Simple Patch Quilt

[amberskyfire]

This is a summer weight quilt (one of two) that I sewed for my baby while I was still pregnant. It made a fantastic swaddling blanket. A plain square block quilt is very easy to do and you do not need much sewing practice to make one. It could be a good beginner's sewing project. I cut the blocks from two old shirts. You can use a variety of colors

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[dushamoya]

I just wanted to add, if you have marked straight edges, you could use those and cut long strips 3" wide, and then turn it and cut the strips at 3" to make squares, stacking the strips to make cutting faster.

If you've got batting, make sure you make a stitch or two at the corner of each square, or 2X2 square area throughout the quilt so that the batting doesn't shift. If this is for a baby, I'm guessing it'll probably be washed often, and you don't want the batting to get all bunched up on one side.

This is an adorable quilt! I've been looking at making something like this for my baby soon, and I keep getting caught up with more complicated quilts and quilt tops. I forget just how beautiful a simple quilt can be.

[amberskyfire]

With the towel batting, it should be sewn into the seams on the edges, so it won't bunch much if at all, but on the quilt that I made, I knotted two strings of cotton twine and tied a knot through the whole thing right where every square corner meets. It looks good, is not a choking hazard if you cut them short, and works very well!

[lovequote]

This is an older post so I'm not sure if you'll even get this, but I figured I'd give it a shot.

I just bought all the fabric to make my daughter a quilt and am putting batting in it. How do I get the batting to stay in place once inside? Do I need to sew it to the blanket? If I wish it will all the batting bunch up?

[amberskyfire]

If you make a blanket with batting, then you have to quilt it. We call a patchwork blanket a "quilt," but quilting is actually when you sew through an entire blanket to hold the batting inside. You can quilt a design all over the blanket or if you just want something simple to keep the batting in place, you can just quilt along the lines of the squares. Be sure to quilt around the edges as well to keep the edges of the batting from bunching in after you wash it :)