Simple Sewing Patterns For Beginners

simple sewing patterns for beginners

Clare’s answer is excellent. A scant 1/4″ seam is one or two threads less than 1/4″ wide.

Here is a link to a page with approximate dimensions of quilt sizes from preemie to toddler: http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuiltingPages/startquiltingtwo.html
These vary from 18 x 20 all the way up to 40 x 60; my point is that precise dimensions aren’t important on a baby quilt.

Let’s assume you cut 24 blocks that are 8″ square. Lay out your blocks in the design you want, 4 squares wide by 6 squares deep. Sew the squares of each row in order, using 1/4″ seam allowance. Press the seams of rows 1,3, and 5 to the left and rows 2,4,and 6 to the right. Now sew row 1 to row 2, then row 2 to row 3, and so on. The seams between blocks will butt up and nest together, making it easy to match the vertical line. Press the finshed quilt top well.

After sewing these together with 1/4″ seam, each block is 7-1/2″ square, and the final quilt top is 30″ x 45″.

Cut a piece of backing fabric and a piece of batting a few inches larger than the quilt top. Lay the backing, right side down, on a flat surface such as a table and smooth it out. I recommend holding the corners down with masking tape to keep it in place. Now smooth the batting in place over it, then the quilt top. Starting in the quilt center, use safety pins every 4 – 6″ to baste the quilt sandwich together. Now you can machine quilt, hand quilt or tie the layers together.

Trim all the edges so they are even, and sew binding around all the sides of the quilt. Here is a link to binding directions: http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuiltingPages/startquiltingfive.html

Trim all the loose threads, and you have a finished quilt that your cousin will treasure.

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