Quilt with sashing

If you're new to quilting, this simple blocks beginning quilt pattern is a great way to get acquainted with the process. This tutorial

Sashing can help define your quilt blocks or it can give them a sea to float on. Either way, adding sashing is easy to do.

As you know, we have been working on our Little Playmates Quilt. We showed you the individual blocks last time, and today we’re going to...

Want to try sashing a quilt? Get some inspiration for quilt sashing in this post and make your own now.

Here's how to make an I-Spy version of the Disappearing Nine-Patch. It's SO EASY, but it looks like you spent FOREVER on it! I am assuming throughout this tutorial that you are familiar with the Disappearing Nine-Patch pattern -- I have previously posted specific step-by-step instructions on that quilt pattern, which you can find here. What you need: ~ 88 - 4" I-Spy squares (From time to time I host swaps where you can join in and trade with others to collect these!) ~ 1 1/8 yd fabric for…

Adding sashing to your quilt blocks is ideal for when you want to separate the blocks, rather than sew them together. It also adds a bit of oomph and interest to your quilt blocks. You can make sashing as wide or as narrow as you want. For this tutorial I have cut my sashing at 2'. This will give me a finished sashing size of 1½'. This is a generic tutorial to show you how to add sashing to any sized quilt block. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for written instructions (Can't…

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No More Sewing Long Rows Together! Have you ever struggled to stitch on rows of sashing in between rows of blocks? It’s simpler, and often more precise, to sash each block individually before sewing them together. In the following video Susan Claire, the Gourmet Quilter, demonstrates the process by adding sashing to 5″ charm squares. …

(This post is about adding sashing to a regular quilt. Click here for specific instructions about adding sashing to a Quilt As You Go quilt.) I don't usually add sashing or borders to my quilts, but Controlled Chaos isn't a typical quilt for me. I went back and forth for a long time, debating the