Those colorful scraps that you’ve been saving up all year are about to be put into good use! This scrap quilt pattern from Barbara Chojnacki uses small fabric scraps or precuts to create its delightful diamond design, made in part by using HSTs. Finishing at 72” x 80”, this large bed quilt pattern is the perfect project for clearing out your fabric stash before ringing in 2024.
Finished Size: 72″ x 80″
Designer Note: This pattern is designed to use five-inch squares, from precuts or your stash.
Materials:
Note: Yardage is based on 42″ useable width.
- Assorted colored scraps, enough for 150 five-inch squares. You can also use any one of the following:
- Four charm packs, one layer cake, or 13 fat quarters
- 3 3/4 yd neutral background
- 3/4 yd fabric for binding
- 4 3/4 yard for backing (or 2 1/4 yards 108″ wide backing fabric)
- 80″ x 88″ batting
Cutting Instructions:
- Colored fabrics: If not using charm packs, you will need to cut 150 five-inch squares from your colored fabrics.
- Background fabric:
- Cut 19 strips 5″ x width of fabric.
- Cut into 150 five-inch squares.
- Cut nine strips, 4 1/2″ x width of fabric.
- Cut into 60 – 4 1/2″ squares.
- Binding fabric: Cut eight strips 2 1/2″ x width of fabric.
Sewing Instructions:
- To make half-square triangles (HSTs), draw a diagonal line on the back of each 5″ background square. Pair background squares, right sides together, with colored 5″ squares. Sew a scant 1/4″ from each side of drawn line. Press to set seams, Cut along drawn line. Press open, pressing seams toward darker side. Square up and trim to 4 1/2″.
- Sew HSTs and 4 1/2″ background squares into rows as shown, making 30 rows of each. Press seams open.
- Sew rows into 30 units as shown. Press seams open.
- Sew units into blocks a shown. Make 15 blocks. Do not press seams yet.
- Sew blocks into five horizontal rows of three blocks each. Press seams in Rows 1, 3, and 5 to the left, Press seams in Rows 2 and 4 to the right.
- Sew rows together. Press seams in one direction.
- Layer, baste, and quilt as desired. Trim excess batting and backing.
- Sew binding strips with diagonal seams into one long strip. Press seams open; trim “dog ears”. Fold in half lengthwise and press. Attach binding using your favorite method.
Beautiful!