Baby Bear Quilt Pattern

Baby Bear Quilt

From the Designer: "Earlier this year I made a few baby quilts and today I'd like to share the pattern for one of them with you! This was a super fun and super fast quilt to make! You make one very large bear paw block and add a few borders and that's it! You could do this in any dimensions that you'd like but my finished quilt measures 40 1/2" square."

Easy

Materials List

Yardage is based on 42” -wide fabric
- 7/8 yards Solid navy fabric
- 1 yard Solid white fabric
- 1/2 yard of binding fabric
- 1 1/4 yards of backing fabric
- 46” x 46” piece of batting

INSTRUCTIONS

Basics Instructions:

Read through the instructions before beginning
All seams are sewn with ¼” seam allowance unless noted
RST means right sides together
HST means half square triangles
WOF means width of fabric

Cutting:

From the solid navy fabric, cut:

1 strip, 4 7/8” x 42”, crosscut into 8 squares, 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”, cut each square on one diagonal to yield 2 triangles per square for a total of 16 triangles
1 strip, 8 1/2” x 42”, crosscut into 4 squares, 8 1/2” x 8 1/2”
1 strip, 4 1/2” x 42”, crosscut into 1 square, 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”
4 strips, 1 1/2” x 42”

From the solid white fabric, cut:

1 strip, 4 7/8” x 42”, crosscut into 8 squares, 4 7/8” x 4 7/8”, cut each square on one diagonal to yield 2 triangles per square for a total of 16 triangles
2 strip, 4 1/2” x 42”, crosscut each strip into 2- 4 1/2” x 12 1/2” pieces and 2- 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” squares for
a total of 4- 4 1/2” x 12 1/2” pieces and 4- 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” squares
7 strips, 2 1/2” x 42”

From the binding fabric, cut:

5 strips, 2 1/2” x 42”

Making the Blocks:
Use a 1/4” seam allowance. Press all seam allowances in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Using one triangle cut from the 4 7/8” squares of white and one triangle cut from the 4 7/8” squares of navy, sew one white triangle to one navy triangle to make a half square triangle (HST). Press. The HST should measure 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”, including the seam allowance. Repeat these steps to make a total of 16 HSTs.
Using 4 HSTs made in step 1, 1- 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” square of white, and 1- 8 1/2” x 8 1/2” piece of navy, make one paw as shown below. The paw should measure 12 1/2” x 12 1/2”, including the seam allowance. Repeat these steps to make a total of 4 paws.
Using 4 paws made in step 2, 4- 4 1/2” x 12 1/2” pieces of white, and 1- 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” square of navy, sew them together as shown below. Press. The bear paw block should measure 28 1/2” x 28 1/2”, including the seam allowance.

Assembling the Quilt Top:

For the first border, join 3- 2 1/2” x 42” strips of white together end to end. Trim two pieces measuring 28 1/2” long. Sew these strips to the sides of the quilt top. Press. Trim the two strips to 33 1/2” long. Sew these strips to the top and bottom edges of the quilt top. Press. The quilt top should now measure 33 1/2” x 33 1/2”, including the seam allowances.
For the second border, join 4- 1 1/2” x 42” strips of navy together end to end. Trim two pieces measuring 33 1/2” long. Sew these strips to the sides of the quilt top. Press. Trim the two strips to 35 1/2” long. Sew these strips to the top and bottom edges of the quilt top. Press. The quilt top should now measure 35 1/2” x 35 1/2”, including the seam allowances.
For the third border, join 4- 2 1/2” x 42” strips of white together end to end. Trim two pieces measuring 35 1/2” long. Sew these strips to the sides of the quilt top. Press. Trim the two strips to 40 1/2” long. Sew these strips to the top and bottom edges of the quilt top. Press. The quilt top should now measure 40 1/2” x 40 1/2”, including the seam allowances.

Finishing the Quilt:

Layer the quilt top, batting, and backing. Baste the layers together.
Hand or machine quilt as desired.
Using the 5- 2 1/2” strips of binding fabric, make the binding and attach it to the quilt.
Your project is finished! If you love this tutorial, be sure to check out Janome.com for even more inspiration.