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Layer Cake Quilt Block

This layer cake quilt block measures 10″ x 10″ and can simply be used as a table topper or framed or you can follow the quilt below to make a quilt from a crib/lap to a King size quilt.

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Fabric for Layer Cake Quilt Block

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This fabric is from Fat Quarter Shop. They have a daily special on fabric and great fabric options. Here are the measurements for the fat quarter below. I always use my rotary cutter and cutting mat. If you have an Cricut you could easily place your fabric on it and cut it out with a few pushes of buttons.

  • Fabric A (Pink Fabric) is 7 1/4″ x 7 1/4″
  • Fabric B (heart fabric) is 3 1/4″ x 7 1/4″
  • Fabric C (Green fabric) is 3 1/4″ x 10 1/4″

Instructions

Once you have all your fabric cut out, you want to sew Fabric A to Fabric B using a 1/4″ seam allowance.

Press your seams towards your darker fabric. You are already 1/2 way finished with your layer cake quilt block.

If you are making it into a quilt and not just a quilt block, go ahead and sew all your pieces so you can chain stitch later on.

Now connect your Fabric C by sewing it to your other 2 pieces again using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Just like before you will want to press your seams flat towards your darker fabric.

Go ahead and square up your quilt block. It should measure 10″ x 10″ but not if you are a beginner, sometimes fabric will shift or shrink, and it may not measure exactly.

Make a Quilt From your Quilt block

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These are approximate sizes. You can adjust if you need to.

  • Crib/Lap Quilt: 50″ x 60:
  • Full/Queen 90″ x 110″
  • King 120″ x 120″ square

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