Scrappy Happy Patchwork Blanket: The Process
Hello friends! Welcome to my first blog post here at lovexstitchesxjenna! I’m glad you’re here :)
Today, I will be sharing the process of creating my Scrappy Happy Patchwork Blanket
Step 1: Using solid pink fabric, cut out (288) 2.5-inch squares.
Step 2: Using leftover scraps of various blue fabrics, cut out (288) 2.5-inch squares.
Step 3: Sew one pink square to one blue square, right sides together. Continue until all the squares have been paired up; you should now have 288 pink/blue rectangles.
Step 4:
Sew one pink/blue rectangle to a second pink/blue rectangle to create a 4-patch square. Continue until all the pink/blue rectangles have been sewn into (144) 4-patch squares.
Step 5:
Sew (4) 4-patch squares together to create a 16-patch square. Continue this process until you have (36) 16-patch squares.
Step 5: The quilt top is completed by sewing (6) 16-patch squares together per row, for a total of 6 rows. Altogether, if you’re looking at each individual square, the completed quilt top should be (24) 2-inch squares by (24) 2-inch squares.
Step 6: Baste and quilt as desired. I chose to do some straight-line quilting using my sewing machine.
Step 6 (cont’d):
My blankets are backed with anti-pill fleece, utilizing 2 layers of fabric instead of the typical 3 layers in a quilt. In this case, I used this cutie dog-print fleece to contrast the colors on the front.
Step 7:
Using the same solid pink fabric from earlier, cut out 2.5-inch WOF strips to create and attach the binding. I decided to attach my binding using a wavy decorative stitch.
Step 8: Cuddle and enjoy your new Cotton + Fleece blanket <3
