It is so much fun to make quilts specially for those who love fabrics.Now if you have a baby in the house then this fun becomes multifolded.
As the baby quilts are a small projects which gives a sense of achievement soon
Here is the pattern which is easy but looks interesting.
48" length
Material required
Red 1 1/2 yards
Green,floral cotton cloth (one yard each)
Yellow 2 yards
A nursery print piece of 41" *49" fo rbacking of quilt(It should be soft and color should match with the quilt top color
A piece of batting of 41"*49"
Quilting thread.
Sewing machine and a pair of scissors.
Cutting
Cut stripes of 2 1/2 " widthand 8 1/2 " from all colors.
Cut yellow stripes of 4" width and 90" length
Making of blocks
For making block join these stripes in the order of
green ,floral yellow and red.
make 20 blocks like this .Now join them in a pattern .One block horizontal and another vertical.
This will give zig zag pattern.
From yellow cut a stripe of 4"
sew this on all the four sides of joined piece.
Cut a red stripe of 2" width for binding.
Now for assembling the quilt
Put the lining cloth reverse side up .Now spread the batting over it.
At last put the quilt top right side on the batting.
With the help of pins fix these three layers .Now start quilting from the centre of the quilt towards boundary.
Quilting can be done by machine or hand.In this quilt it has been done by machine as the quilt size is small it is easily manoevrable.Start quilting also from centre to border.
When quilting is finished then binding will be done.take a 1 1/2 " red strip of the length equal to all the four sides.this will be equal to 180 " length.Sew it towards backing side with right side towards the backing .then fold it towards quilt top and sew it on this side .
Your quilt is ready .
Tips
It is better to use cotton fabrics as it can be stitched neatly.
All the colors should be from same fabric..
Use fast color fabrics.
