Match Game Quilt

Free Quilt Pattern

People have asked about the pattern for the Match Game quilt shown here and on the Home Page. I made it for kids to enjoy. And they do! It is a great quilt for beginners.

Instructions are for the pictured size. Finished size: 67.5”x78.5”

Finished block size: 5.5 inches square

Number of blocks total: 168 (84 matching pairs)

Materials Needed:

84 matching pairs of 5-inch novelty fabric squares

1.5 yd. fabric for sashing and border

3/4 yd. fabric for binding

Making the blocks is fun! I started with 48 pair (96 total blocks, 8x12 layout), then went through my fabric collection to find more novelty fabrics I could use. The more variety the better!

Instructions

Cut sashing fabric into twenty-four (24) 1.5” strips. Set aside remaining half yard of fabric for border.
Subcut seventeen (17) strips into five 6” pieces and two 5” pieces.
*You will have a total of eighty-five (85) 1.5” x 6” piece and thirty-four (34) 1.5” x 5” pieces.
From the remaining seven (7) strips, cut fifty (50) 1.5” x 5” pieces.
Sew a 5” strip to one side of each 5” square. Note: Directional fabrics can go in any direction, upside down or sideways.
Press seam toward the sashing. Block will measure 5”x 6”.

6. Sew a 6” strip to a 6” side of the block.

7. Press seam toward the sashing. Block will measure 6” square, with sashing on two sides only.

8. Layout blocks in rows as shown below between the red lines, alternating sashings.

9. Cut border fabric into 1.5” strips and sew together end to end.

10. Measure sides of the quilt, cut border strips to fit, and sew on.

11. Measure top and bottom edges of the quilt, cut border strips to fit, and sew on.

12. Quilt with a fun all-over design, bind, and share with your favorite kiddos!