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Bow Tie Baby - easy crib quilt pattern! from Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield of SewCanShe.com
Bow Tie Baby easy crib quilt by Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield www.sewcanshe.com Piece this chunky bow tie quilt in a day! It’s the perfect baby gift and can be customized for a boy or a girl. Finished size 40’’ square. Fabrics in sample: Faraway Forest by Lizzie Mackay for Blend Fabrics and Kona solid in Snow.
Fabric and notions: 1/4 yard each (or 4 fat quarters) of 4 different print fabrics 1 1/4 yards of solid cream colored fabric 1/2 yard small print fabric for binding 48’’ square of quilt batting 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 yards of backing fabric, depending on width
Cutting: From 3 of the print fabrics, cut: • 6 squares 4 1/2’’ x 4 1/2’’ (18 total) • 6 squares 2 1/2’’ x 2 1/2’’ (18 total) From the remaining print fabric, cut: • 8 squares 4 1/2’’ x 4 1/2’’ • 8 squares 2 1/2’’ x 2 1/2’’ From the solid fabric, cut: • 26 squares 4 1/2’’ x 4 1/2’’ • 12 squares 8 1/2’’ x 8 1/2’’
Sewing the Bow Tie blocks: All seam allowances are 1/4’’. 1. Using the fabric marking pen, draw a diagonal line across the wrong side of each 2 1/2’’ square (26 total). 2. Pin a 2 1/2’’ square in the corner of each 4 1/2’’ solid square (26 total). 3. Stitch along the drawn line on each smaller square.
4. Trim away the corner 1/4’’ past the line of stitching. 5. Repeat steps 3-4 for all of the 2 1/2’’ print squares and 4 1/2’’ solid squares. 6. To make a bow tie block, arrange two 4 1/2’’ print squares with two matching solid squares with print corners as pictured. 7. Sew the squares into rows and then sew the rows together, pressing after sewing each seam. 8. Repeat to make 13 bow tie blocks. 9. Trim each block to 8 1/2’’ square, if necessary.
Sew the blocks together: 1. Arrange the bow tie blocks and solid 8 1/2’’ squares into 5 rows: • 3 rows with 3 bow tie blocks and 2 solid squares • 2 rows with 2 bow tie blocks and 3 solid squares Pay close attention to the direction of the bow tie blocks within each row (the bow ties in rows 2 and 4 slant in the opposite direction as the bow ties in rows 1, 3, and 5). The arrangement of the different prints can be random or logical. 2. Sew the 5 rows. 3. Sew the rows together.
Finishing: 1. Sandwich the quilt top, batting, and backing. Quilt as desired. 2. From the binding fabric cut 4-5 strips 2 1/2’’ tall (if your fabric is wide enough, only 4 strips will be needed). 3. Sew the binding strips together and bind the quilt using your favorite method.
Bow Tie Baby easy crib quilt by Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield www.sewcanshe.com Piece this chunky bow tie quilt in a day! It’s the perfect baby gift and can be customized for a boy or a girl. Finished size 40’’ square. Fabrics in sample: Faraway Forest by Lizzie Mackay for Blend Fabrics and Kona solid in Snow.
Fabric and notions: 1/4 yard each (or 4 fat quarters) of 4 different print fabrics 1 1/4 yards of solid cream colored fabric 1/2 yard small print fabric for binding 48’’ square of quilt batting 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 yards of backing fabric, depending on width
Cutting: From 3 of the print fabrics, cut: • 6 squares 4 1/2’’ x 4 1/2’’ (18 total) • 6 squares 2 1/2’’ x 2 1/2’’ (18 total) From the remaining print fabric, cut: • 8 squares 4 1/2’’ x 4 1/2’’ • 8 squares 2 1/2’’ x 2 1/2’’ From the solid fabric, cut: • 26 squares 4 1/2’’ x 4 1/2’’ • 12 squares 8 1/2’’ x 8 1/2’’
Sewing the Bow Tie blocks: All seam allowances are 1/4’’. 1. Using the fabric marking pen, draw a diagonal line across the wrong side of each 2 1/2’’ square (26 total). 2. Pin a 2 1/2’’ square in the corner of each 4 1/2’’ solid square (26 total). 3. Stitch along the drawn line on each smaller square.
4. Trim away the corner 1/4’’ past the line of stitching. 5. Repeat steps 3-4 for all of the 2 1/2’’ print squares and 4 1/2’’ solid squares. 6. To make a bow tie block, arrange two 4 1/2’’ print squares with two matching solid squares with print corners as pictured. 7. Sew the squares into rows and then sew the rows together, pressing after sewing each seam. 8. Repeat to make 13 bow tie blocks. 9. Trim each block to 8 1/2’’ square, if necessary.
Sew the blocks together: 1. Arrange the bow tie blocks and solid 8 1/2’’ squares into 5 rows: • 3 rows with 3 bow tie blocks and 2 solid squares • 2 rows with 2 bow tie blocks and 3 solid squares Pay close attention to the direction of the bow tie blocks within each row (the bow ties in rows 2 and 4 slant in the opposite direction as the bow ties in rows 1, 3, and 5). The arrangement of the different prints can be random or logical. 2. Sew the 5 rows. 3. Sew the rows together.
Finishing: 1. Sandwich the quilt top, batting, and backing. Quilt as desired. 2. From the binding fabric cut 4-5 strips 2 1/2’’ tall (if your fabric is wide enough, only 4 strips will be needed). 3. Sew the binding strips together and bind the quilt using your favorite method.
