Welcome to Step 1 of our Christmas in July Mystery Quiltalong!
Grab your background fabric and scraps - that's what we are starting with today!
Cutting The Christmas In July Mystery Quiltalong Step 1
From the Background Fabric:
Cut 40 2 1/2" squares
From the scraps:
Cut 40 2 1/2" squares
Here are mine ready to sew - I've got two each of twenty different scrappy fabrics....
Sewing The Christmas In July Mystery Quiltalong Step 1
We're making four patches... which is pretty straightforward, but in case you are a total beginner, here is how to make one.
Take one scrappy square and sew it to one background square:
I'm chain piecing of course!
Press away from the background fabric:
Make 40 of these pairs.
Take two pairs and place them right sides together, background fabric to scrappy fabric, nesting the seams and sew:
Press and you have your four patch:
Make 20 of these units
And that is it for this week!
See you next week with the next step.. have fun!
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