Red, White and True Quilt Along 1: Cutting

Are you ready to get started on the Red, White and True Quilt Along? We are going to be cutting all of the fabrics for the blocks at this time. We will cut the border fabrics later. Just remember that your Background and Color 1 Red fabrics will be used in the borders too, so keep them handy!

"WOF= Width of Fabric

Throw 46” x 58”

Background: Cut four 4 ½” WOF strips, cut these into thirty-two 4 ½” squares.

                            Cut twelve 1 ½”WOF strips.

Color 1 Red: Cut one 4 ½” WOF strip, cut this into eight 4 ½” squares.

                           Cut one 5 ¼” WOF strip, cut this into six 5 ¼” squares.

                           Cut three 2 ½” WOF strips.

Color 2 Blue: Cut one 4 ½” WOF strip, cut this into eight 4 ½” squares.

                           Cut one 5 ¼” WOF strip, cut this into six 5 ¼” squares.

                           Cut three 2 ½” WOF strips.

"We will cut the fabrics for the borders later. 

Twin 64” x 88”

Background: Cut eight 4 ½” WOF strips, cut these into sixty-four 4 ½” squares.

                            Cut twenty-four 1 ½” WOF strips.

Color 1 Red: Cut two 4 ½” WOF strip, cut this into sixteen 4 ½” squares.

                           Cut two 5 ¼” WOF strip, cut this into twelve 5 ¼” squares.

                           Cut six 2 ½” WOF strips.

Color 2 Blue: Cut two 4 ½” WOF strip, cut this into sixteen 4 ½” squares.

                           Cut two 5 ¼” WOF strip, cut this into twelve 5 ¼” squares.

                           Cut six 2 ½” WOF strips.

 "We will cut the fabrics for the borders later.

You should have some beautiful piles of fabrics that look something like this! If you have any questions, let me know. You can get the Free PDF on Craftsy for an easy to print version of these cutting directions. Look for Red, White and True Quilt Along 1: Cutting.

Red, White and True Twin Version jean kritenbrink

I haven't made the Twin version, but this is what it will look like. 

After much adjusting, fiddling, swearing and ripping I got my quilting machine to be nice and quilt properly, so I got this quilt quilted last night. No pics yet, as it was late but I will take some today. 

Please take a few minutes and add your photo to the Red, White and True Quilt Along Flickr Group as well. It will be fun to see everyone's photos. If you have any problems you can send them to me and I will add them for you! Let's get started!