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Easy Quilt Patterns

By: Maybelle Maddison
 

Easy Quilt Patterns

Are you looking for some quick quilt patterns? Maybe you are just beginning to quilt. Or perhaps you have a baby shower coming up and you want to give a present that is attractive, but will not take weeks to finish.

Well, you have come to the right place. The following easy quilt patterns look beautiful and can be finished quickly. In fact, for a baby sized quilt, the quilt top can be completed in a day.

1.Log Cabin
The Log Cabin is perhaps the most well known of the quick quilt patterns. First, it is colorful. The pattern can use up to 13 different fabrics in a block. Next, it is easy. If you can sew in a straight line (and even if you can’t) you can still make a lovely quilt from this block. Plus, it is quick. Using modern strip piecing techniques, you can easily complete the quilt top in a day.

2.Whole Cloth
A whole cloth quilt is just one entire piece of fabric the same dimensions as a pieced quilt top. In fact, there are fabrics out there that look like pieced quilt tops. They are gorgeous and excellent practice.

Please do not think that a whole cloth quilt is not “real.” As long as the quilt has a top, batting and a backing stitched together, it is a quilt. Whole cloth quilts are great ways to practice. They are definitely worth investigating for the new quilter.

3.Four – Patch
You can’t get much simpler than a Four-patch block alternating with a plain square. These simple patterns allow you finish a quilt quickly. This pattern also lends itself to novelty prints.

4.Denim Rag Quilt
Denim rag quilt patterns are all over the internet for good reason -- they are warm and sturdy. Plus, now you can recycle your old jeans into something useful!

For new quilters who are scared of actually quilting the quilt sandwich or attaching the binding, this is a great first project. A denim rag quilt is rugged. It is simple. It is the perfect quilt for slumber parties and watching fireworks.

5.Rail Fence
A rail fence is one of the simplest quilts to make. It requires only three coordinating fabrics and very little cutting. It is also very forgiving if your seam allowances are off.

Can a beginning quilter make a gorgeous quilt? Absolutely. You just need to choose a pattern that displays the fabric and not your stitching.

So, go ahead; choose one of the simple quilt patterns listed. You can’t go wrong.

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Maybelle Maddison is a true Georgia Peach and dedicated quilter. She has made it her mission in life to spread the joy of quilting! Visit her site at www.joannfabrics.org for quilting information, pattern reviews and tips on how to begin and keep quilting!

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