Easy Quilt Pattern: Black and White and Red All Over

Arrange the Strippy Columns and Finish the Quilt

Arrange the columns into vertical rows.

© Janet Wickell

1. Arrange your columns into vertical rows as shown, beginning and ending with a red column. (Shift components around to suit you if you're still in the design process, then sew pieces in each row together.) In the illustration, black columns with four panels are closest to the quilt's outer edges.

2. Sew the rows side by side, matching end points and mid points carefully.

3. Press.

4. Use 1-1/2" wide strips of the white/black print to add a narrow straight-set border to the quilt.

5. Use 6-1/2" wide strips of the black/white print to add the wide outer border (alter width to suit your tastes).

   Use my straight border instructions to construct the borders and sew them to the quilt. If you are a new quilter, don't be tempted to make borders that match the measurements along the sides of your quilt. Borders offer an excellent opportunity to correct inconsistencies, leaving you with a quilt that's in-square along its edges. So be sure to read the instructions if this is new to you.

6. Mark for quilting if necessary. Sandwich the quilt with batting and backing. Quilt by hand or machine. Trim and square-up excess edges and sew binding strips around the quilt edges.

• Quilt Pattern Introduction and Yardages
• Make the Strip-Pieced Red Columns
• Make the Black Print Columns
• Arrange the Strippy Columns and Finish the Quilt