The Free One Yard Wonder Quilt Pattern
The One Yard Wonder is my go to pattern when I want to make a quick and easy baby quilt. All it takes is one yard of fabric and a few extra pieces you probably have in your stash. It is a great way to use cute novelty or large print fabrics. The large background pieces really let those prints shine. The three variations in this pattern would make great charity quilts too!
My quilt features an ABC print with the names of the objects and animals in Italian. I bought this print 10 years ago because I knew it would be perfect if my brother, who lived in Italy for two years, had children one day. And he did!
The quilt is super easy to make (great for beginners!) and the downloadable pdf has instructions for three different variations. The basic steps of the pattern are simple.
Step 1: Cut the yard of background fabric into two sections
Step 2: Prepare a panel to insert
There are three different panels that you can insert:
A panel of patchwork squares (this is what I did)
A panel made of strips of fabric (perfect for jelly roll strips!)
A solid panel of one fabric. This is another great way to feature larger prints.
Step 3: Sew border strips to the top and bottom of the panel
Step 4: Sew the background pices to the panel
Easy peasy! This would be a great first quilt to make with your kids or grandkids or as a charity quilt. Click the button below to download the complete pattern.
I hope you’ll download the One Yard Wonder pattern and give it a try! When you are done making the quilt, download my Spray Basting and Binding Guide. It will walk you through how to finish the quilt.
The 9-Patch Scrappy Stars pattern uses simple piecing and scrap-busting techniques to make fun, gorgeous quilts. It is perfect for someone who is looking to use up a lot of scraps or for a beginning quilter who wants to start with a very do-able quilt. It is a perfect 'first quilt' to make with your kids or grandkids and a fun fast finish for an experienced quilter.
The strip piecing instructions make cutting and piecing a breeze. You don't even have to make half-square triangles to get those fun star points!
Yardage and cutting instructions are given for seven different sizes of quilts so there are a ton of options (crib, toddler, small throw, large throw, twin, queen, and king).