Follie Baby Quilt (and Tutorial)

A few weeks ago Windham Fabrics sent me a bundle of Lotta Jansdotter's new fabric line, Follie.  I love Lotta's designs and these are no exception.  I love that this collection uses those fun stripes in new colors plus lots of other great prints.  The almost-black brown prints are my favorite since this is a color that is difficult to find but one that I love to use!

I decided to make a baby quilt with the prints because baby quilts are pretty much my favorite thing to make.  I love how Lotta's prints are pretty and sophisticated and kind of funky at the same time.

Fabric Requirements

1 Fat Quarter Bundle Follie

1 1/3 Yards White Solid

1 1/2 Yards Backing

3/8 Yard Binding

Cutting Instructions

Block Construction

Each block is 10.5" unfinished and we will make a total of 20 blocks.

I am going to demonstrate the construction of an "A" block, but the construction for the other blocks is very similar.

A Block

1.  Piece the 2.5" x 4.5" darker rectangles onto either side of the 2.5" x 4.5" lighter triangles.

2. Add the 3.5" x 6.5" rectangle onto the long side of that piece. 

3.  Add the 2.5" x 7.5" white rectangles onto the 7.5" sides. 

4.  Add the 3.5" x 10.5" rectangle onto the 10.5" side.  

A Block

B Block

C Block

D Block

Arrange your blocks into the following layout.  Your layout may vary depending on your fabric choices, but try to mix the blocks up so that all of your A blocks aren't next to each other, etc.  Piece into rows, then piece the rows together.  

Baste, quilt, and bind as desired.  I have been holding onto this Echo print for a while and decided to go ahead and use it as the backing for this quilt.  As much as I loved looking at the fabric on my shelf it is fun to see it used :)

Follie will be available in November.

Finished size: 40" x 50"