Easy One Hour Quilt Made with Fat Quarters! Perfect for Gift Quilts!

Looking for an easy fast quilt you an make in one afternoon? If you have 12 fat quarters and about an hour, you can make this fun quilt! It has great big blocks so it is perfect for big prints, making a quick gift, or an instant gratification quilt between more challenging projects.
This quilt finishes at 59 x 67 but may vary slightly based on the size of your fat quarters. You can always make this quilt bigger or smaller by varying the number of fat quarters.
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0:00 One Hour Quilt
0:09 Aflutter Announcement
0:40 Selecting Fabrics
1:05 Prepping Fabric
1:44 Trimming the Fat Quarters
2:57 Cutting Tips
4:48 Shuffling for Variety
6:12 Sewing the Blocks
7:50 Assembling the Rows
9:10 Assembling the Top
10:33 Finished
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[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

This has got to be the fastest quilt I've ever made! I had a ton of fun making it and if you want to stay in the loop about more videos like this, be sure to subscribe to my channel! kzbin.info

[@francischappell998]

Like this

[@JLRiason]

Total newbie. When using prints can you explain how many of the same print you would need. I know you need 12 pieces but how many repeating of each one?

[@anniedavis6877]

Thank you for your instruction. I do like this one. Will you be doing a block of the month for next year?

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I don’t do a traditional block of the month but I’ll be continuing both my scrappy block series (12” blocks well suited for scraps) as well as my block study series (blocks in different precut friendly sizes)

[@mariamaliszewski6212]

What is the name of the fat quarter line you use? The fabrics designs are beautiful!

[@melissasullivan9675]

You can add your own “grippy dots” on your ruler by putting small dots of hot glue then letting them dry completely before using. I do this all the time with shoes that get too slick.

[@lauramolla4359]

wow great idea!! thank you :)

[@lfpetrock]

Great idea, thanks!

[@strawberryseed1886]

Oh, great idea!

[@ksharpe8137]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing 😀

[@NATALEE43]

Sweet idea!

[@lw984]

I love the layout for this quilt. Thank you! Just a suggestion, if you drew a line from corner to corner instead of cutting it, put two contrasting rectangles pieces right sides together, then stitched on both sides of the drawn line, a 1/4 inch away from the line, THEN cut it apart on the line, you would instantly get two 2 blocks and save some time. You also not have to worry about sewing those bias pieces back together. Just a thought! Thanks again for your video!

[@alcasey3034]

This only works if you have squares. If you do this with rectangles then you get quadrilaterals that look funny.

[@nancy9478]

​@@alcasey3034there is a way to sew rectangles, I saw a tutorial sonewhere on yt.

[@annekent7350]

This would also make a great quilt back! Then you’d have a really reversible quilt. Love it Megan!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Woo!! You are a genius!!! I never even thought of that!

[@IdratherbeinHobbiton]

Yes!! I love that idea!

[@michellespaulding8318]

I’ve Never quilted, never seen your channel, but watched the entire thing! Drank my coffee and enjoyed myself! Nice job. I’ve always been interested but took up crocheting. Believe I’ll give quilting a go! Your quilt top is very pretty! Thank you

[@jaex7937]

Me too 😂☺️

[@alexandrawellington8028]

LOVE this line of fabric, such a great use of those huge prints that are too gorgeous to cut up. Kaffe Fassett would be awesome too. xxx

[@viviansnyder8247]

Love that you encourage us to “be the boss of your own quilting”. This is my kind of quilt most of mine end up unfinished because I get bored easily.

[@renealee]

I love this! I think I will use 6 prints and 6 solids so it's not as busy. Thanks sooo much for such a quick and neat idea!

[@bethdavis7812]

Wise choice!

[@gwynwellliver4489]

Definitely great for any large size rectangles. I could make this work with some Kaffe scraps and some coordinating scraps. This also works for hospice quilts I make with a friend. Everyone deserves some color and pattern to brighten their day. Thank you!

[@helencaudill1583]

I absolutely love this!!! This is a must for me. thank you so much. I love simple fast projects :)

[@carifoster4928]

I love how you explain what you're doing. You make great word choice that are concise and easy to understand. Enjoyed this tutorial very much!

[@susanmerchain6106]

Love those quick 1 hour quilts! I’m a beginner so that works🥰👏

[@SchneppFlute]

Yes, would love to see more fast and easy big block quilts!

[@NancyKuykendall]

I love this. I’m a crocheted and knitter and have never made a quilt, but have been thinking about making one. This is great!

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Nancy, how's your day going with you?

[@elfaygobaca]

I just found my Christmas present to myself! I have been looking for an easy fat quarter pattern for my first quilt, and I love yours. I am new to quilting, but not to sewing, and am finally deciding to put my machine’s quilting accessories to the test. I also followed your link to the fat quarters you used. I actually gasped when I saw Anna Maria’s “Bright Eyes” bundle. Since fabric has never made me do that before, I decided it was a match made in heaven and ordered it. I am so excited, thank you for making my night!

[@tattooedmomma]

I use odif grippy spray on ALL my rulers so the entire thing grips like quilters select rulers. It's amazing!!

[@patriciaguevara8793]

I’ve been looking for something fast and easy - yay! I have a lot of fat quarters (batiks) and I’ll definitely be using this! Now to figure out how many I need to make it a queen size!

[@kamiwhitaker6561]

I have a fat quarter of Star Wars for my grand daughter for a quilt. I bought it from Walmart on a day that I was ambitious. Still have the material but didn't get any other material for the second set. This quilt of yours will be perfect for her. Thanks for sharing this tutorial.

[@berniperrong3332]

I absolutely love this and will help a friend make her very first quilt. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your time (even if it was just an hour, lol.)

[@judygilson6469]

I love how fast you created 32 half square triangles!! I also love the Martelli rotary cutter...game changer for hands & wrists! ❤

[@mygeorge1951]

I'm going to try the Martelli Rotary Cutter! 😊

[@judygilson6469]

@mygeorge1951 It's worth it. You hold it differently, so it takes the stress off your wrists.

[@Kay-uy4xn]

I love Creative Grids rulers but you can buy grippy dots or strips to put on the back of other rulers Great quilt pattern for big prints

[@Imjetta7]

This would be a fabulous picnic quilt! Stains would be perfectly hidden!

[@phoenixofthegraveyard]

This sounds like a good way to quickly make my cat his own little quilt out of medium-sized leftovers from other projects. (He is always on a lap if a quilt is on it so he gets one at some point because he's a good boy who loves quilt snuggles.)

[@allie1210]

Aww, that’s so cute. 🥹

[@elizabethbarajas5022]

I love quilting haven’t in 15 years busy with work! 😢 But I bought a lot of Gnome Christmas fabric and want to make a few lap quilts for my nephews as gifts. This was a quick and easy way of me doing 10 quilts in the next couple of months that won’t take a long time! Thank you 🙏

[@r.coffman1431]

How is it going?

[@mjsews]

Love this idea! I'm always looking for ways to use those colorful but orphan FQs we all seem to end up with. I've been cutting them into strips for "faux" jellyroll quilts and this idea gives me a nice alternative! Thank you! The quilt looks fantastic!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks!! I do that same thing-cutting strips from extras. But now I’m so overloaded with strips!!

[@MommeeMadre1]

Your fabric wall makes me 😊. So does your smile! Thank you for sharing!

[@calvinlundrigan5004]

Love this! Such beautiful colours. You explained it so well. Enjoy all your tutorials. Thank you

[@chicletlux]

The quilt top is charming. Please show an update when it is quilted. On a side note - I am always impressed with the quality of your videos, so professionally done 👍

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you so much!! I really do work hard on them so I’m glad it shows :). I just loaded this quilt on the longarm this morning! I still haven’t decided on a design but it’s such busy fabric I think I can pick something really fun :)

[@brendahansen7979]

I loved this video, thanks for sharing!

[@shellymoats8342]

@@TinyOrchardQuilts hi I'm new to quilting and I am sewing a quilt now I'm all done with the blocks and I started sewing them together now I'm not sure do you put sashing on all quilts and if so can I still put sashing on when block are sewn together please help

[@barbdripsue]

Thank you for sharing this. A simple quilt in terms of the seams, the cutting, and piecing together is always good to be able to do. They can be severely scrappy, (as a utilitarian quilt) or planned match, but either one will keep someone warm. And, they are good to practice new quilting techniques/patterns on. I need to do this from my stash!.

[@paulohlsson27]

Hi Barbara, how's your day going with you?

[@CALB2009]

Love this method Megan! Sometimes it is nice to Keep It Simple!!! Thanks ~~Christy~~

[@judithlpn-quilter7757]

We do like quick,fast,easy. I love the top. I think big prints with the lite dark contrast look great. Thank you

[@amandaturner8928]

I'd love a quilt like this! I can't sew other than by hand and have never quilted. I just have to admire anyone who makes quilts, amazing!❤️🇦🇺

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Amanda, how's your day going with you?

[@juliatepe5760]

Be the boss of your own quilt top! Need to hang that on wall of my sewing area. Lovely quilt, thank you!

[@yvonnerobertson9522]

My bestie has her own quilting machine and has done really outstanding quilts. She keeps saying i could do this. This tutorial is the 1st one I have watched that would make a great 1st quilt for me to try. Thank you for sharing.

[@sarag.2724]

OMG, these fabric choices! LOVE!

[@lrobbe6079]

What a great pattern!! Thank you for sharing!!! Love all your videos.

[@susaneddleman9001]

I can’t wait to try this. How fun and I won’t have to cut up some of my large print florals. Thank you.

[@pywagner]

Brilliant idea! I love seeing these types of quilt projects. Quick and easy to piece for those last minute quilts we need to throw together sometimes. Thanks for sharing it! You are so much fun!

[@Paulohlsson7]

Hello Priscilla, how are you doing?

[@tonjamontoya5063]

I love this!!!! Gonna do Christmas quilts for gifts...4 kids and 7 grandkids! Thank you so much! Glad I found you!!! ☺️

[@kilodeltawhisky1504]

I wanted to cut the two sewn triangles in half and then see them together even more mixed up... 😁. I'm looking for something easy to begin my first quilt. This is pretty simple! Thanks! Good video.

[@eileenhaskins2710]

I really enjoyed this. I am making charity quilts and these would be great for that. By pressing the seams together, like you did, the quilt will be stronger than if the seams are pressed open. I will sew along close to the seam line as my quilting.

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Eileen, how's your day going with you?

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

I was told about using double stick tape, or a tube of sticky tape (sticky side out), to put on the back of my rulers. Get a bit of lint on them to reduce the hold, easy to remove if any are blocking your measurements, and cheap to replace. Works well for me.

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Kathleen, how's your day going with you?

[@MsChris23456]

You can be the boss of ypur own blocks. Awesome

[@Wyldhare47]

Wow..thanks for showing your fabrics...you have a lot I was going to get..the prints are huge!...just my style!..thanks peep!..🙋🏼‍♀️

[@marymary5494]

Really love the simplicity and colours of this piece. 👌💕

[@diannplatt-roberts8692]

On vacation with my sewing machine and doing your heart quilt into table runner and wall hanging. Thanks for your great tutorials.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

What a great vacation!! I've never travelled with a sewing machine but its so tempting sometimes!

[@purplehatfarm5338]

@@TinyOrchardQuilts I travel with mine. Hardest thing for me is only bringing just enough fabrics! I set up my table outside if camping. So fun to sit snd sew outside.

[@karin0963]

This looks so easy for me, who has never made a quilt. Also would make great charity quilts. Thank you.

[@quiltmekiwi]

I really like for just as you said large prints, LV prints would be nice too for quick but calmer quilt. Thanks Megan 🌈

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I was so glad I grabbed these big prints for this one-those large scale Anna Maria florals need to be kept as big as possible! :)

[@laris2328]

I've learned that whenever I need to pair light/dark together, I stack them that way before cutting. That way they're ready to be sewn together. Sort of a "twin" style quilt where 2 blocks are the same. It saves me loads of time (as long as I learn to not mess with the pairing because I changed my mind lol).

[@cynthiacarter532]

This makes me miss even more a former local quilt shop that had bins of fat quarters arranged by color. The owner retired after almost 30 years and now my area is down to one small quilt shop. ☹️

[@msmemsscattergoods4470]

I really like it....has a nice boho vibe especially with the big flowers...TY

[@robertaarrowsmith2860]

Super video all around. Super quilt! Super easy! Super quickl! And your joy in sewing, designing, and quilting is super as well!

[@granjmy]

I don't quilt, but I'm enjoying seeing you using those tools, the cutting board, and those BEAUTIFUL fabrics. I didn't know about gridded cutting boards, rotary cutters, and those big measuring things. I've used triangles, and T-squares, but not what you have there.

[@debraholmes6290]

Thank you for sharing this quick & easy quilt!! I have some of these prints. Love Anna Marie Horner fabric but hate to cut it. Now I know what to do with it!!

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Debra, how's your day going with you?

[@lillemorlagergren8770]

I just opened your video, and I am absolutely amazed by your quilts 💖🙋‍♀️🇸🇪

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

That quilt looks awesome! Thank you for sharing this video!

[@mari-annstumblingbear174]

Nice! Super easy project for grandkids and I to make for Christmas! They've got some fabric just "itching" to do something with! Thank you so much!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks Mari-Ann! I thought it would be perfect for gifts with the holidays coming up!

[@constitutionalrepublic1966]

Teach them to sew and they will have markable skills/memory’s with you always. I love sewing and quilting, and my mother taught me the basics, but not to the extent that you can do. I went to high school with a girl who made all her own clothes, and they were far better than anything man made in stores. I’m trying to pick up my knowledge and make more quilts and tailor made clothes because I don’t like most things in stores. Good luck with your grandchildren and sewing projects you all do together. When they have enough skills that you taught them, maybe you could give them a basic sewing machine as a “reward.” This will be a wonderful way to inspire them to sew/quilt with grandma.

[@ElizaChase2559]

I love your energy; this would be perfect for my skill level. Thanks for posting! 😊

[@paulohlsson27]

Hi Eliza, how's your day going with you?

[@GrandmaCathy]

OMG. I love the dark fabrics!!

[@paulohlsson27]

Hi Cathy, how's your day going with you?

[@BrendaH289]

I love it and am planning on doing this with my KF CC fabrics ❤

[@carolseven3802]

My daughter is new to sewing and this came up just in time!

[@margaretWestminster]

I think it is a beautiful quilt. These are lovely colors. ♥️

[@carolynmurtaza1180]

I love some of the fabrics. From when you started to iron, 1, 4, 9, 10, 12.

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Carolyn, how's your day going with you?

[@juliekoone3569]

I love your channel, your energy, your absolutely beautiful❤️

[@maryellenmedjuck76]

Looks really easy to teach grandkids. Thanks for all you do. I will be making one of these for a gift.

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Mary, how's your day going with you?

[@DzToob]

Thanks for sharing this! I am new enough to quilting to still struggle, and instant gratification like this keeps me from giving up on the whole process! 🙃 Glad I stumbled onto your video - now following!

[@susanramsay4189]

Dear Dee: Sewing on the bias like the triangles are, you just have to be careful not to stretch your fabric. You can stitch about 2" and carefully PUSH not pull on thetopfabric to help ease it into the one underneath. Just lift your presser foot push to ease gently and sew a few more inches. It's called "Park and Pinch"

[@cathylombard964]

I liked this project. Thank you.

[@joharris7795]

Wow. Am inspired to go ahead and try this! Thank you for sharing!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

Try an 8 pound dumbell on the other end of your ruler to prevent slipping.

[@Ms4Marie]

Thanks for this easy quilting project using one of my favorite fabric lines!

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Marie, how's your day going with you?

[@michellerennepowar2773]

Thank you very much for this project I love it. I was watching and thought of all the large prints I have and how good they would look in this pattern.

[@Paulohlsson7]

Hello Michelle, how are you doing?

[@ritametermaid1235]

You're a wonderful teacher, thank you!

[@barbarajoyce5175]

Dear Megan, I wanted to let you know that I watched your fat quarter quilt tutorial and decided to give it a try. After many many errors and way longer than an hour I finally finished the top and thought I would share it with you.

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Barbara, how's your day going with you?

[@TamiLee-cm2of]

Thank you for the wonderful and fast gift idea! I really love the fabrics that you used too! Delish!! ❤️

[@Paulohlsson7]

Hello Tami, how are you doing?

[@patriciapoole9983]

This turned out wonderful thank you God bless

[@michellegeorges8560]

Thank you so much! You are easy to listen to and your instructions are so clear!

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Michelle, how's your day going with you?

[@KarenShirey]

I LOVE this quilt! TFS

[@KelleysQuiltsandCruises]

Love it! Thanks Megan.

[@delmaplain6823]

Really enjoyed this show, and shared it w a relative who is retiring soon, and gleeful over having times for crafts! The quilt is lovely, and if I were doing it I would use muslin for 1/2 each block, and since I used to do hand quilting that is where fancy feather design would go! Thanks for a fun episode!

[@user-mv3ht3bz9d]

I am so glad you actually sew!

[@angelacovo4835]

so beautifully explained. Thank you!!!

[@aprilbaxter2578]

Your quilt is really beautiful with the large prints!

[@khalajanskitchen7456]

I have enough fat quarters to make at least 5 of these quilts . I will start making one today . Thanks for your idea.

[@lizryan6289]

You have made my day - I have most of these fabrics. That quilt is gorgeous. I can't thank you enough for sharing this idea. 💞

[@jwalt19]

Great video - thank you for sharing. Looking forward to using up some of my fat quarters.

[@estelitamartin6793]

Thank you for this video, quick quilt and usable.

[@SherBear88]

This quilt, took me a day and a half! Mostly because I put a backing on it…BUT….I put the backing on wrong.🙄🙄🙄 so I had to pick that all out, and start that process of putting the backing on all over again…but…my sister did love it! And it was a nice present that she wasn’t expecting, and my first quit ever!!

[@lanitaflint8417]

Just subscribed. Beautiful colors, I love all the colors. Can’t wait to try this. It will be my first Quitting project. I sew, but never made a quilt before.

[@Teeders]

I want to mention this after i cut my pieces. That fat quarters or the ones I got come in rectangles. I got so disheartened when I was putting the triangles together that the edges on one were wonky and I thought it was smaller than the others. They're all the same size though and when I place them together, they form a rectangle; exactly as planned. It takes a lot of oomph to cut through 12 layers though and I'm fairly sure my rotary blade was almost brand new. I love this pattern though as it's easy and I always seem to buy fat quarters for future projects. The quilt I'm making is going to be watermelon themed because I bought two bundles of 5 then found two separate singles of watermelon, so I got 6. I believe I have two yards of watermelon fabric somewhere...most likely purchased in the summer and stashed away.

[@Jane-West]

That's really going to be nice!

[@flnolen03]

I guess I ruined all my fat quarters. I cut from on corner to another and sewed on long edge . My rectangles are all not rectangles. One end shorter about 2 inches .what did I DO WRING

[@KimEClem]

I ❤️this. Thank you so much!

[@gloriwest]

So cute! Great idea!

[@trenacreates645]

This pattern is great for using up extras. Thanks!

[@jimbo0715]

I use a 5 lb weight, in addition to the sandpaper dots, it really holds the ruler in place

[@Mislissa68]

Thank you for your tutorial. I remember helping my grandma make quilts but I have never made my own. I saw your video and now I have enough confidence that I am going to try! My question is, do you have other videos showing how to add the batting and binding, a step-by-step process? Thank you again!!

[@deloresbonnell2269]

I liked your guilt as I have a lot of ends and .ow see an easy way to get a guilt out with little effort thanks. Dee B😊

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Such a lovely happy quilt!!!!!

[@Paulohlsson7]

Hello Sandra, how are you doing?

[@sandygrogg1203]

Such a fun, easy quilt!

[@janesnyder9559]

Thank you for sharing this. It looks easy and fun. Will try this. I made a quilt once with a friend she helped me. She makes beautiful quilts.

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Jane, how's your day going with you?

[@joanhamilton2651]

I love quilts but haven't tried quilting. It's intimidating to me. Beautiful

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Joan, how's your day going with you?

[@marypatten9655]

thank you for making and sharing this quilting video. just really enjoyed this tutorial on measurig, cutting and sewing a quilt with bigger pieces. that is functional for use. God bless

[@lawsonbrinton682]

Hi Mary, how's your day going with you?