![Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hippo-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial
This quick baby animal quilt tutorial is both a quick (short) tutorial, and a quick-to-make baby quilt. That’s the best kind of baby quilt!
![Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-10-rotated.jpg?resize=336%2C448&ssl=1)
Baby Animal Fabric
I had these adorable elephants on parade and other savannah animal prints, but only a tiny little bit from a scrap sale, so I added a bunch of coordinating prints.
![Baby Animal Quilt](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-1.jpg?resize=389%2C306&ssl=1)
Some of the animal print was already cut into triangles, so I started there with planning my blocks and dimensions, and worked towards the other fabrics. I started by turning these into half square triangles, that measure 4” finished. Half square triangles can by made by following this HST tutorial.
![](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-2-rotated.jpg?resize=399%2C283&ssl=1)
My intention was to make one 8” block that was a pinwheel. But, there was no way I could turn the parts of the pinwheel to get the animals to all be the same direction.
![](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-3.jpg?resize=292%2C298&ssl=1)
This was the only way I could the pieces turned without some of the animals sideways or upside down. But, I didn’t really like it all that much!
![Baby Animal Quilt](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-4.jpg?resize=299%2C297&ssl=1)
So, I decided to just leave my half square triangles independent, and to start working with the other fabric.
8″ Quilt Blocks
I pulled a whole bunch of coordinating solids and blenders. I cut them into 2 ½” strips (no photos) and made most of them into 4-patches. To make a 4-patch, sew two strips together with a ¼” seam allowance. Sub-cut all strips into 2½” by 4½” units. Sew two units together by pinning the center seam, and sew with a ¼” seam allowance.
![](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-5.jpg?resize=293%2C291&ssl=1)
Some of the animal print was large enough to cut into 4½” squares, as was some of the coordinating fabrics.
At this point in the quilting process, all pieces (squares, 4-patches and half square triangles) were 4½”.
Sewing pieces into pairs, and then pairs into squares, results in 8½” squares.
Some squares were made of little squares and big squares.
![Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-6.jpg?resize=283%2C272&ssl=1)
Others had a half square triangle thrown in.
![](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-7.jpg?resize=333%2C323&ssl=1)
A few were made entirely of small squares, also called a 16-patch.
![](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-8.jpg?resize=281%2C253&ssl=1)
Easy Baby Animal Quilt
I made a total of 30 blocks, and placed them in a 5 by 6 layout, for a darling baby animal quilt that finishes at 40” by 48”. Quilts can me made smaller or larger by making fewer or additional blocks.
![Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Quick-Baby-Quilt-Tutorial-9.jpg?resize=336%2C428&ssl=1)
I really like the aqua blue, grassy green, dark brown and soft purple palette that came from pulling colors from the animal fabrics.
![Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hippo-3.jpg?resize=410%2C1024&ssl=1)
Like I said, a quick and easy baby animal quilt tutorial. This is how I do a lot of my quilting, making the pieces that I have work together. 2½” pieces sewn together equal 4½” in width (unfinished) and 4½” pair together to become 8½”. Mix and match with what you’ve got, until it adds up to a quilt.
![Easy Baby Animal Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Hippo-2.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
![Herringbone Quilt Tutorial](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Herringbone-1.jpg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1)
![Adjustable Quilted Camera Strap with Pocket](https://i0.wp.com/darcyquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Camera-Strap-2.jpg?resize=75%2C75&ssl=1)
One Comment
Vickie
I like the simplicity.
And your imagination!!