Tutorial - Herringbone

I just wrapped up this fun and fast Herringbone quilt for a client, and it came together in under a week! It’s a perfect project for beginners or anyone looking for a quick finish. In this post, I’ll walk you through my process step-by-step so you can follow along with ease.

Dimensions

Completed Size: 80 x 88

10 Columns and 11 Rows

Cutting Instructions

Lets first cut strips from your fabric yardage.

  • 12.5 inch strips from white background fabric
    • Subcut 28 12.5 inch squares
  • 12.5 inch strips from solids fabric
    • Subcut 28 12.5 inch squares

Sewing Instructions

There are three parts to the plus sign, which we're going to consider a 'row'

  • Take one 12.5 inch white square and a 12.5 inch solids square, put them right sides together
  • Sew along the outside edge, all four sides

    Sew around all four sides

  • Cut the square diagonally across, like an 'X' - You will now have 4 HST
  • Cut diagonally to create half square triangles

    Iron to the dark fabric

  • Trim to an 8 inch square
    • Tip: use a square ruler with a 45 degree line. This will be helpful to make sure your diagonal line ends is centered and aligns to corner point.
  • Repeat for all your 12.5 inch squares
  • You should end up with 112 HST
    • Note: you will only use 110 HST so you will have two extra
  • Start laying out your blocks in the Herringbone pattern
    • Triple check often the blocks are lining up correctly. I cant tell you how many times I had to fix a few of my layouts.
  • Sew your blocks together. I did two rows at a time and sewed columns as I went.
  • Thats it, all there is left to do is quilt and bind

Please share photos of the quilt top you made!

Herringbone quilt top
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