Alaska quilt tutorial series#
Alaska quilt tutorial free#

In looking back through my photos, I noticed I must have taken this block step-by-step in photographing each section. It was challenging, yes, but it gave me more opportunities to learn and improve on those point-matching skills.

I was anxious to get to this very last block! Not only was there only one to sew (rather than four), but it was perfectly symmetrical and had all sorts of fun points to match. could use a bit more work on the center points aligning, but it's close enough! It's such a fun little trick that it brings satisfaction each time I seam rip it!įlat center achieved. I'm so happy with some of the pictures that I took for this block, especially for reiterating the center point and achieving a flat center.

Alaska quilt tutorial free#

Please feel free to refer to the previous instruction for Block 1 for all the tutorial and additional sewing tips. Template Set (Acrylic) for Alaska Quilt (optional - only necessary if cutting from your own fabrics)īlock 11 was one where I lost photos of the process, but you can see by the layout of the block above that it is the same construction as Block 1 only with variation of prints and color placement.Seam Guide (or Quarter Inch Foot of Choice).Scissors for trimming and snipping threads.Sue Daley 16-inch Round Rotating Cutting Mat.Alex Anderson's Wooden 4-in-1 sewing tool.Aurifil 50wt thread - Dove Grey or Light Sand works perfectly to blend with all fabric colors.We loved it when one of us saved the other from any 'un-sewing'. If you have a friend sewing along with you, be block-checking buddies! Or ask your husband, friend, or neighbor to be a second set of eyes. (The Alex Anderson wooden seam ripper 4-in-1 tool was our best friend on multiple occasions!) Learn from our mistakes and note that it is very easy to swap placement, prints, and orientation and these blocks can be quite the brain game! With this quilt being dependent upon all of these things for design accuracy, it is important to scrutinize your block construction extensively. All four of us who were sewing this quilt erred in missing our fabric color placement at one point in time or another. Ĭut your own quilt in your color preference and join us!Īs you know, each block is essentially made four times (with center block exception) with varying changes in fabric placement.

If you are just joining us and would like to participate at your own pace with your own fabrics (we do carry the Alaska quilt templates here and here ), you can start at the very beginning and following along here. I will make you aware now that the layout of prints in Block 7 presents a fun challenge and having a second set of eyes to double check your work can be very helpful!Īfter last month's sewing, you should now have a total of 36 blocks sewn and set aside.

So, if you are as anxious as me at seeing the finished quilt, scroll to the bottom of this post now and you can see all of them in a row!īlock 10 is essentially just like Block 7, but with swapped color & fabric placement.

Alaska quilt tutorial series#

I somehow lost the photos to some of the step-by-step blogging I was going to use to finish this series as separate posts, and I sincerely apologize! Good news, though - this blog post will encompass as much of the remaining block photos I could find as well as the finishing touches to close out the series.