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Garden Fence Quilt - Assembling the Top

8/8/2013

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Once I finished making all 30 blocks, it was time to assemble the quilt top!
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First, lay out all the blocks and choose what order you want to sew them in.  I wanted to alternate blues and greens but I also wanted to have the inner blocks and outer blocks relate to each other.  So if you start at the top left of my layout, see how the inner block is dark blue and then the square to the right uses that same fabric for the outer square?  that continues all the way across the row and then at the last square it moves down, then left across the second row...continuing all the way to the bottom of the quilt.  I'm pretty surprised it worked out since I didn't plan it that way.  The only thing I wasn't thrilled with was that there are two green polka dot squares touching each other on a diagonal.  If I wasn't trying to match up the inners/outers I wouldn't have put two of the same blocks so close together.
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Next, sew a piece of 1.5" x 11" sashing between each block in a row.  I recommend leaving the strips a little longer and then trimming after you sew.  It wastes a tiny bit more fabric but that way if the piece stretches or skews at all, it still ends up ok.
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Then sew a long piece of sashing between each row.  If you want a border, go ahead and sew on a border at this time too.  And there you have it - a completed quilt top, ready to be put on the frame and quilted!
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See all Garden Fence Quilt posts:
  • Planning
  • Cutting
  • Initial Piecing
  • Putting the Blocks together
  • Assembling the top
  • Quilting
8 Comments
jan link
8/14/2013 03:13:32 am

I really love this quilt! The colors are fantastic. I am visiting from Freshly Pieced and had a look see around your blog and I love it. I am a new follower!
xo jan@sewandsowfarm

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AshleyM @ Quilted Affair
8/19/2013 02:46:22 am

Thanks Jan! I love your blog and am so glad I found you this summer!

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Jessica @ A Bushel and A Peck link
8/14/2013 03:37:34 am

Beautiful quilt! Love the design and colors.

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AshleyM @ QuiltedAffair
8/19/2013 02:46:59 am

Thanks Jessica! I'm such a sucker for blues and greens :)

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Marlene @ KISSed Quilts link
8/14/2013 05:11:51 am

Very Fresh! Love it.

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Quiltin Jenny link
8/14/2013 06:37:52 am

What a great quilt! I love how the blues and greens work together.

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Deb @ asimplelife Quilts link
8/18/2013 01:22:53 am

I really like this one - these colors look great together!

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AshleyM @ QuiltedAffair
8/19/2013 02:47:49 am

Thanks Deb! I love it when two or more different fabric collections can work together nicely like that :)

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