Fat Quarter Plaid: Fat Quarter Quilt Pattern Tutorial with Free Pattern!

[@JeanneOlson-vv9tl]

Megan, I thank you for making these videos! I also appreciate your demeanor, & personality! My favorite part, besides finding a cute ‘fat-quarter’ pattern, was watching you quilt. I’ve got to get to the quilting part! I’ve a basket with 13 quilts, or pieced fronts. I’ve straight line quilted two, but have a bunch waiting for my skills to improve. Thanks for the instructions!

[@manuelashannon1369]

You’re so cute. I’m glad you’re so real. I now have a far quarter project.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

yay! I hope you enjoy it! This is still one of my favorite quilts.

[@mindytaylor523]

Ripping is no fun, but I love that you admit and show your mistakes. Your perfectly human. Thank you. Such a cute pattern.

[@tishfish01]

I agree! Thanks for leaving in the oops!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Ripping certainly isnt any fun but it is all part of the process! I try to leave in some of those moments so hopefully people wont have my same mistakes! I also remember watching quilting videos when I was a new quilter and everybody seemed unachievably perfect! I certainly want to make people of all skill levels welcome :)

[@lotuslodgespa3167]

Super fun! Thank you for all you do! I’m doing 3 Halloween quilts for my grandbabies and this just gave me a great idea for one!! Woohoo....I’m doing a crazy quilt for another and I think a string one for the 3rd.

[@barbarawilson4405]

Hi..I..never ripp seams apart...I. UN. Sew.!!! Lol... Happy quilting.!!

[@millieklinnert3093]

I just found you on KZbin. I hope you continue to do them😊 PS love your lipstick color

[@sew4lifeu55]

Great fabric choices. This would make a good male quilt!

[@rebeccawilliams6931]

I really enjoyed this video. I’m new at quilting and love mods fabrics. I’m doing a wonky log cabin and a Manx log cabin currently. I’m Sandi doing a crumb quilt with leftover pieces and a card trick block.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks so much for watching this video! I had a lot of fun making this quilt. If you'd like to subscribe to the channel, be sure to click the red subscribe button! I post new quilt tutorials every other Tuesday with full patterns and free downloads. Its free to subscribe and then you wont miss anything :)

[@dsmith436]

I miss your tutorials 💖

[@henriettewouters2847]

This pattern spoke to me. Thank you. It is an Halloween quilt.

[@judithhope8970]

I do love the embroidery on your labels. They are so attractive. Another great video, thank you.

[@melissaorona2834]

Gotta say, I enjoy watching you work so much, Megan! You're realistic and your disposition is just pleasant. The quilts you make are easy for all and lovely. Thank you for sharing what you're working on with the rest of us.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you so much for watching and leaving such a sweet comment! I really do enjoy making the videos :) I really valued KZbin videos when I was learning and I’m so happy to fill that for someone else :)

[@justineromrell6836]

I would love to see you do a flannel quilt! Maybe something for the men/boys in our lives. Love your channel.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I have a stack of flannel sitting on my shelf!! My next quilt video actually features some plaid fabric! :)

[@skylarborgstrom2789]

Mmmm, I really love the solids version. Such great colors.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks! I love these colors together. It was one of the curated bundles from fabricbubb.com :)

[@kathrynmurphy8147]

I love this pattern. Thank you!

[@Quiltypickles68]

Kona pickle!!! I love kona and pickles lol!!!!!!!!!!!! Great quilt thanks for the inspiration

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Lol twins!! Me too!!

[@bettywhittington9654]

Those are so cute. Love the pantograph.

[@elizabethacoveno6504]

I do like this patten. I will have to try

[@trinahixson6595]

Love this! Also Love your videos, very detailed but easy.

[@calicrafter2697]

Your videos fast becoming my favorites. Thanks for showing the quilting process along with the piecing.

[@Molly-pb2yb]

This is incredible!!!! Absolutely Love both color choices AND design!!

[@kandaykerr3653]

Super cute! Think of doing it in a Christmas line. Thanks.

[@judithburke1539]

I totally agree with that!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

That would be adorable!! Plaid is such a fun fall & winter kind of pattern and it would look so festive in some wintery/holiday prints! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jamersb2737]

Your videos are so amazing. I wanted to thank you for all of the inspiration as I am new to sewing and quilting as of January. As soon as I finish the quilt I’m working on now, I will definitely try this pattern! Keep up the great work and the wonderful videos!

[@cherylwoodall6292]

I love this quilt thinking of making it in the colours of my mum's colours of her kilt great pattern

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

That would be a great inspiration for colors! I’m terrible at putting colors together without a reference to guide me and a kilt would be an awesome place to start.

[@susandonnell5019]

Love love love your videos!! The way you cut and organize your scraps has inspired me! Thank you soooo much!! Happy quilting!

[@marilynbook4211]

Thank you for the lovely pattern. I plan to make it for our charity group.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

What a great use! I’m quilting a charity quilt right now that my guild made last year :) it’s such a wonderful tradition of quilters to give back.

[@leanneblake5773]

Great pattern Megan and loved seeing how you quilted it at the end and finished them both off. Thank you for sharing your ideas.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you! I’m so glad I can include the quilting and finishing now! It’s my favorite part of the process and I love having the finished thing to show everyone :)

[@RaiRojas]

So clever. Great tutorial

[@jennifermills6950]

Enjoy watching your tutorials, you explain everything really well. Thank you 😊

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Busy busy!! Love the plaid pattern!! ✂️🧵❤️

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks sandra!! I'm so glad you liked it :)

[@louiseah7662]

Forgot to say, love this format from start to finish, thank you 😊

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I’m so glad! I can’t wait for the next one-I’ve been filming some quilting on my regular machine to include :)

[@bethkoch11]

Very cute quilts, both of them, and your quilting choices were great on both. And my favorite pre-cut is fat quarters, so even better!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you!! I love fat quarters as well! And I love a pattern that tries to use up as much as possible from them so there isn’t a ton of scraps leftover :)

[@SewtheDistance]

LOVE this pattern! Thank you for sharing. I have the perfect Christmas bundle to use.

[@hunkosaurusrex]

The quilt behind you at the start of the video is AMAZING. I love plaid but see the result more as an homage to German Bauhaus and more particularly the geometric art of Josef Albers. Really love the pattern. Might be because I love Albers too. Haha.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you!! I’ll definitely check out the artists. When I was younger, I never paid much attention to art but I’m really finding a lot of enjoyment in it as I get older. Maybe I just needed some time to get some appreciation :)

[@maryannecadd796]

Love the pattern, love the fabrics (for both quilts) and love the free pattern! Thanks for sharing another great video tutorial!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

You are so welcome! I’m glad I made both version-it looks so different in the busy print vs the solid :)

[@chrislittebrant5235]

Hi Megan, Oh My Goodness, you have read my mind as I have been wanting to make a plaid quilt!!! I Love Both fabric and placement choices you have made 💖👍💜 and the quilting designs as well. 💗👏🥰 Thank you for sharing your designs and details. Have a wonderful two weeks, 💗 Chris-Raleigh NC

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks, Chris! :). I'm so glad you liked it--I'd been wanting to make a plaid quilt as well but I didn't want to do too much fussy cutting and fabric placement :). This was the answer!

[@chrislittebrant5235]

Tiny Orchard Quilts Yes! 💜👍💖

[@paulfrels3590]

Loved the solid color. The crazy Halloween 🎃…..not so much…

[@katherineanderson8570]

I love this quilt. I want to make it for my husband who has a chronic lung disease and is currently being assessed for lung transplant. I would like to make the quilt for him to have in hospital, in the event that he is given the gift of new lungs. I have a beautiful bundle of 100% woven cotton fat quarters which will make a beautiful plaid quilt, but I am not at all familiar with using wovens. Would you be able to do a tutorial on quilting with woven cotton? Thank you, Megan, so much for your very practical and educational videos.

[@ladyt1277]

I just found you on KZbin! I’ve watched three videos so far. Totally LOVE your style of modern quilts and your presentation skills. Thanks so much! Back to binge watching your channel.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! I’m really glad you like them and I’m working hard on improving them all the time :)

[@Millie.Daze.]

I love your videos! This pattern is so great. Thank you for using fat quarters! It what I enjoy buying & find it hard to find patterns I like. This pattern is great because I have some large and small prints in my bundle & this is a great way to showcase those larger prints. Thanks again!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

You are so welcome! This bundle I used had some nice big prints-as well as some directional prints so it was nice to keep some big pieces and have everything go the same way! :)

[@alexandrawellington8028]

Really cute and stylish xxx

[@shawnaleewhitney6630]

I love peppered/shot cotton -- great idea to use it for the back! It would be a great choice for the front of this design, too. Thanks for another great pattern and a good round of inspiration, Megan.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

It would be lovely on the front! I wish I had a bundle of it sitting around! The wide back peppered cotton is just ridiculously soft :)

[@lauralovestoquilt]

I enjoy your videos so much. I am so happy to have found them! Thank you for the free pattern-love it!😊💗👍

[@judithburke1539]

I love your clips at the end! Take care. I love this pattern!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

lol! Thanks!! The bloopers are really the best part of editing :)

[@judithburke1539]

It feels good to be able to laugh at yourself!!! I do it frequently! Lol!

[@jilllow3027]

I love this idea!

[@iwillbprincess]

5:23 I thought the icecream truck was going by! 🤣 great video thanks for sharing and being so real!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

lol--we actually do have the ice cream truck in the neighborhood almost every day!

[@iwillbprincess]

Ours came by a little bit later but I missed it because I was watching another video of yours and thought it was tricking me again!

[@cherylbrown4058]

Love this one. Trying to decide on a backing for a quilt and this might just be the perfect solution!

[@vickiheath6133]

Thank you so much. Very fun.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I’m glad you liked it! :)

[@SewFun]

Always love seeing your videos, you have such a great attitude. I was wondering how you did your labels? I love them.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you! I really enjoy making the videos and I'm glad it comes through :). I make my labels on an embroidery machine and then hand stitch them on the back. Its a lot faster than a hand embroidered label :)

[@blairseibert1778]

Thanks Megan. Love the quilt. Downloaded it and sent in a tip! I bought 16 FQs yesterday. In order to reduce confusion on my part I plan on stacking three at a time and keeping those groupings together. For every stack of three fabrics I'll have three squares. It seems like that's going to leave me with one orphan 16th fabric and not enough fabric for the two other accent colors for a 16th block. Am I missing something?

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

If I remember right, you'll have groupings of three and one grouping of four colors to swap. Or you can do the entire stack of 16 as one group and just swap the bars/small squares in one giant stack.

[@elliefox1419]

Love it. Totally gonna make this one! Thanks

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I hope you enjoy it!! It was a really nice relaxing pattern to sew--not too much to fuss with :)

[@carolecole2552]

Thanks!

[@angiesewtherapy6628]

This is so cute! Omg it's so ready and makes a total "not easy" look. Love it. And p.s. I think you look great in the deep red lipstick. I love your videos and I will def share this with my buddies.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you!! And thanks for the red lipstick love! It’s definitely a favorite of mine :)

[@laurawathen4027]

i really like the tool you used when you quilted who makes those? are they glass? thank you got your fat quarter plaid pattern , i love it

[@paulamcdowell8993]

Love this pattern!! I downloaded thanks so much!! ❤️

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

You are so welcome!! Thanks for stopping by and watching :)

[@mrsmcdonald9363]

Hi, neighbor! I’m in NB, TX. It’s fun to know you’re in Buda.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I’ve actually moved to tennessee! :) I lived in Texas for about 8 years or so.

[@mrsmcdonald9363]

I’m sorry we didn’t meet while you were here. Tennessee is beautiful!

[@revrou2911]

Super cute!!!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you!

[@francesreis5086]

Love it, thank you!

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Thank you!!

[@vlperez70]

Wonderful video! For your background quilt, how many different colors did you use?

[@Vintagekindagirl3]

Perfect. I have way too many fat quarters.

[@KazooGirl51]

It is 2024, and I am unable to download the pattern I just found via April's Craft Room. 😢 Love the pattern and your tutorials!

[@Imjetta7]

Fun!

[@bettedolaher3492]

Just watched the "plaid Halloween" video. I watch you on youtube on TV, so where online will I find the pattern you reference or other materials mentioned.

[@debmckasson1953]

Would this work well with Kaffe Fassett prints?

[@jasminecustombags]

I have never quilted before but this quilt looks like a lot of fun and not to easy to do. I know you said you need 16 fat-quarter, but how many different different model-fabric do you need? Thank you!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

You need at least three different prints so you can mix up the blocks a little. Is that what you mean?

[@jasminecustombags]

@@TinyOrchardQuilts Yes, thank you! How many different print did you use for your Halloween one? I love the effect

[@katherinecronn119]

Can't find the finished size....did I miss it on the video. Don't see it on the downloaded instructions, Love the pattern!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I can’t believe I missed that!! 😂 there’s always something, I guess! It’s about 60x66. I’ll update the pdf this evening when I’m at the computer :) sorry about that!

[@katherinecronn119]

When I enlarged my screen size I spotted it....age😉

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Lol. I know the feeling!!

[@blakedampf7112]

I know this is off topic, but what size plastic bags do you use to store your fabric in your carts? I couldn’t tell if they were one gallon, two gallon or larger. They looked a lot bigger than a gallon bag. Especially, for the 2.5 strips. And, I’m using my sons I-Pad. 😁. My name is April. Thank you.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I have a mix but they are mostly the ikea bags. They are really nice and thick plastic so they last a long time without tearing. I use mostly the 6.5 liter-the biggest ones! Some of the smaller things like crumbs are in gallon size ziplocks.

[@blakedampf7112]

@@TinyOrchardQuilts Thank you so very, very much. I have been enjoying your videos and love your ideas! Looking forward to seeing more videos. 😁

[@louiseah7662]

Are the rulers you used from Quilted Pineapple? And where do you get your pantographs from? I have seen a few that are very linear and I wasn’t a fan, but this one looks amazing!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

They are from the quilted pineapple. I love her rulers because you can use both sides and get the same curve! The pantograph is from urban elementz and it’s called “Gotham”. I was actually using one on a quilt this week and it’s all straight lines and I can’t believe how much harder it is!

[@malgorzatawandycz7912]

Loved the Halloween Quilt. My goodness that did go together quickly, How much fabric for the backing and what kind of batting do you used? Thanks

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks! It really did go together quickly once I really got into the piecing! I used 108" backing for both of them and it took about 2 yards. If you wanted to use regular 42" fabric, you'd need 4 and have a seam down the back :). For the batting, I used warm and natural for the halloween version and then the quilter's dream wool for the solids version--it is so delightfully puffy! :)

[@bettshouse185]

I went to do this with a Beetlejuice fq bundle I have and realized my pattern is oriented so that the stripes go vertical when the fq is horizontal. So cutting it with the pattern would have my pattern going horizontally and not vertically. Would it work if I scaled the pattern down to get 2 blocks out of each FQ and had 32 blocks instead of 16? Just a thought, I really love this design and want to use it for this!!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Sure! You can change the dimensions to suit your fabric-you could even make the stripes/square bits different. It’s really just the basic idea and swapping the layers of fabrics that is the heart of the design. :)

[@mom8]

What camera do you use? Picture is great

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks! I have a few cameras-a canon m50 and three different go pros for different angles :)

[@zahidmubeen4450]

V nice. V nice. V nice

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@angiesewtherapy6628]

Hi, I have a question. Do you have a ruler board for your LA or are you just using the base that came with the machine? Thanks! Angie D

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I do have a ruler base! It’s really important to have or your ruler will rock. I just keep mine on all the time :)

[@rw8869]

I can not Get any of the patterns to add to the cart after I log into website,when I say add to cart, nothing shows in my cart. Any help is appreciated. Just now got error message 404 pg not found.for plaid quilt. Have tried this over the last few days. I love these patterns . Please help

[@gaylescott4797]

QUESTION !!! What longarm do u have? I'm buying one ,just trying to narrow my search down.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I have a Handi Quilter Simply 16. I like it a lot but I do wish I had bought a machine with a larger throat space. By the time you account for the bars at the back of the machine (the ones the quilt rolls onto), its really closer to 13" than 16". The mechanics and everything is great through! I don't have any problems with tension or those kind of issues I hear a lot of people complain about.

[@mindytaylor523]

I bought a Janome QMP 18 in August. I love it. Get the biggest you can afford you won’t regret it. Exactly like HQ.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I second that! When I first started, it seemed like I would never reach the limitations of my machine size and speed but here I am! I wish I would have gone just a little bigger so I wasn’t faced with the upgrade dilemma.

[@gaylescott4797]

Thanks,all. I still need to do slot of looking. Do all of you have a computer on your machine.

[@mindytaylor523]

@@gaylescott4797 I don’t have computer on mine. I mainly want to do free motion and pantographs. Honestly, I’m just thrilled I’m finally getting my tops quilted. 8 down a bunch to go. Lol.

[@shadyj1976]

Do you have to enter email address to get pattern sent? I don’t see a link for pattern after checkout

[@scattervanshine4978]

I'm getting ready to do this quilt, but I have a question...when you put the fq in groups of three for your halloween version how do you account that 3 doesn't go into 16? I'm just a little confused.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

You can stack them into larger stacks whenever necessary. I think I had one stack of 4 since three didn’t go into 16 nicely. For the solid version, I did one stack of 16.

[@janmateranek1756]

Thank you for the free pattern. I need to change my email and address. I tried but I have to create an account before I can do that. Is there any other way I could update my email and address ? Again, thank you 😊

[@gericlaire]

Where do your rulers come from? I didn't see those in yr Amazon shop -- or linked? Thx.

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

The longarm rulers? These are from quilted pineapple: www.thequiltedpineapple.com/ I really like them because you get the same curve if you stitch on the outside or inside of the ruler--it makes it a lot easier to use :)

[@gericlaire]

@@TinyOrchardQuilts Thanks! I enjoy your videos - keep em up!

[@irenecoermann2439]

Have you used a double layer of wool batting for dense quilting or just for loser quilting?

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I've used a double layer of batting (one cotton and one wool) once. The quilt looks great but it was quite a hassle to quilt since the quilt was so thick I had to really push down with the rulers. Quilting double batting like that really densely does make it pretty stiff. I haven't ever used double wool though--the quilters dream wool is already quite thick, I don't even know if two layers would easily fit under my longarm needle! :)

[@ginetteguignard1994]

Allo. I try to download your pattern but can not find the PDF!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Oh no! I’m sorry I am just getting back to you. If yiu can’t find it on my website (tinyorchardquilts.com), you can email me Megan at tinyorchardquilts.com and I can just send it to you!

[@cindynaglee9060]

Tell me about your awesome labels-did you make them yourself?

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

I did! I stitched them out on an embroidery machine. It goes pretty quickly and then I don’t have to worry about ink fading over the years. I love a hand embroidered label but I don’t have time to do that for all my quilts :)

[@cindylamont6240]

I think i could do this in flannels for a guy quilt.

[@rajashridixit3103]

Mam if you don't mind please can you give the measurements

[@Татьяна-л1е4ь]

Покажите хотя бы дьюйм но на Русском.Спасибо.

[@jenniferpurvis5441]

so good 🔝💫💥

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

Thanks! I love a cozy looking quilt and plaid was just too fun to pass up :)

[@tracihall7083]

Thank you!

[@TinyOrchardQuilts]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)