Four-leaf Clover Quilt

There are 2 ways to make this quilt--a fairly simple way and a more time/labor-intensive way. Either way, you end up with a very worthwhile product!






Materials
- 1 1/4 yard flannel for the back
- Two 3/4 yard coordinating quilt fabrics
- batting (enough for 1 1/4 yard)
- coordinating thread, if you choose to quilt
- coordinating yarn, if you decide to tie

Quilt Top:

-Cut the 2 quilt fabrics into 8 and 1/2-inch squares. You will need enough squares to make a 5 by 5 block.
-I like to arrange my fabric like a checkerboard (alternating fabrics) but you may make your quilt top look however you like!.
- Sew blocks together using a 1/4inch seam. I sew 5 squares together to make each strip (5 strips total). Then I sew the strips together. Be sure to pin your fabric together and MATCH THE INTERSECTIONS if you want your quilt to look as perfect as possible.

Pattern

-here is the pattern for the quilt:

- Fold your flannel in half one way, and then in half the other way. DO NOT cut on the fold.
- Draw the curve onto the fabric where you will cut. cut.
- Repeat folding step with quilt top. Use cut flannel as a pattern for where to cut your curve.
- Repeat the previous step with batting. (it's ok if batting is a little shorter than the pattern)
- Once everything is cut, layer* (see note at bottom for alternate, simpler way to make quilt) flannel on the bottom (right side down), batting, and quilt top (right side up). Match fabric together as best as you can. You may need to do a little trimming to matching everything up. Pin edges together.

Prairie Points (this step is optional, if you decide not to do this, see note at bottom of page*)


- With leftover material, cut 3 and 1/2 inch squares.
- fold squares on dotted lines in above picture. The arrow pointing to the 3rd triangle indicates the part of the prairie point that will be attached to the quilt.
- Figure out pattern of the points (I alternated fabric and used about 14-15 points per "leaf"
- pin prairie points onto quilt top. Line outside edge of quilt top with bottom edge of prairie point so that the point of the triangle is pointing to the middle of quilt. Then after you sew on the points, you will fold them out and you will have a nice seam.

- hand-stitch top and bottom of quilt together, using hidden stitch. (fold 1/4" or so of flannel in so that you have a nice finished edge.)

Tie/quilt
- If you are only going to tie quilt, tie at every fabric intersection as well as in the middle of each square
- you you are only hand quilt, pick a fun pattern to stitch into each square (make sure you have some sort of fabric pen to guide your stitches)
- you can do both (that's what I did) by tying yarn in each corner and quilting a different pattern in each square.



Swaddling:


Place baby as pictured above. Fold up bottom flap. fold in side flaps. fold "head flap" back so that it secures the 2 side flaps.


Let me know if you decide to try it, my instructions may not be as thorough and clear as I think they are in my head! :)

*If you decide not to do the prairie points, layer material as follows: batting, flannel (right side up), quilt top (right side down). Trim. pin together. sew seam with 1-4 to 1/2 inch seam--leaving about 10 inches un-sewn. flip fabric right sides out. hand sew the rest of the seam. Topstitch quilt if you want to. tie and/or hand quilt.