Charity Quilt Patterns
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 194
Charity Quilt Patterns
I make 40-50 charity quilts for kids each year. Use Warm Wishes, Disappearing 4 patch and 9 patch for many of them. Any other suggestions for simple, but cute, patterns?
#3
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 11,276
Here are some DP9 patterns, maybe some you haven't tried?:
https://www.favequilts.com/Patterns-...Patch-Patterns
You can also just oversize any block and make a one block quilt. Here's one I use a lot:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...t-t209049.html
https://www.favequilts.com/Patterns-...Patch-Patterns
You can also just oversize any block and make a one block quilt. Here's one I use a lot:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...t-t209049.html
#5
Power Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Between the dashes of a tombstone
Posts: 12,716
Rail fence made from your cute scraps would work. Also a double 4 patch using 8 2 1/2" squares and 2 4 1/2" squares to make 8" finished blocks.
Here's a link with several patterns
http://www.azblankets4kids.com/patterns.htm
I googled "charity baby quilt patterns" and came up with several ideas
https://www.google.com/search?q=char...=silk&ie=UTF-8
Here's a link with several patterns
http://www.azblankets4kids.com/patterns.htm
I googled "charity baby quilt patterns" and came up with several ideas
https://www.google.com/search?q=char...=silk&ie=UTF-8
#7
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
#8
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,585
I can't remember the name (or even if it has one) of the one that my group likes to do, but I'll describe it.
You use strips of fabric cut any height by WOF. For instance, 2.5" x 44", 1.5" x 44", 3" x 44", etc. Sew them together into a strata. Cut the strata the same width as height. For instance, if your strata is 10.5" tall by 44" wide, you would cut it into 10.5" by 10.5" inch blocks. You could do any size, but my group liked the 10.5" size because you would get an even number of blocks from 42" or 44" wide fabric.
Next, lay one block down, right side up, with the strips going east-west. Lay another block on top, right side down, with the strips going north-south. Sew around all four sides. Then cut the block into an X. Press open and voila, you have 4 new blocks. We like to sew a strip around all four sides, which then becomes sashing once the top is assembled.
This goes SO fast, you don't need to match points, and you can use scraps. You don't have to use WOF, this technique works with fat quarters also, you just won't get as many blocks. When we all get together for a sew day or retreat, we'll each do one strata and we usually end up with 5 or 6 assembled charity quilt tops within a couple of hours.
You use strips of fabric cut any height by WOF. For instance, 2.5" x 44", 1.5" x 44", 3" x 44", etc. Sew them together into a strata. Cut the strata the same width as height. For instance, if your strata is 10.5" tall by 44" wide, you would cut it into 10.5" by 10.5" inch blocks. You could do any size, but my group liked the 10.5" size because you would get an even number of blocks from 42" or 44" wide fabric.
Next, lay one block down, right side up, with the strips going east-west. Lay another block on top, right side down, with the strips going north-south. Sew around all four sides. Then cut the block into an X. Press open and voila, you have 4 new blocks. We like to sew a strip around all four sides, which then becomes sashing once the top is assembled.
This goes SO fast, you don't need to match points, and you can use scraps. You don't have to use WOF, this technique works with fat quarters also, you just won't get as many blocks. When we all get together for a sew day or retreat, we'll each do one strata and we usually end up with 5 or 6 assembled charity quilt tops within a couple of hours.
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 527
I think the pattern Peckish is talking about is Sonyas windows. Here are the instructions, and I agree it is a great, fast, easy pattern.
http://www.quiltsfromtheheart.org/pa...trip-block.pdf
http://www.quiltsfromtheheart.org/pa...trip-block.pdf
#10
Eleanor Burns' Quick Trip pattern is very attractive and also quick and easy. This is a generous baby size: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t276630.html and she gives the info for other sizes on her YouTube video.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
craftybear
Links and Resources
12
08-30-2011 07:20 PM
craftybear
Links and Resources
3
07-18-2011 03:08 AM