Strip piecing makes this pattern for a trip around the world bed quilt super easy.
Trip around the world quilt block pattern.
You can see the patterns start to show as the diagonals are twisted around.
For a traditional trip you needed eight different fabrics.
The directions are for one block and all the blocks in a quilt are made following the same directions.
Play with it and have some fun.
Whatever pattern you use we hope you will enjoy making these free quilt block patterns.
The instructions are complicated and the method seems so challenging that after reading all instructions a quilter lacking in even the slightest confidence might look for another quilt to make.
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First a traditional trip around the world.
Our easy quilt patterns for 4 patch 9 patch and 16 patch quilt blocks are fun to make and will save you lots of time.
Make your own trip around the world quilt for your next quilting project.
Basic strip piecing methods make it easy to put the trip around the world quilt together.
Jan 2 2016 explore quiltmeme s board trip around the world quilt on pinterest.
Here is another scrappy trip quilt made with 10 blocks 5 strips per block instead of 6 i personally like the 12 blocks better because the diagonal chains are longer through the center of the block gives more optical illusion.
I will share my traditional trip pattern and a scrappy trips pattern too.
A scrappy trip around the world these directions are for one block and all the blocks in a quilt are made following the same directions.
The trip around the world quilt pattern is a classic piecework pattern involving only uniform squares but it can be stressful to make if you piece the squares individually.
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You may use a combination of either 5 different fabrics or 9 different fabrics to make this stunning quilt.
With that in mind i decided the first project for 2013 will be trip around the world.
Simple but very elegant if you choose the right color combination.
This pretty trip around the world is a small project small enough to give it a try.
Some patterns are pieced by sewing individual squares together.