Easy Brick Quilt

 I get requests for this pattern all the time.  Since I'm discontinuing my other website, thought I'd put it here.

Easy Brick Throw/Baby quilt

4” x 8” Brick Throw Size Quilt (finished quilt is 40”x52”)

 

Supplies:

Sewing machine, needles, scissors, rotary cutter, cutting mat, at least a 8 ½” quilting ruler, thread, seam ripper (all the normal quilt making supplies)

 

Fabric (for top only):

¾ yard of white or background

~2 yards of assorted colored/printed scraps in pieces at least 4.5” by 8.5” (see suggestions below)

 

Backing fabric:

About 3 yards

 

Binding fabric:

About ½ yard for 2” finished binding

 

Cutting:

Cut 19 pieces of white 4.5” by 8.5”

Cut 40 assorted colored or printed scraps 4.5” by 8.5”

Cut 4 pieces of white 4.5” by 4.5”

Cut 8 pieces of assorted colored or printed scraps 4.5” by 4.5”

 

Sewing:

Sew together in horizontal rows placing the white as shown in the picture.

 

Suggestions:

I’d recommend using at least 10 different fabrics for the colored blocks.  You can use scraps, layer cakes (10” squares), fat quarters, or fat eighths.  A fat eighth will make (4) 4.5” X 8.5” blocks.  If you don’t have scraps and want to use fat eighths for the colored fabric, get at least 11.  Many quilt shops will cut fat quarters or fat eighths for customers.