Modern plus quilt
A favourite modern quilt that uses only squares and rectangles. Scrappy pluses make it a stash buster.
Blocks: Plus. Layout 5 across × 6 down, quilt top 50 × 60".
Fabric requirements
| Coral | ⅜ yd |
| Teal | ¾ yd |
| Mustard | ⅜ yd |
| Plum | ⅜ yd |
| Sky blue | ⅜ yd |
| White | 2⅜ yd |
| Backing | 3⅜ yd |
| Total (⅛ yd extra per fabric) | 8 yd |
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Quilting cotton 42" usable width. Batting at least 58 × 68" (Twin (72 × 90")). 330 pieces in all, 94% of the cut fabric ends up in the quilt.
Make it any size
Every size gets its own exact cutting plan and fabric amounts, worked out again from the blocks, not scaled up by guesswork.
Cutting plan
A · Coral
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 rectangles 2½ × 6½" (A1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (A2).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 11 squares 2½ × 2½" (A2).
B · Teal
- Cut 6 strips 2½" × width of fabric for the binding.
- Join end to end with diagonal seams, press open, then fold in half lengthwise and press.
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 rectangles 2½ × 6½" (B1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (B2).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 11 squares 2½ × 2½" (B2).
C · Mustard
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 rectangles 2½ × 6½" (C1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (C2).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 11 squares 2½ × 2½" (C2).
D · Plum
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 rectangles 2½ × 6½" (D1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (D2).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 11 squares 2½ × 2½" (D2).
E · Sky blue
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 rectangles 2½ × 6½" (E1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (E2).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 11 squares 2½ × 2½" (E2).
F · White
- Cut 15 strips 2½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 4 rectangles 2½ × 10½" (F1).
- Cut 10 strips 2½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 6 rectangles 2½ × 6½" (F2).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (F3).
- Cut 6 strips 2½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 16 squares 2½ × 2½" (F3).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2½ × 2½" (F3).
G · Backing
- For the backing, cut 2 pieces 58" long.
- Trim the selvages and join along the long edges with ½" seams.
All cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. Finishing: backing 58 × 68" in 2 pieces, binding 6 strips × 2½".
Make it yours
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