How to sew a Brick Quilt

Finished measurements: 35.5 x 42.5"

Squares needed: 48 squares of coordinated fabric, size 6.5 x 6.5"
Illustrations show 3 squares each of 16 different fabrics. You could also use 2 squares each of 24 fabrics.

Steps:

1. Lay out which fabrics you want in each of your eight rows.


 
2. Stitch each row together, alternating fabrics.

3. In every second row, cut the leftmost square in half vertically and add it to the right end of the row.
   
 
 

4. Press your seams flat, left to right.



5. Cut each row in half horizontally. You should now have 16 rows.




 
6. Lay the 2 1/4 inch rows out, alternating the ones with short bricks with those that don't. Note that those with short bricks are now half an inch shorter than the others.







 
7. Stitch the rows together, pinning the center of the middle brick of a shortened row to the middle seam of a regular row and working your way out.

 

8. To avoid warping, stitch four sets of four together first, then stitch the sets together.