This is baby quilt pattern for an adorable and easy to make Sleepy Panda quilt, perfect for a shower gift. The instructions cover everything from fabric yardage to binding the quilt. The image is for one size, but the multiple borders give flexibility on the finished size of the baby quilt. The idea was inspired by the Dear Stella "Wide Awake" fabric line, which is the first image, but you can certainly make it with other fabrics as well.
Strip cut and Pieced (not paper piecing)
My patterns are made in a stripped and pieced method great for beginners. I use charts for the cutting instructions. First, with the yardage and given number of strips to cut for each color fabric. Second, a set of charts giving the cross-cut lengths for the pieces, each label alphabetically. Then you will follow a full page labeled color image of the quilt top.
The shaping is done with half square triangles in the quick corner method. The entire top is sewn with straight 1/4" seams. There are some helpful videos on YouTube for those need assistance here.
Finished Size 45x45
This inner image of the panda is 24x24 inches. The outer borders are 5 inches each making the quilt 35x35, then 45x45, so you can easily make it a smaller receiving blanket.
