. Pressing the seams open toward the dark fabric.
On a cutting mat and ruler you will cut subcut the strip sets into 2 1/2" segments. The ruler I'm using is the Bloc Loc Strip Set Ruler. It has channel locks that will lock to the seam and makes seams and fabric straight to get a nice straight accurate cut.
You will need 252 for this size quilt.
Take 2 segments and lay them down with right sides facing together and so the colors are opposite of each other. Sew them together and when they open up they should look the picture above. Press seam to one side. Make 126-4 1/2" squares.
Out of the Darker fabric cut 16 strips 4 1/2" x WOF, then subcut them into 126, 4 1/2" squares.
Assemble the block as shown above, with the 4-patch block light colors going all in the same direction. Press seam to one side. Block should measure 8 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Take 2 blocks and lay them out so the look like the photo above. Start with sewing just the top row together. Make 31.
Then assemble the block so they look this above big block above. Make 12 that measure 16 1/2" x 16 1/2".
Assemble all the blocks together. Refer to the Pattern for more instruction on this assembly processes.
Once you have all the blocks sewn together you just need to add borders. For this quilts I added 3 borders. Border 1- 2 1/2" (Dark fabric), Border 2- 4 1/2" (Light fabric), Border 3- 6 1/2" (Dark fabric).
I finished this quilt with Quilters Dream Select batting and a pantograph called Garden Frills by Bean Girl Quilts.
Today is the last day of our big blowout Sale. We still have a lot of Yardage to choose from marked 50% off, that is wholesale price, what a great way to get your fabric. Precuts are just down to hand full of Charms and Mini Charms, marked down to 70% off. 
If you didnt know we are having a big Fabric Blow Out Sale over at Quilting Affection Online Store this week. 
Last week was one busy week, to start and finish a custom quilt that I nearly forgot that was due at the end of August. Back in February, my husbands co-worker asked if I would make a pink double sized quilt for her husbands Aunt who is turning 95 at the end of August. They wanted a simple design since she could not see that well anymore. So I designed a Double 4 Patch quilt made out of Moda Marble Fabrics to help keep her costs down. 
For those of you that own a Silhouette know you need your fabric stiff for cutting step. Well instead of applying several application layers of starch, I have found a great product that works in one application.
I start by cutting my fabric to size that you need for the cutting mat, but just a little bigger. I square to final size once the fabric is retreat, just in case shrinkage, which I see very little shrinkage. 
