Sew an easy Four Patch Babe Quilt using my free four patch quilt block pattern! The four patch quilt block is a basic building cake in many quilt patterns, plus it makes a beautiful quilt all by itself.

I placed a downloadble PDF of this quilt pattern in my PDF library of All SewCanShe Printable Weblog Tutorials and Patterns. If yous wish to print this gratuitous quilt pattern without purchasing the library, simply hit CTRL+P (everything you lot need is included in this blog mail). Y'all can get a gratis PDF file for the Four Patch block design only here.

After I wrote the instructions for an easy four patch quilt block, I realized that this block would make an adorable baby quilt that is:

  • super fast
  • totally easy
  • perfect for beginner quilters
  • great for a last minute infant shower gift
  • the perfect size to practice costless motion quilting

How to Sew together a Four Patch Infant Quilt

These instructions make 16 four-patch blocks. Finished quilt dimensions: 48'' x 48''. Finished cake size: 12" x 12". My 4-Patch Block Pattern is also available equally a gratuitous downloadable file. Get it hither.

You lot volition demand:

  • i 1/iv yards background material (suggested: low-cal gray cloth)
  • 5/8 1000 medium colored material (suggested: coral colored fabric)
  • 5/8 yard dark colored fabric (suggested: deep coral fabric)
  • three/eight yard binding material (suggested: navy bluish)
  • ii 3/4 yards backing fabric, or plenty to slice together a 56" x 56" foursquare
  • a 56" x 56" piece of quilt batting
  • a rotary cutter, acrylic ruler, and mat
  • thread (I propose thread matching the lite greyness fabric)

Cut:

  • Light Grey material: cut 6 strips half dozen ane/2'' x width of material (40-42'')
  • Coral fabric: cut 3 strips 6 one/2'' x width of fabric (40-42'')
  • Deep Coral fabric: cutting three strips 6 ane/two'' x width of textile (40-42'')
  • Binding fabric: cutting 5 strips ii 1/2" x width of material (twoscore-42'')

Sew 16 Four Patch Quilt Blocks:

Utilize a 1/iv'' seam allowance and a curt run up length such every bit one.5-ii.

i. Philharmonic #1:
Identify a light gray strip and a coral cloth strip right sides together. Sew forth one long edge. Open and printing the seam toward the coral cloth.

Make three strips sets of Combo #1.

Tip: pressing your seams toward the darker fabric enables you to nest the seams in pace 4.

2. Combo #2:
Place a light gray strip and a dark coral fabric strip right sides together. Sew together along one long edge. Open and press the seam toward the night coral cloth.

Make 3 strips sets of Combo #2.

3. Trim the ends of the strip sets to brand them even.

Sub-cutting each strip set into pieces that are 6 1/2'' wide.

In that location volition be a chip of fabric leftover from each strip set.

You will need 16 pieces from Combo #1 and 16 pieces from Combo #2.

4. Run up one slice from each strip set together as seen to make a iv patch block. Echo to make sixteen blocks.

Assemble the Quilt

ane. Stitch the 16 4-patch quilt blocks into four rows, each with 4 blocks. Then run up the rows together.

2. Cutting or piece together a 56'' x 56'' piece of bankroll material and make a quilt sandwich with the backing, batting, and peak. Baste together with fusible batting, pins or basting spray.

3. Quilt every bit desired. Straight line quilting with your walking foot would be fast and easy. Or exercise a free motion blueprint I shared in the Color By Number Quiltalong.

iv. Cut five binding strips and bind using your favorite method. This is my favorite quilt bounden method.

Variation:

Use this aforementioned pattern to make a 58" square throw quilt! Just add ii" sashing in betwixt your blocks and a ii" border. You will need an additional 1 1/eight yards of fabric for the sashing and edge pieces. The case to a higher place shows sashing and borders cut from the calorie-free grayness (or other low-cal fabric).

The Four Patch Block is part of our Kitchen Sink Quiltalong

queen size quilt free pattern

Get ready to sew all your favorite quilt blocks this twelvemonth! This is the yr that we are going to sew everything but the kitchen sink in our Kitchen Sink 2022 Quiltalong.

This assuming graphic quilt is perfect for learning new quilt making skills that build on i another, or for putting skills you already have into a big beautiful quilt.

Click hither to learn about our Kitchen Sink Quiltalong.

xoxo,

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