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How to prep high contrast quilt shapes and squares for your baby shower! 🏁

SQUARES
I’m making a 48”x48” quilt with 8” finished squares. That’s a 6x6 grid. I cut 9” squares so I’ll have a 1/2” seam allowance when I sew it together.

SHAPES
I printed my shapes on regular paper, then traced them onto the YELLOW GRIDDED side of Steam-A-Seam 2 sheets. I’ve seen tutorials that you can print directly onto these sheets, but you’d have to trim it down, so you’d loose sheet space.

You could definitely just let your guests draw their own shapes on the YELLOW GRIDDED side, or you can draw them beforehand. I wanted a specific look and certain shapes that represented my family 🖤

LABEL
Side 1 - Plain, no drawing
Side 2 - Yellow gridded, with drawing

ASSEMBLING
(1) Peel side 1 *Make sure you’re not peeling off the adhesive layer. That needs to stay on side 2*
(2) Stick to scrap fabric
(3) Cut out shape
(4) Peel side 2
(5) Stick fabric shape to square (opposite color of shape)
(6) Iron

TIPS
🖤 Have a finished square next to instructions as a demo
🖤 Or demonstrate for guests if you’re not doing it with them
🖤 Have a trash can nearby to throw away the scraps

I hope this helps!! What questions do you have??