For Christmas last year my kids all were asking for lots of electronic toys. Fearing a Christmas morning full of noise and beeping, I decided they needed something soft and snuggly to balance out all of the technology.
I made each of my 3 kids a quilt, you can see the one I made for my oldest here... I shared it on Moda Bake Shop in the Spring. This is the one I made for one of my twins, you'll see the one I made for her brother in the coming weeks.
These have been the best quilts. The kids drag them all over the house, take them in the car and otherwise use and abuse them and they have held up great. I just throw them in the wash and they come out clean and even more snuggly than before!
All 3 quilts were quick and easy, which was good since I only had 2 days to finish all 3...
This quilt uses fat quarters, and I've said before that I really really LOVE fat quarters! You get just a taste of alot of different fabrics, kinda like a quilt made of only appetizers :)
It's backed in Moda Snuggles, and bound in satin binding. I would not use the satin binding if I did it again... but live and learn...
- 10 Fat Quarters
- 2 yards Snuggles
- 100% cotton batting
- Binding
To begin, you will want to cut your fat quarters into 6.5" x 9.5" blocks. You can get 4 blocks per fat quarter. Use the cutting guide below...
Next start sewing your blocks together.
All of the odd rows are 5 blocks sewn together.
For the even rows, sew 4 blocks together, then cut your 5th block in half and sew 1/2 to each end as shown in the diagram above.
Then just sew your rows together. The blocks should be staggered like a brick wall.
Trim edges even if necessary. Make your quilt sandwich and machine quilt. If you'd like to see how I make my "quilt sandwich" click here, it's explained on my table runner tutorial.
For the quilting I used a walking foot and did a stitch in the ditch over each seam.
Bind & Enjoy!!!
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20 people said...:
Thanks for this awesome quilt tutorial. I'm going to make a couple for when my grands come for a visit. I just never have enough snugly blankets for everyone!
Oh gosh these are so cute!! What a great tutorial!! I'm putting this one in the files as maybe I'll have time to make some quilts when the kids are finally back in school.
Thanks!
Rachel
Love it! Thanks for sharing!!!
Precious....
The best toy ever,
a snuggly homemade quilt!
xoxo~Kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings...
What a fun and simple quilt. Thanks for the tutorial. By the way, I like the new look to your blog.
cute quilt, however, I do love your new blog layout, it's super duper cute! :)
i love brick quilts. Plus you don't have to worry about 4 corner matching up exactly
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Thank you Melissa for the great tutorial. I have so many fat quarter collections (Fat Quarter shop), this pattern would make good use of them. Will cut one out this afternoon. BettyLou
So cute. I love that you don't have to be as exact as with other quilts!
I have a quick question. Is there enough scrap left over to make a pieced binding with? Thanks!
annabelle at annabelleserendipity.blogspot.com says: love your snuggly bricks tutorial. So simple and thanks for sharing. I am a new crafter and new blogger and need inspiration so it is wonderful for me to find this blog. I have got to try it. Thanks.
I love all the colors in your quilt!
Hi! I found your site off of Today’s Creative Blog! I love your craft! I have always wanted to learn how to quilt! I have twins as well, two boys! I just signed up to be your newest follower! Woo hoo! I hope you stop by my new blog. I just started it 2 months ago and would love new friends! Please come see me at http://www.modernfamilymagazine.com
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How big does this quilt turn out? I have 2 girls and have bought Girl Scout fabric and want to do quilts for them for Christmas, but want the quilts to be big enough for them to use for quite a while...
Thanks!
Am I crazy or is there not enough bricks for 9 rows... I need to go get more quarters, LOL!
Very cute! Thanks for sharing your pattern with us.
what size was the quilt in the end? I think I'm going to use this as my first big sewing project for my infant.
I just used these instructions to raid my fabric stash and make 2 quilts for my nieces. I added a few borders to beef up the size, but otherwise followed your directions. Quick and easy! The quilts both came out great. I bookmarked your posting so that I can use it over and over.
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I have been searching the internet for a few weeks trying to find a simple pattern -- and this is perfect! I won a fat quarter bundle from Fat Quarter Shop and I will be using that to make this pattern, but in a queen size.
Linda :-)
Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. I just completed mine. I really appreciated the diagram of how to cute the fat quarters. I blogged about it here:
http://moylanmayhem.blogspot.com/2012/01/quilt-number-2-bricks.html
Thanks again.
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