Make In A Day Quilt Wonderful pattern for beginners. 6" blocks plus borders create this very easy to make quilt.
Use this quilt on a hospital bed for added warmth and cheer, or as a lap quilt when sitting in chairs or wheelchairs.
It is perfect for a hospital bed due to its size. It covers the legs, but doesn't come up too high on the bed. Because it doesn't get in the way of tubing, there is less chance of it getting dirty while in use in the hospital.
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Cut strips of fabric 6.5" x w.o.f. (width of fabric)
From color one, cut four strips, each 6.5" x w.o.f (width of fabric)
From colors two and three, cut two strips of fabric 6.5" x w.o.f.
Cut the strips into 6.5" squares. For color one, you will need a total of 25 squares. You will get 24 squares from the four strips. Cut one more 6.5" x 6.5" square from remaining fabric.
For colors
two and three you will need a total of 12 squares of each color. These can be cut from the 2 strips.
Borders
From color one, cut four squares, each measuring 2.5" x 2.5".
From color two: cut 3 strips, each 2.5" x w.o.f. Cut strips into pieces that measure 2.5" x 6.5".
You will need 14 pieces.
From color three: cut 3 strips, each 2.5" x w.o.f. Cut strips into pieces that measure 2.5" x 6.5".
You will need 14 pieces.
Sewing Instructions
Using 1/4" seam allowances, sew the squares together as shown below. It is easiest to
assemble the squares into one row at a time. You can create horizontal or vertical rows. We show the top three horizontal rows below. Follow the image at the top of this page to complete the remaining rows. After your rows are created, sew the rows together. TIP: Iron all squares before sewing them into rows. Iron the rows before sewing them together. It works best to press the seams in opposite directions. In other words, if row one has seams pressed to the left, press the seams of row two to
the right. That way, when you sew the rows together, it is easier to match corners more precisely.
Quilting Instructions
You can now stitch the three layers together. Baste the layers together, using pins or basting stitches. Place pins fairly close together. I pin where corners come together, and around outside edges. Then hand or machine baste around the outer edge, stitching all three layers together around all four sides. Trim the basting and backing to fit the top layer. See photo on the rigtt. When all layers are basted together, you are ready to hand quilt, machine quilt or tie layers. I chose to tie the layers together using embroidery floss.
NOTE: For the backing, I recommend a nice, soft flannel for a hospital bed. It will help keep the quilt from sliding off the bed, and it will be comfortable for the patient. I also used a flannel for the binding.
My flannel was not wide enough to use for backing. I pieced it across one end. This works fine in my opinion; the seam is hardly noticeable. See photo on the right.
