Amish squares

Working within strict guidelines

has never really been my cup of tea.

At least twice I have bought the backing fabric for a quilt and then figured out what the front will be. This is one of those occasions. 




I selected three pairs of coordinating fabrics and a simple Amish inspired cross design to complete the quilt top.  

TO MAKE THIS QUILT

Cut 2.5" strips from each of the black and "X" colours. Join the strips together. You need enough strips to make 39 colour + black 2 1/2" units for 3 blocks (or 13 units per block if you are varying the pattern). Some of these will need to be flipped.

You need 36 of each of the contrast squares (12 per block). Some of these units (about 8 units per block) can be strip pieced too, but you will need to have some single 2.5 x 2.5" squares in both black and the contrast colour. Make up the block into 7 x 7 2" (finished) blocks and sash with 14.5 x 2.5" black sashing strips into this colourful quilt. The quilt doubles as a draughts board!