Patterns for quick kids charity quilts ?
 

I would appreciate your sharing with me some simple quick pattern ideas for kids charity quilts. As the cold days have come these quilts are more and more needed.

This one sounds easy, but I don't have a serger. Kaye Woods 6 hour quilt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTV-YSF-48

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Google maryquilts. She has a “quick strippy”. Simple to follow and I’ve used it many times for children’s charity quilts.

heres the link http://www.maryquilts.com/quick-strippie/

The first link is my go to pattern, Warm Wishes. The second link lists several quilt patterns.

http://www.quiltmaker.com/content_do...-crib_size.pdf
http://www.quilterscache.com/Q/quilt...iesPLsugg.html

Warm wishes is one of my favorites.

Checkerboard quilt. Two alternating fabrics to make one quilt. It's both easy and quick.

http://patchworkplayground.blogspot....-tutorial.html

This pattern shows two strips of alternating fabric. You can make checkerboard quilts as big or as small as you want. It's a classic pattern, never gets old. When I make it, I usually use 6 inch strips of fabric. Why? Because 6 inch strips are easy to cut with my 6" x 24" inch ruler.

Add borders if you'd like.

I don't have any one pattern I use. I make 30-35 quilts per year and do all different patterns.

The fastest I have done is to buy a remnant of a child print, cut the sides off to make a nice size and sew appropriate colored borders on sides, top and bottom, sandwich it up, quilt and it's done.

These quilts go to kids in the foster program in my county.

The Downy Quilt For Kids I was sent was a 4 patch alternating with a square of child print fabric. The squares were at least 6". Strip piecing the four patch made it a quick quilt.

The strip quilts are very quick!! Love those. Also this simple 6 1/2" squares, alternating with focus fabric. A 1 1/2" inner border then a 3 1/2 or 4" outer border. Super fast to put together. I usually cut enough for 2 quilts at a time.
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Sorry about the size of the picture. Can't seem to cut it down. :(

Two more, same pattern, different fabric. ( Left one has a 4 patch instead of 6 1/2" square)
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For a really quick quilt, I use a piece of kid print fabric which I call a cheat sheet and add borders as Jingle does. Another quick one is a jelly roll made from scrappy strips.

Marysquilt done in strips is wonderful. Definitely on my to do list!

My go to is the disappearing 9 patch with Kid friendly I spy blocks that stay whole, a bright solid in the middle and white or blender in the cut up blocks. Always quick, always a winner because I always have 5" I spy charms and bright colors from swaps on this board.

Thanks all:) Now I have new ideas to use and share with other charity Quilters.

The Project Linus quilt organization is an excellent resource. They have several free quilt patterns on their site. Then there is the Super Sized 9 patch quilt by Anita Grossman Solomon; actually makes 3 quilts at one time. Pretty cool. And quick! Here are the links:

http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/

http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns_d...er/patt230.pdf

I am currently getting together all of my left over pre-cut border and/binding strips and I intend to just sew those together end to end (those that are same width) and then do that race quilt thing. It will be a good way for me to use up those left-overs I have been storing in a bin!

My Five Easy Pieces Charity quilt can easily be downsized for a child's quilt, just use 9 blocks instead of 20. If you do a search on this Board for that title, it should come up. It is in the Tutorials archive section now I think.

If you go to Pinterest and type in Charm Quilts - you will see lots of easy to do quilts - mostly smaller ones.

This site has several friendly patterns...

http://www.azblankets4kids.com/patterns.htm

3 yard quilt is a easy one goes together quick

Radiance by Villa Rosa is my new favorite. I made 2 this week for new additions to the family. With a focus fabric and 2 coordinating fabrics, they are super cute.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/349803096037662479/

The easiest go-to baby quilt for me is this one. It is quilt as you go so when you are finished sewing all the strips together the quilt is done, and ready to bind.
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There's also the stand-by of using a panel with some cute borders. There are so many adorable kid's themed panels out there!

Lone Star Baby quilt by Amy Smart at "We all Sew", finishes 40 in. Sq. (Easy to add borders to)
2nd the Quick Strippy Quilt at Marysquilts. I have made several also.
Double Slice by Jenny Doan. at MSQ

'quilts for kids' website has a few free patterns...each can be done over a weekend at the longest.....

Thanks for this link, mandyrose. It looks fast and easy and a good scrap buster. Must try this one, or two, or five, or 10.

Thank you all for the great ideas. Can't have too many options for children's patterns.

A checkerboard! I love it. I have that stripe fabric that you used for a border, too. It makes a quilt look so happy.

Rag quilts are quick and easy and make great quilts for children! I've made several for charity.

thanks for the info I am going to make warm wishes

I have done simple “I Spy” quilts. I have used 5” squares of themed fabric. This is easy to swap with othe quilters. Then you can pick a bright color to put in as sashing. I have done 1.5” unfinished. Then use this or a bit wider 2” to border. Then I use a tonal print outer border to bring it all together at about 5” width. The grid of squares is usually 5 x 7 so it creates a nice size.