There are indeed many easy baby quilt patterns, like these, which are made from squares. You don't have to learn quick-piecing methods, because we'll simply arrange our squares side by side and then sew them together with a quarter-inch seam allowance.
Even if you have made a few other quilts, playing with individual squares is an excellent way to become familiar with color value, and value is important, because it controls the pattern that emerges when your patches are sewn together.
This is one (rare) occasion when it's acceptable if your seam allowance isn't absolutely perfect. Come as close as you can, but as long as the seam allowance is consistent, your sewn squares will fit together like they should.
Before you being, read:
Cutting 5-inch Squares
If you have rotary cutting equipment, cut long strips of fabric, each 5-inches wide. Cut 5-inch squares from each long strip.If you prefer to cut with scissors, begin by cutting a 5-inch square from rigid template plastic. Use a light or dark pencil or permanent marker to draw around the square onto fabric, butting shapes next to each other. Cut out the shapes.
You might not have to cut at all. Many quilt and fabric shops sell assortments of precut 5-inch squares. Fabric.com offers a few in their assortments area, and so do other quilt shops.
- Gridded Template Plastic: Buy Direct
- 5" Squares from Fabric.com: Buy Direct
