Green Pastures Baby Quilt

The Green Pastures Baby Quilt makes an adorable baby boy quilt pattern! This free baby quilt pattern from Accuquilt uses fusible applique to add sheep and sun shapes to the pastoral quilt top. Great for a baby's room with lots of farm animals!
Project TypeMake a Project
Quilt Size38 inches wide x 38 inches long
Time to CompleteWeekend project
Primary TechniquePieced & Appliqued
MATERIALS:
- White fabric—1 yard (includes binding)
- Light blue fabric—5⁄8 yard
- Green fabric—½ yard
- Appliqué fabrics—scraps or fat quarters
- Fusible web—¾ yard
- Backing—1¼ yards
- Batting—44" x 44"
- Accuquilt fabric cutting machine
- Accuquilt 6" x 12" cutting mat (#55112)
- Accuquilt Strip Cutter 2½" (#55017)
- Accuquilt Half Square 2" Finished Triangle (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
- Accuquilt Square 2½" (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
- Accuquilt Square 4½" (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
- Accuquilt Lullaby die cut (#55038)
- Coordinating threads for applique shapes
INSTRUCTIONS:
White Fabric:
- Cut 8—2½" strips across the width of fabric
- Cut 6—4½" squares
- Cut 5—2½" squares
- Cut 12—2" half square finished triangles
- Cut 4—sheep bodies with fusible web backing for clouds
Light Blue Fabric:
- Cut 1—34½" x 18½" rectangle
Green Fabric:
- Cut 1—34½" x 10½" rectangle
- Cut 10—2½" squares
- Cut 12—2" half square finished triangles
Applique Fabrics (all with fusible web backing):
- Cut 2—sheep bodies and 2 sheep bodies in reverse
- Cut 8—sheep legs
- Cut 4—sets of sheep ears and heads
- Cut 1—2½" circle for sun
- Cut 6—sheep ears for sun rays
Sewing Directions:
- Pin and sew five sets of green, white, green 2½" squares as shown. Press seams toward green squares.
- Pin and sew 12 green and white half square triangles as shown. Press seams toward green triangles.
- Pin and sew green and white half square triangles into pairs for fence tops.
- Pin and sew pairs to top of white 4½" squares. Press seams toward squares.
- Layout fence border.
- Pin and sew units to complete border. Press seams toward 2½" square sets.
- Pin and sew light blue rectangle to green rectangle along one long edge. Press seams toward green rectangle.
- Pin and sew fence border to bottom of green rectangle.
Press seams toward green rectangle.
- Remove paper backings from appliqué shapes.
- Position sheep, clouds, sun, and sun rays. Fuse according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Tip: Use the point of a pin to move tiny shapes.
- Machine appliqué edges of shapes with matching thread and a narrow zigzag or narrow satin stitch.
- Add 2½" white border, adding the sides first, then top and bottom. Press seams toward border.
Quilting and Finishing:
- Layer batting between quilt top and backing.
- Pin or baste layers together.
- Machine quilt with an all-over design.
- Add binding, mitering corners.
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marlenewelsh 86788 84
Oct 17, 2015
I first found this quilt in one of your e-books. The cutting requirements are different than what is listed above. In the e- book it calls for 12-21/5 half square triangles of white, but in the green fabric it calls for 12- 2" half square triangles. Are their errors in both places( here and the e-book, or am I missing something? I am a novice quilter, I would really like to sew this for my grand-daughter, but I am a little confused.

Kaylee
Oct 20, 2015
Hi Marlene! I checked in with one of our editors on staff who has actually made this quilt and she says the measurements here are correct. If you could please let us know which eBook you found the error in, we will update it. Thanks! Kaylee, Editor

marlenewelsh 86788 84
Oct 17, 2015
I have a quick question about the cutting requirements for this quilt that I would love to make for my gran-daughter. In the cutting for the white material it calls for 12- 2 " half sqaure triangles as well as green. These 2" squares are sewn together to make the pickets for the fence. The directions call for these to be sewn onto the 4 1/2 " square. Am I missing something here, to me 2-2" half square triangles sewn together would be less than 4". How can these pieces be joined together.

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