red white and blue rail fence quilt tutorial.

The rail fence quilt block is one of my favorite and has been around 

for many years.  At different widths and lengths, and color 

combinations, you can really have fun with this block.  

Especially when using lots of scraps from your stash, which is exactly what I did.  I pulled only reds and blues this time around.

for a 60" x 84" quilt you'll need : 

87 - 2 1/2" x 10 1/2" blue strips

88 - 2 1/2" x 10 1/2" red strips

4 yards fabric for backing

1/2 yard fabric for binding 

you will be making two 10 1/2" blocks

a mainly red block and a mainly blue block

 for the red block layout strips as follows

red, blue, red, blue, red

with right sides together sew strips, press seams open

make 18 

  for the blue block layout strips as follows

blue, red, blue, red, blue

with right sides together, sew strips

press seams open

make 17   

you will have a total of 35 blocks

 (chain piece to save time)

assemble the blocks into 7 rows of 5 blocks each 

rotating every other block

rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 will begin and end with a blue block

rows 2, 4 and 6 will begin and end with a red block

sew blocks together into rows and then sew rows together 

 to insure your seams between each block will nest with the next row you are sewing it to, press rows in opposite directions

 making do with what I had on hand I peiced the quilt backing with some special fabrics that I had been saving for just the right use

quilt and bind to finish your quilt

(I am learning how to free motion quilt, 

so please don't look too close at my stitches.) 

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial!

 xoxo