Fun Doll Quilt

Lately, I’ve been a bit obsessed with my ScanNCut,
and I found this cute little doll quilt that turned out to be a fun sewing project. The ScanNCut
helps with the fabric cutting and, in a short time, I completed the project. And along with my Brother NS1750D,
I also tried some free motion quilting (this was a great project to try out that technique). Here’s my finished quilt, then we will dive into the tutorial.

For this project, I used

Upload the SVG file
to your ScanNCut software, then transfer it to your cutting machine. Use a high tack mat on top of your regular mat for the fabric.

Cut a 12 x 12” square of fabric and apply it smoothly to the high tack mat. Adjust the cutting blade for your fabric.

Load mat into machine and cut. Repeat with two other fabrics, you should have three different fabrics cut. The fourth fat quarter will be the backing.

Lay out your squares and triangles into the design of your choice. My doll quilt was 4 x 4 squares, but you have enough to make it 4 x 5 if you want. Begin by sewing the triangles into squares. Use a narrow ¼” seam allowance.

Arrange your squares again and then begin sewing each row together. I used the same ¼” seam allowance. After you have the rows sewn, line up the corners and sew the rows together to form the quilt.

Cut the quilt backing the same size as the quilted front. Place the front and back together with right sides touching. Sew the perimeter of the blanket with a ⅜” seam allowance. Leave a 2” opening to turn.

Turn the quilt right side out and press. Fold in the opening and stitch it closed, as well as top-stitching around the entire edge of quilt. Quilt by sewing on the grid lines or experiment with free motion quilting as I did. I made some basic loops. This is a great project to try out free motion as it’s nice and small.

What a fun little project. If you want it bigger you can just cut more squares with your ScanNCut. The quilting design possibilities are endless. Design, cut and have fun!!

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