Two easy patchwork quilts for beginners

Finished quilt size: 215 x 250 cm (7 x 8 1/4 ft)

Block size: 30 cm (12 in) – 42 blocks

Fabric requirements

(all fabric is 110 cm/43 in wide cotton)

• 2.3 m (7 1/2 ft) green fabric
• 4.4 m (14 1/2 ft) white fabric
• 2.3 m (7 1/2 ft) coral fabric
• 5.2 m (17 ft) coordinated fabric for backing
• 2.2 x 2.5m (7 1/4 x 8 1/4 ft) batting

Directions

From the green fabric, cut 168 triangles, 42 large squares and 56 small squares. Cut 168 triangles and 168 large squares from the white fabric. Cut 56 coral rectangles.

Make 42 blocks by piecing the large green and white squares and the triangles together. To make a strip row, alternately join seven of the small green squares and six of the coral rectangles together, starting and ending with a square. Make eight strip rows.

Next, set six blocks and seven rectangles together in a row, placing a rectangle between each block and at the start and end of the row. Make seven rows with the blocks and rectangles in this manner.

Join the strip rows to the block rows, setting a strip row at top and bottom. Cut the backing fabric so that it extends five centimetres (two inches) beyond the top at the sides and ends. Cut the batting to the same size as the quilt top. Then baste the three layers together and quilt.

Finally, trim away the excess backing and bind the quilt with double binding.

Finished quilt size: 210 x 240 cm (7 X 8 ft)

Block size: 30 cm (12 in) – 56 blocks

Fabric requirements

• 5 m (16 1/2 ft) white fabric
• 2.5 m (8 1/4 ft) coral fabric
• 2.5 m (8 1/4 ft) green fabric
• 5 m coordinated fabric for backing
• 2.15 m x 2.45 m (7 X 8 ft) batting

Directions

Cut 448 quarter circles and 448 corner pieces from white fabric, 224 quarter circles and 224 corner pieces from each of the coral and green fabrics. Join all coral and green quarter circles to white corner pieces and all white quarter circles to the coral and green corner pieces.

To keep track of the stitched patches, make four piles: green quarter circles together, coral quarter circles together, green corners together and coral corners together.Look up the basic design and carefully join the patches to match it. Make 56 blocks. Set the blocks together (seven in each row) so that the corals run diagonally in one direction and the greens in the opposite direction.

Cut the backing fabric so that it extends five centimetres (two inches) beyond the top at the sides and ends. Cut the batting to the same size as the top. Baste the three layers together and quilt. Trim away the excess backing and bind the edges.