Framed Nine Patch Baby Quilt Pattern
Beginning quilters will find that taking a few preparatory steps makes the Framed Nine Patch baby quilt very easy to assemble:
- Fine-tune your quarter-inch seam
- Learn how to rotary cut long strips of fabric
- Read a few pressing basics
The only triangles you'll need to deal with are in the tips of the Snowball quilt blocks, and they're quick pieced using a method that lets you avoid handling stretchy bias edges.
Finished block size: 7-1/2" x 7-1/2"
Finished quilt size: 45-1/2" x 60-1/2" (oversized quilt)
Fabrics & Cutting
Do not pre-cut all fabric for any quilt pattern until you've made a test block or two. Everyone makes mistakes -- me, you, everyone. After making a test block, I often cut only a portion of the strips and other components that are required, just to make sure I don't get off track during the cutting process.Replace suggested colors with fabrics that match your theme. Fabric estimates are generous.
Dark Blue: 1-1/2 yards
For squares in Framed Nine Patch blocks and for outer border
- (4) 2" wide strips cut from selvage to selvage
- (4) 2" x 31" strips
- (1) 2" x 37" strip
For squares in Framed Nine Patch blocks and for Snowball tips
- (1) 2" wide strip cut from selvage to selvage
- (2) 2" x 37" strips
- (3) 2" wide strips cut from selvage to selvage; (1) 2" x 19" strip -- cut (72) 2" squares from the strips
For bars in Framed Nine Patch blocks
- (1) 5" wide strip cut from selvage to selvage and (1) 5" x 31" strip -- cut 2" segments from strips to make (36) 2" x 5" bars
- (1) 5" wide strip cut selvage to selvage
- (1) 5" x 31" strip
"Airy" Blue/white/green stripe: 1-1/4 yards
For Snowball block centers
Blue/white print: 3/8 yard
For narrow inner border
Backing: 3-1/8 yards
Binding: about 240 running inches of double-fold binding
Batting: about 60" x 75"
