Easy Patchwork Star Baby Quilt

Fun for Showing Off Large Motifs

Patchwork star blocks begins with simple fabric squares, which are cut and stitched into half-square triangles to form the star points. When it comes to giving gifts for babies or toddlers, you just can’t go wrong with a cute, handmade play quilt. The blocks are large, come together in a flash, and usually you can use fabric from your stash.

 

Use Fat Quarters, or a set of pre-cut 10″ x 10″ squares is really useful for this pattern. Sewing the Easy Patchwork Star Baby Quilt is choosing the fabrics. Because the design is simple, the fabric selection really shapes the finished look. Soft florals, gentle solids, or small prints give the quilt a sweet, traditional feel, while brighter colors or modern patterns make it playful and bold. Using scraps can add charm and variety, giving each star its own personality.

Once the star centers and points are pieced, the blocks come together quickly. The quilt top can be finished with a border to frame the design or left simple for a clean, modern look. This patchwork star quilt finishes at 40″ x 40″ just the righ size for a play mat Because the pieces are large put large motifs on display, and fabric prints  become a wonderland. Fabric for the above quilt is Riley Blakes ‘Community’ by Citrus and Mint designs, available here.

Fun to sew with fabric placement changes the star.

Follow this free pattern tutorial from Amy Smart of Diary Of A Quilter, and finish the quilt top in a single afternoon, and the rest of the quilting that evening. If a beginner to quilting, the texture of quick meadering squiggly loop adds to the design. This patchwork star quilt finishes at 40″ x 40″ , a baby quilt that doubles as a playmat, a cozy floor quilt, then later become a stroller blanket or even a keepsake.