Springtime Baby Quilt
This Springtime Baby Quilt is designed in mostly shades of green, but you can alter it to suit any decor.Two quilt blocks are placed on-point in the quilt, the dependable Snowball and another block that's often called Double V or Double R (it's a traditional quilt block that was published by multiple companies, including Nancy Cabot and the Kansas City Star).
Both quilt blocks are assembled with quick piecing techniques.
Finished block size: 6-1/4" square
Finished quilt size: about 37-1/2" x 46-1/2"
Baby Quilt Fabric Selection
- For Double V blocks, choose a medium or dark green tone-on-tone print (1 yard) and a small scale print on a light background (1/2 yard)
- For Snowball blocks, choose a green stripe (1/4 yard) and a green print that works with your other selections (1/4 yard)
- For setting triangles, choose a larger scale print with a light background (1/2 yard)
- The inner border repeats the tone-on-tone fabric used in the Double V blocks, and the yardage for crosswise-cut strips is included there
- For the outer border, choose a lightish green print, 1 yard (see note under backing)
Other Materials
If you use a thin batting, you can probably make backing from a single panel of fabric that's about 1-5/8 yards long; double that for thicker batting or extensive quilting (but you'll have leftovers -- plan ahead and use them to cut lengthwise grain outer borders.)Batting: about 45" x 54" should work
Binding: about 190 running inches of doublefold binding
