Rail Fence Quilt Sneak Peak

I am working delegently on a new quilt that I intend to give my nephew for Christmas. He is 18 months old and I hardly get to see him but I think of him often while I am working on my quilt... er...I mean his quilt. I picked out the fabric months ago and have been just giddy looking at them.

I am not quite done the quilt but I wanted to share a sneak peak of what it will look like in the end.



First each colour was cut in to 1 1/2 inch strips. And sewn together lengthwise, using a 1/4 inch seam. After pressing, I cut 7 1/2 inch squares from the strips.





When side by side, one block is horizontal while the other is vertical.



Placed in a pattern like this you create the Rail Fence Quilt Pattern. I am finding this pattern very easy for a newbie quilter like me.

Using 7 1/2 inch blocks, I need 9 sewn together (side by side) to make a row (width of the quilt). I will need 10 or 11 of these rows and in the end I will sew them together to finish the quilt top.