Aidan's mommy asked exactly how I cut out the squares for the quilt. I bought three 1/3 yards of three different fabrics and one yard of the backing fabric. With each one-third yard I cut the fabric in exact halves. Then I cut the halves in half, and again in half and so on and so on until I reached a hand-sized rectangle (about 3 inch by 5 inch). This way, all the rectangles were the same size without really having to measure out anything.
I laid all the rectangles out in a pattern, then scooped them up one row at a time sewing them in a line on the machine. Then pin and sew the lines together (keeping seam lines even) and it became a top of about one yard. Lay the yard face-down on the sewn top and pin it all around. Sew all around the edges except for one rectangle's length on one side. Use a pinking shear to trim the edges down to 1/4 inch from the seam. Turn inside out and finish.
Finishing: Sew about 1/4 inch from the edge all the way around. Tie with embroidery floss or 'stich in the ditch' three to four times down the length of the quilt. This will keep it from becoming a balloon in the washing machine and getting stretched out of shape.
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