How to Make an Arkansas Crossroads Quilt in Any Size Block
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 11 апр 2024
- Welcome to our Arkansas Crossroads Quilt Tutorial. This quilt looks complicated once it is assembled, but it is not difficult at all. The entire quilt is assembled using two sized squares. Suitable for a beginner sewist, or quilter, come see how we make this beautiful quilt design in just a few simple steps.
🔶 All patterns, materials, downloads and Instructions can be found at
‣ deborahfillmer.wordpress.com/...
🔶 In this Video You Will Learn
‣ How to determine what two square sizes you need to complete this quilt design.
‣ How to assemble the patch units, using only two square sizes.
‣ How to assemble the blocks and the quilt top.
🔶 Chapters Markers in this Video
‣ Welcome :: 0:18
‣ Supplies (Squares needed) 1:20
‣ Block examples: 1:40
‣ Assembly: 3:40
‣ How to figure out square measurements needed: 16:43
‣ Outtro: 16:40
🔶 Products in this Video I Find Most Useful (affiliate links)
‣ Thread Cutter for Chain Piecing - amzn.to/3VQWpbb
‣ Seam Guide Tape - amzn.to/4atrN3S
‣ Rotary Cutter (18 mm) - amzn.to/3vGaHAR
Items needed to make Design Boards used in this video (see below for link to that video tutorial):
‣ Foam boards (package of 15) - amzn.to/3s1J6lT
‣ Batting - amzn.to/37kR5CM
‣ Heat-n-Bond Ultrahold - amzn.to/3jWTuIW
🔶 Sites Related to this Video
‣ Scrap Busting Video - • Scrap Quilts Tips! Let...
‣ Design Board Video - • How to Make a Quilt Bl...
‣ My Website: deborahfillmer.com/
‣ Scott’s Photography: scottfillmer.com/
‣ Company Page: piecesofthepast.com/
‣ Company Etsy Shop - www.etsy.com/shop/piecesofthe...
‣ Company FB Page: / piecesofthepastal
‣ Company FB Group - / 933436568406336
If you enjoyed this tutorial, don't forget to give it a thumbs up and leave a comment below. Subscribe to our channel for more fun and eco-friendly DIY projects. #sewing #quilting #quilt #tutorial
Thanks for watching, and happy crafting! 
Хобби
Very helpful tutorial ❤. Very helpful for scrap busting 😂. Thank you
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I've watched every video of the Arkansas Crossroads block and this one is BY FAR the best explanation and free pattern! Thanks, Deborah
Thank you so much! I am so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
Thank you for such a wonderful tutorial! My husband is an avid watcher of Arkansas Police Actiivity. Thank you for sharing this beautiful quilt. I can't wait to make it. TX
You are so welcome! ~Deborah
This is the first video of your's that I have watched and I look forward to watching more.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it. ~Deborah
Same here. You made this beautiful pattern very simple. THANK YOU!
🤦great tip on how to chain piece snowball blocks! Kicking myself for not figuring that out before.
Chain piecing makes everything so much easier! Glad you got something good from the video. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
If you sew an additional line 1/4 " to the outside of the 1st seam and then cut, those triangle waste pieces turn into HSTs you can use in other projects!
So glad RUclips added this to my suggested videos! Such a great tutorial on this square. You broke it down to clear, easy to understand steps with great tips! Thanks so much!!
Awesome! Thank you! ~Deborah
You described that so well, and I love it that figuring out other sizes is so easy. Thanks! - Writing from Germany
Waving at you from the US. Thank you for watching! ~Deborah
To my eye, scrappy quilts with a harmonizing background, as you demonstrate are beautiful. Some scrappy quilts just make my eyes go all googly. Perfectly demonstrated, and your production techniques will help quilters get through it fast. Thank you.
We actually have a video coming up that talks about pulling the colors of quilts together, especially scrappy ones. I agree, scrappy quilts can be some of the most beautiful if the colors and background are in harmony. Stay tuned for that one. Thanks for your comment! ~Deborah
Love this pattern. You made it look so easy because it is. I’m making a 2 1/2 sq scrap gift now. The Arkansas Crossroads is next on my list. Thank for a great tutorial.
You are quite welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thanks for the video. I cut my scraps in 1 ½ , 2 ½ , or 5 inch squares so I have a ton of each. I really appreciate such a fun and beautiful quilt to use some of them up. I am now a new subscriber!
Thank you so much for subbing! Love having my own "pre-cuts" to choose from, don't you? ~Deborah
I Loved watching you teach this quilt! You definitely made it simple looking & I will plan on making one of those quilts! Thank You for teaching this quilt pattern!😊❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
This is the first time I have watched and I thought you did a great job describing and explaining I will be watching you in the future
Wonderful! Thanks so much! ~Deborah
First time on your channel. Joining in from Australia. Love scrappy and you make this block so simple. Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you! Waving at you from around the world! ~Deborah
I'm impressed by your style. Your sewing room is very well organized, and you have a first-class sewing machine. I'm the other type of quilter, mess everywhere. I wish I was more like you. Lovely quilt, great instructions.
Oh, Mary, you cannot see the rest of the room. haha. It is a mess, I assure you. That is part of the creative process, though, so keep it up. You can make beautiful things!! ~Deborah
Love this quilt and your explanations are so clear. Just found your channel this morning and looking forward to learning from you. I have wanted to start piecing for a long time. Been collecting fabric for years. Some from my grandmother and mother who were quilters and some from when I made clothing for myself and my girls. Work and life have kept me busy but I now have slowed down enough that I hope to let this consume my days!! Looking forward to your teaching. Thank you.
Thank you for the excellent comment! I am so glad you found my channel. Stay tuned! ~Deborah
Thank you so much for explaining this block! I think it is a pretty block! I like the possibility of making it bigger! You made it easy to figure the appropriate size! Thank you again!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and the thumbs up! ~Deborah
Thank you for your tutorial on this quilt pattern! I love it❤ I was searching for a pattern to make a quilt for my brother-in-law with all the scraps I have and this is it!!!! Again many thanks❤
Fantastic! So glad I could help! ~Deborah
I am new to your channel. I am a long time quilter and I came across your, “Arkansas Crossroads”. I loved this quilt; I have so many scraps and I know this quilt will rid me of some of my stash. Thanks for your information. I will be following you. Sally, Salisbury, NC.
Hi Sally! Waving at you from Alabama! Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
Thanks from Northern Ireland for an excellent explanation
Waving at you from the US! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment! Also, thank you for buying me my very first cup of coffee on RUclips. That was so nice! ~Deborah
Thanks for this easily understandable tutorial.
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
this one looks like lots of work (nothing hard, just lots of it!) and the result is such a fun quilt.
I actually started this quilt a couple of years ago. I pieced the little squares together over time, when the mood struck, and before I knew it, I was really close to having it complete. You are correct, nothing hard at all. Just something to piece while making other things. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Wow!! I feel like this video was made for me. I just touched a sewing machine for the first time ever this year. I struggle but am trying to stick with it. My husband and I are both from Arkansas. I think this would be awesome for a wall hanging in our home.
Stick with it and stay tuned! You can do it! ~Deborah
So Glad I found you! Beautiful Block 💕
I've started making quilt tops 3 years ago.
Oh, there are so many more in your future! Welcome to the quilting world and thanks so much for watching! ~Deborah
I really like the quilt and the way you explained it! It's really neat to see new/old patterns and learn how to change them to the size that you want them/the blocks to be. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome! Thanks for the feedback and for watching! ~Deborah
Just found your channel. You made this complicated quilt looks easy. Thanks so much.
Thank you for watching! ~Deborah
You do a great job at teaching quilting.
Thank you! 😊 ~Deborah
Very simple clear instructions thank you. I'll be looking at your other videos.
Thank you! Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
Love this quilt! A great way to use up scraps! And you made it so easy to understand.
Thank you so much!
Just found your channel! Love older style quilt blocks! Demonstration technique is spot on. No unnecessary chatter. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊 ~Deborah
So happy I found your channel. Your instructions and samples are amazing. It's so very obvious how much effort and care you have put into your presentation. Hope to enjoy many more episodes with you. Thank you from a new fan in Ottawa, Canada.
Hello neighbor to my north! Thanks so much for your kind comment and for watching! Stay tuned :-) ~Deborah
Your video just popped up in my feed and so glad it did. What a wonderful block and such clear steps to follow. I am subscribed ❤
Thank you so very much for subscribing! I am looking forward to making many more fun ones for you all!! ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing the math for sizing up this block! I love how your quilt looks. I just have larger strips/scraps that I want to use. I just "happened" to see this video and subscribed. I'm looking forward to watching more.
You are so welcome and thank you so much for subscribing! ~Deborah
Loved watching this video. Looking forward to the next video.
Yay! Thank you! ~Deborah
Thanks so very much! I really appreciate your work, & efforts to make this video for our enjoyment. I’m not fond of ‘small,’ but find I’d like to try this. And even if I just manage to make a chair size throw quilt I’ll consider myself successful. It’s a great quilt and I so appreciate your clear instructions. Your manner and style are calm and enjoyable. Happy sewing!
Happy Sewing to you as well! ~Deborah
First time to find you. Will be watching more. I like to see the blocks that our ancestors made.
So glad you are here. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Very nice pattern and good clear instructions! Awesome! Thank you.
Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I love this block! Thank you so much. I have a huge supply of 2 inch squares which will be great for this quilt. Thank you for giving the alternate sizes.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching! ~Deborah
Just subscribed! Cannot to see more of your recreations. I have a lot of scraps & love this pattern. Can’t wait to work on this. I love remakes on old patterns too. Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for subbing and for the lovely comment! ~Deborah
This is a great scrap buster. Thank you for this vi❤❤❤❤
You are so welcome! ~Deborah
Gorgeous quilt! I’m excited to try this with my scraps, I shared your video with my friends 🩷
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really appreciate the feedback and the support of my channel. Stay tuned :-). ~Deborah
Great video. I have been seeing my inch and a half squares together from my scraps with no purpose. I use them as leaders and enders. Now i can see them up and make this quilt! I can see this as a cool summer quilt. I also recently picked up some vintage fabrics i can make a bed skirt or table runner with this pattern. I'm glad i came across your channel. I can't wait to see what other videos you have.
So glad you now can use up those 1.5" squares!! Thanks for watching and stay tuned! ~Deborah
Still a great explanation for a scrap quilt📍
Thank you so much! ~Deborah
Just found your video. I'm also making this quilt with my blue shapes. Thanks for the information..
Wonderful! That will be beautiful! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Beautiful block & great demonstration!
Thank you! Cheers! ~Deborah
I have never seen that block made this way! Not a fan of Arkansas, but LOVE this block! Been looking for a masculine block for my near teen grandson, and I think this is the winner!!!
As an Auburn college sports fan, I am not terribly fond of Arkansas either, at times. Beautiful state though! So glad you like the block! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I've never.
Seen that quilt before and it's beautiful. I don't know if I'll ever make it but one of these days if I ever get the floor fixed so I can put My sewing machine back up I might try. Anyway your instructions are wonderful and thank you so much for sharing with all of us🎉❤
Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thank you for this great video and square ratios. I liked the way you chained pieced the snowball blocks. ❤
Thank you for your comment. Glad it was helpful :-). ~Deborah
Great tutorial. Love how you shared the math for different sizes.
Glad it was helpful! ~Deborah
I make my Arkansas quilt by combining a 16 patch and an X block. Same parts, just put together in different divisions. Cute quilt either way. Now I need to look at my scraps and see what I could put together!
Yes, either way, you are working with the 4-patch sized square. Both methods work well. Such a versatile pattern, no? ~Deborah
That's how I would have broken it down, too. I'm often surprised at how different people approach things. To us the X is the primary pattern, with the square (or diamond) as the secondary pattern. To others the X is the surprise.
I have been working on this quilt for about 3 weeks. I wish I could have seen your video before starting. I would have saved me a lot of problems and a better understainding how to put it togethter. Love your videos.
Aww, thank you and bummer! Oh well. I hope I can continue to inspire and help you in future videos. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Just came across your video. Will definitely be watching more
Awesome! Thank you!
Pretty!! Bet you thought about your favorite Arkansas buddy when you were making this, LOL!😅
I am still finishing it up and still missing you! Thanks for watching!!
Watch you for the first time. Loved it I subscribed with the bell.
Wonderful! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! ~Deborah
Thank you for the formula and the straightforward explanation. Juust " found" you. Looking forward to the rest of your offerings. Uk patchworker eager to use upp a lot of my scraps, sorted and cut last week!
Oh, if I could only come visit you in person. LOL the UK is on my bucket list. Thanks for watching! Waving at you from across the pond. ~Deborah
I just ran across this video, loved it and going to look for more now. This was a great explanation of this block and changing sizes of piecing😊!
So glad you found my channel! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Our sew group are looking for a scrap quilt to start in September and I think this would be perfect as we could all make one and they would be so different. A fun project for our quilt show.
Oh yes, I completely agree! Would love to see photos of that in your show. If you do, maybe you can send me some photos through my webpage contact form. I would really love to see that. They would all be so different! Have fun! ~Deborah
I just became a subscriber and a am looking forward to many more tutorials from you. I predict your channel will be a big success.. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for subscribing! I hope we can continue to make the videos interesting and helpful! Stay tuned :-). ~Deborah
Thank you !! This will definitely be a quilt I want to make!
Wonderful!
That was a cool block demo. I’ll try that one! Thanks
Thanks & Enjoy! ~Deborah
Awesome for all my little pieces, thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome! ~Deborah
You make this look so easy. I washesitant about this block before, I'm going to do this one. Thanks
You can do it! Thanks for watching! ~DEborah
You make it look uncomplicated and something I can achieve. Need to get cutting up scraps! Thank-you for the instructions .
You can do it! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thank you for a great idea for a scrappy quilt
You are so welcome!
Thank you for your video. Your instructions were great. I am inspired.
What a sweet thing to say! Inspiting is something I love to be. :-) ~Deborah
I love the block and I have oodles of scraps. Thank you.
You are quite welcome! Enjoy!! ~Deborah
I love this pattern. I've made two lap quilts and a full bed quilt in this. Great fun.
So glad I found your site, great info.
Thank you! ~Deborah
beautiful quilt design look forward to seeing more Lynette from Australia
Waving at you, Lynette! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Oh this pattern is calling to me!
Haha, then I think you should listen. Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
❤❤❤I absolutely love this. Your tutorial instructions are very clear and I'm going to try this. I'm new here and a beginner quilter. Looking forward to seeing more.
You are just the person I am doing this for! Welcome to the world of making something beautiful out of all those little fabric squares! Thanks for watching ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Great instructions. First time to run across your channel. I am now subscribed to it and looking forward to other videos.
Thanks for watching and subscribing! Waving at you in Hot Springs from my home in Alabama. ~Deborah
Nice quilt idea, I will try this. Thank you!
Please do! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I just this video and I love your teaching style! Thank you!
Thank you so much! That means so much to me. ~Deborah
Thank you for the tutorial. I have admired that pattern for some time but avoided it since it seemed so complicated! I imagined partial seams. Thanks for showing us how basic it is. I have been cutting out tons of 2” squares and think I’ll get a nice background color and actually begin!! Thanks for being so organized with your tutorial.
This is awesome! I am so glad you found my channel, too! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
How timely!!! I was drawn to a quilt that the background was bright green and I didn't know the name of the pattern! Just yesterday I went to Joann Fabric to buy the green background and I guessed at the amount by looking at the photo I took. The pattern is Arkansas Crossroads. Can't wait to start. I have lots of 2.5 in strips and I'll probably use that as the smaller square. Thanks for your help!!!
Fantastic!! Have fun!! Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment! ~Deborah
Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm already going thru my fabrics in my head to decide which to use and what size I want to go with.😊 Thank you, too, for making the instructions so clear and easy to follow, it's the perfect combination of creativity and flexibility. This was my first video of yours, I'm subscribing and so look forward to more of your videos in the future.🎉
So glad you found it helpful and thank you so much for subscribing! ~Deborah
Thank you for this video. I cut 2.5” squares and other sizes out of leftover material and then sew the 2.5” squares together using the leader/ender method. That means when I finish sewing another block for another project I sew two 2.5” squares together on the end. This allows me to use a lesser amount of thread and also create extra blocks for another project, like this. So I will make this project out of 2.5” squares and the background will be 4.5” (2.5 x 2 = 5, then 5 minus 1/2” = 4.5”). Eventually will have all of the blocks created and sewn together to make this project. Love it many thanks.
THAT is perfect! I just love efficiency! So glad you liked it!! ~Deborah
Thank you! Love this beautiful scrappy quilt!
You are so welcome! ~Deborah
Wow I can’t wait to get started. I have lots of 1 1/2 square cut just need to cut 2 1/2 square in the same materials. ❤️😊
Have fun!
first time see video thanks sharing idea i love it your explaining block was great
Thanks and welcome! ~Deborah
This is my favorite way to use up random scraps. I have an accuquilt- so I cut my squares and then use the signature block die for the crossroads. I’ll use about 3 yards of background to make a good sized quilt. A very satisfying pattern.
Yes it is! Thanks for watching. ~Deborah
Thank you very much.
You are welcome!
Love this pattern and appreciate how you taught it! I'll be subscribing!
Thank you so much for subscribing!! ~Deborah
I enjoyed this video - appreciate your suggestions for resizing - made it easy 🙂
Super! Glad you liked it. Thanks! ~Deborah
Great tutorial, I can't wait to see your scrap busting one. Thank you for a great tutorial, for the pattern and for sharing.
Thank YOU for watching! ~Deborah
This is the last quilt my mom made before cancer took her. She had made a quilt for each of her 9 grandkids when they graduated from high school. My youngest was her 9th. Thank you for sharing!
I am so glad you found my video and it gave you fond memories of your mom. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
This was fantastic, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you. You made it so easy!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Very pretty, thanks for the tutorial…..
Thank you! 😊 ~Deborah
Really love this block and first video in be seen of yours but i have subscribed and look forward to seeing more
Thank you for subscribing! We are working on more everyday. Stay tuned :-) ~Deborah
Yep, this is the first video of yours I’ve watched. I hit the subscribe button. Thanks for ideas on using my scraps. I just wish my snowball blocks didn’t come out wonky.
Aww, keep practicing. It really helps to sew them as a square first then cut off the triangle part that you don't need. Pulling, even just a little, while sewing will stretch the fabric on the bias and make them wonky. You can do it! ~Deborah
Thank you. You made it so easy.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
A beautiful quilt thank you for this tutorial.❤
Thank you! 😊
Hi, I am a new subscriber. This is my first video but I will definitely be going back to watch others. Also, I will be checking out the blog and website links to products. I like the thread cutter and will probably be ordering one. So helpful when chain piecing. 👩🌾💙🧵🪡
THANK YOU for subscribing! It really helps. I am so glad you are joining me on this fiber fun adventure.
I LOVE this pattern - such a great way to use up scraps. We’re going away for 2 months this summer and I could easily cut the squares before we depart and assemble on vacation. Thank you!
Great idea! Glad you liked it! ~Deborah
Can’t wait to make this quilt !
Go for it!! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Love this pattern.
Me too! ~Deborah
That's really pretty!
Thank you! ~Deborah
Love this pattern! Thanks for sharing. I’m working on it now.
Fantastic!! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I just subscribed to ur program I’ve only starting quilting about 3 yrs I love scrappy quilts, string & improv. Ur quilts looks like it’s very difficult to make but I’m sure if I watch ur video a few more times I’ll be able to find the correct way to make this quilt
Thanks for subbing! We have lots more videos coming up for new quilters and sewers, so welcome!! ~Deborah