Design an elegant, classic baby quilt for your nursery with this sweet pattern from Rachel Nielsen. Ideal for charm packs, this baby quilt pattern features a colorful Irish chain design in fall colors against a soft cream background. Start this project now so you can give it to your family’s newest addition just in time for Christmas. This baby quilt measures approximately 30 inches by 42 inches.
Finished Size: Approx. 30” X 42”
Designer Note: Please read all instructions before beginning.
Materials:
- 1 charm pack
- 1 yard cream fabric
- 1 1/2 yard fabric for backing
- 1/3 yard fabric for binding
- 38” (inch) X 50” (inch) piece of batting
Tools:
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Iron/ironing board or mat
- Cutting board/rotary cutter/straight edge ruler
Cutting Instructions:
From the charm pack:
- Cut 90) 2 1/2 inch squares
From the cream fabric:
- Cut 72) 2 1/2 inch squares
- Cut 17) 6 1/2 inch squares
Piecing Instructions:
MAKE NINE-PATCH BLOCKS:
Use 1/4 inch seam allowance with right sides together.
- To make a nine-patch block, use the 2 1/2 inch blocks. Select 4 cream squares and 5 squares in a variety of colors.
- Arrange the squares in a 3 x 3 grid. The colored fabric is in each corner of the block and in the center. The cream squares go in the remaining spots.
- Sew each row together.
- Press all seams away from the cream fabric.
- Sew each row together, nesting the seams as you go.
- Make a total of 18 nine-patch blocks.
LAYOUT AND ASSEMBLY OF QUILT:
Layout the quilt.
- Begin the first row with a nine-patch and alternate between the nine-patch blocks and the cream 6 1/2 inch squares.
- There should be 7 rows with 5 blocks in each row.
- Sew together each row.
- Press all seams toward the cream squares.
- Sew the rows together, nesting seams as you go.
FINISHING THE QUILT:
- Trim your backing and batting to be 2-3 inches wider on each side of your quilt.
- Sandwich the quilt by placing the backing piece right side down, the batting piece, and then the quilt top with the right side up. Pin in place to secure.
- Quilt as desired.
- Trim batting and backing to match the top.
BINDING THE QUILT:
- Cut 2 1/2 inch strips of fabric. You will need 4 strips that are the width of the fabric.
- Sew strips together end to end. Fold and press the fabric in half lengthwise with the right side out to create the binding.
- Bind the quilt to your preferred method.
