Okay, okay-I realize that I should've maybe written this pattern this way to begin with. BUT, IN MY DEFENSE, I preferred all of the mockups with the solid sashing! I just know what I like. Until...I saw the Fableism Fine and Dandy fabric line. I mocked it up as FQ friendly with the scrappy checkered sashing, and I instantly fell in love. Unfortunately, the pattern was already written and finalized. So, here we are! And it really isn't complicated.
First things first: this is just some supplemental instructions to the pattern. So, you will still need to purchase the pattern, which you can find HERE.
Second, you'll need to find a Fat Quarter bundle that you love! Obviously, I fell in love with this one, and you can hopefully see why (insert the most heart eyes here!!!). For the Lap size, you will need 9 Fat Quarters and for the Throw/Twin size, you will need 16 Fat Quarters. The only fabric you will omit is Fabric F, the sashing fabric. The rest of the fabric requirements will be the same!
Next, cut your strips. Make sure you are cutting along the length of the fat quarter, not the width. So each strip will measure 2" x 21".
For the Lap size, you will need (24) 2" x 21" background strips and (24) 2" x 21" mix-and-match strips from the FQs.
For the Twin/Throw size, you will need (44) 2" x 21" background strips and (44) 2" x 21" mix-and-match strips from the FQs.
From the remaining FQ fabric, cut the fabric for the flowers. From each FQ, you will need (2) B1 pieces, (2) B2 pieces, and (4) B3 pieces.
Sew your sashing strips together, RST, lengthwise, in sets of (8). For the Lap size, you will need to make (6) sets of 8 strips, and for the Twin/Throw size, you will need to make (11) sets of 8 strips. There is no rhyme or reason to how you arrange your FQ strips; the more random, the better!
Press seams toward the colored fabric. This will help the seams nest when you make the checkered sashing.
Once all the sets are pressed, then you will cut them into 2" strips. I like using my Stripology XL ruler for this part to speed it up, but it is definitely not necessary.
Here's what they look like when they're all cut up! Aren't they so cute?!
Set aside (6) single strips for the Lap size and (4) single strips for the Throw/Twin size. Now, you will want sew the remaining strips together in sets of (2), alternating the background and FQ fabric to make the checkerboard. A very important thing to remember is to make sure that you are always placing the two strips together in the same orientation. So if the background fabric is always on the top left before you sew your seam, make sure ALL of the sets have the background fabric on the top left. If these get sewn together all willy-nilly, the checkerboard effect will not work.
Follow the instructions in the pattern to make each of the flower blocks.
See Steps 26-27 in the pattern for how to arrange the strips for the sashing. Once it is sewn together, attach it to your quilt! You can refer back to the diagrams in the pattern for how to do this.
TIP: clip where the vertical sashing meets the horizontal sashing. This will ensure that the checkerboard effect doesn't get shifted.
Press all your seams. I'm not sure which I dislike more-pressing or sewing my last long seams! Any opinions on this?!
Lastly, you can quilt and bind it as you want. I did a double diagonal crosshatch (is that the correct term for what I did?! It sounds fancy, so we're going with it). I did a basic binding because of how busy the quilt was, and I LOVE how it turned out!
Let me know if you try this! I can see it being so fun in different prints. If you make it, feel free to tag me on Instagram @sewandsew.quilting.co and I'll be sure to share it!
-Kaycee