Sweet Baby Quilt Pattern for Beginners

Absolute Beginners Sweet Baby 40" x 40" by Claudia's Quilt Shoppe

Fabric Requirements:

1 1/3 Yds. Color #1 (Yellow) Background & Borders

1 ¼ Yd Color #2 (Med Blue) Blocks and Binding

½ Yd. Color #3 (Lt Blue)

Crib Size Batting

1 ½ Yds Lining


Cutting Instructions:

Color #1 (Yellow): Cut 4 – 12 ½” Squares for Snowball Blocks

Cut 4 – 2 ½” Strips for Borders

Color #2 (Med Blue) Cut 4 – 2 ¼” Strips for Binding (Set Aside)

Cut 16 – 3 ½” Squares for Snowball Blocks

Cut 20 – 4 ½” Squares for 9-Patch Blocks

Color #3 (Lt. Blue): Cut 25 – 4 ½” Squares for 9-Patch Blocks



Assembly: USE A SCANT ¼” SEAM ALLOWANCE

Begin by making your pieced 9-Patch blocks (make 5 blocks) from the Blue & Lt. Blue 4 ½” squares. Refer to the illustration for piecing, or strip piece these from 4 ½” strips if you prefer.





















Next make 4 Snowball blocks using the quick corner method:

Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of a 3 ½” Medium Blue Square. Place it, right sides together on a background Yellow square in a corner. Stitch on that diagonal line, and trim away ¼” from that line. Press back. Repeat on the other 3 corners.




Make 4 Snowball Blocks



















Alternating 9-patch and Snowball blocks, referring to the illustration, join 3 rows of 3 blocks each. Add borders to the sides (2 ½” x 36 ½”) and then to the top and bottom ( 2 ½” x 40 ½”).