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Today we have an easy puffy quilt pattern in a mix of PURE Solids with a retro vibe. This beginner friendly quilt is sure to inspire you to add some vibrant color to your home. Add a playful twist to this easy strip pieced quilt by adding stuffing and making this quilt soft and cozy. For this project we’ll be using PURE Solids in a stunning mix of ombre colors and the coziest AGF Flannel for our backing. Don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to the AGF channel for more crafty sewing content, now on to the quilt… Here’s what you’ll need to get started on the Glow Quilt: 20 strips cut at 3 ¼” x WOF (Width of Fabric) in the following PURE Solids: Raw Gold 485 Gingerbread 513 Apple Cider 512 Chocolate 422 Desert Dunes 521 Terracotta Tile 508 Miami Sunset 489 Sweet Fig 510 Bewitched 534 Dried Roses 534 Weathered Brick 492 Plum preserve 493 Cabernet 400 Nocturnal 428 Night Sea 467 Blueberry Zest 441 Amethyst 532 Wisteria 533 Fields of Lavender 495 Mauvelous 425 Binding: Chocolate PE 422: 1/4 yd, approx. 9” You’ll need 6 Strips cut at 1½” for the binding Flannel Backing: Sunflower FS 202: 4yds We used (2) 2 yard pieces at WOF sewn together with 11” trimmed off each side Stuffing Dowel Rotary Cutter Scissors Thread in various colors to match strips Ruler Quilt Pins and Clips Washable Pen or marking tool Finished Size: approx. 45” x 57” Glow Quilt Basic Instructions: Sew your 20 strips together at ¼” in the order listed above to form the ombre quilt top. Next we’ll make our backing. Cut your flannel in the dimensions given and sew a center seam and press open. Lay top over backing, wrong sides together and pin to secure. Quilt your strips as desired using coordinating thread. We used an edge stitch in simple straight lines. Now it’s time to stuff your puffy quilt. Use a dowel to gently stuff each tube with loosely packed stuffing to make your quilt puffy but not stiff. Pin your edges and baste or stitch to secure. Trim the edges of your quilt with scissors or a rotary cutter. Now let’s make our binding. We used our favorite basic formula to work out how many strips we needed. (link below) We’re using 1 ½” strips to make the traditional AGF narrow binding. Cut your 6 binding strips at 1½” by WOF. Press each strip in half, wrong sides together. Next lay two strips edges, right sides together and draw a line at a 45 degree angle and stitch. Repeat for the remaining strips. I’ve sewn ours together assembly style and used a header to start stitching on. Trim your edges and finger press the seams open. Press one side of the binding in toward the center fold to finish the back edge. Now it’s time to add our binding to the quilt. Start on the side about 10” down and stitch to the top of the quilt leaving a tail. Stitch to the end of the side stopping at ¼” before the end. Pivot, and stitch at a 45 degree angle off the edge. Fold your binding over to form a 45 degree angle and then fold back the other direction. Continue stitching from the edge. Continue sewing the binding until you are a few inches away from where you started. Now we will trim and sew our edges together on the bias. Measure the width of binding to create your overlap. Ours is 1 ½”. Pin edges right sides together and stitch at 45 degrees. Check that it looks good, and then trim. Continue sewing the remainder of the seam to secure. Now we’ll flip the binding to the back of the quilt and pin or clip in place. Hand stitch closed with an invisible stitch to secure the binding with matching thread. Voila! You’re all done. Enjoy your beautiful ombre puffy quilt! And until next time, Happy Sewing! Download our binding formula here to always have it handy: Binding To view all the prints from ‘PURE Solids,’ click here: To view more projects using ‘PURE Solids,’ flip through the Lookbook here: // BUY THE FABRICS ▸ consumer | ▸ wholesale | // DISCOVER MORE ▸ check our blog | ▸ sign up for our newsletters ( get a chance to win free fabrics!) | // FOLLOW ▸Facebook | ▸Twitter | ▸Instagram | ▸Pinterest | ▸TikTok | @artgalleryfabrics #artgalleryfabrics #agfpuresolids
