Pretty in Pastels Baby Quilt Pattern
Pretty in Pastels is a baby quilt made from Clay's Choice quilt blocks that are straight set and surrounded by a single border. Two colorways of half square triangle units are combined with rotary cut squares to make the quilt blocks.Finished baby quilt size: 30" x 42"
Finished block size: 6" x 6"
Make the quilt larger by adding additional rows and/or extra quilt blocks to each existing row.
Half Square Triangle Units
Instructions use the easy sandwich method to assemble all half square triangle units. It's my favorite method, even for lots of identical units, but you might prefer to assemble them in a different way. Units should finish at 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square (or measure 2" x 2" before sewing them together in the block).
Fabrics & Other Materials
The irregularly dotted pastels seemed perfect for a baby quilt, but be sure to choose fabrics that work for your theme.Pink:
1/4 yard
Yellow: 3/8 yard
Green: 1/2 yard
Blue: 1 yard
Backing: 1-1/2 yards
Batting: about 40" x 50"
Binding: about 165 running inches of doublefold binding (Binding Strip Instructions)
Cutting
It's good practice to begin by cutting only enough patches to make a test block.Pink:
- (2) 2" x selvage width strips, (1) 2" x 13" strip; cut (48) 2" x 2" squares from strips
Yellow:
- (2) 2" x selvage width strips, (1) 2" x 13" strip; cut (48) 2" x 2" squares from strips
- (3) 2-3/8" x selvage width strips; cut (48) 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" squares from strips
Green:
- (4) 2" x selvage width strips, (1) 2" x 25" strip; cut (96) 2" x 2" squares from strips
- (3) 2-3/8" x selvage width strips; cut (48) 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" squares from strips
Blue:
- (6) 2-3/8" x selvage width strips; cut (96) 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" squares from strips
- Border strips are cut after the quilt is assembled
