Cool Vibrations Free Quilt Pattern by Stacey Day
Cool Vibrations places fussy-cut animal motifs inside three rounds of pieced strip frames. Two block arrangements alternate across a four-by-four center, with sashing between the blocks and a striped outer border. Stacey Day designed this advanced-beginner quilt with Graywork and True Colors fabrics by Tula Pink. It finishes at 81 1/2 inches square, using sixteen-inch finished blocks and fat quarters for the featured animal prints, with a separate striped bias binding around the edge.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Stacey Day for FreeSpirit Fabrics.
This project is marked advanced beginner and uses pieced.
The finished quilt measures 81.5 x 81.5.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
Cool Vibrations Free Quilt Pattern by Stacey Day quilt pattern summary
- Fussy cut the animal centers from the fat quarters. Cut and label the framing strips, sashing and border pieces by their fabric letters.
- Sew the paired framing strips and add successive rounds around each center square. Make both block arrangements, checking their strip directions.
- Arrange the blocks in four rows with sashing between them. Join the rows and add the striped outer borders, following the illustrated stripe placement.
- Prepare the bias binding and backing, then layer and quilt. Trim the extra batting and backing and hand stitch the binding to the back.