How to Make a Cheater Quilt

Cheater quilts are so fast and easy. I love giving them as handmade gifts because they look detailed and intricate, but they only take a couple of hours to make.

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Learn how to make a cheater quilt that is fast, easy, and you can use any striped or plaid fabric. A cheater quilt is perfect for gifts!

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Trim off any white space and selvedges from the quilt top fabric like the selvedge.

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Make a quilt sandwich by laying the back fabric right side down, then the batting, and then the quilt top fabric right side up.

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Safety pin all the layers first. Your saftey pins should be at about 12 inches apart or closer.

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Using a walking foot quilt along the lines of the quilt top fabric. I sewed all my horizontal lines first and then all my vertical lines.

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How to Make a Cheater Quilt

Cheater quilts are so fast and easy. I love giving them as handmade gifts because they look detailed and intricate, but they only take a couple of hours to make.

Learn how to make a cheater quilt that is fast, easy, and you can use any striped or plaid fabric. A cheater quilt is perfect for gifts!

MATERIALS:

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Trim off any white space and selvedges from the quilt top fabric like the selvedge.

INSTRUCTIONS:

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make a quilt sandwich by laying the back fabric right side down, then the batting, and then the quilt top fabric right side up.

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Safety pin all the layers first. Your saftey pins should be at about 12 inches apart or closer.

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Using a walking foot quilt along the lines of the quilt top fabric. I sewed all my horizontal lines first and then all my vertical lines.

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