Quick and Easy Quilt for Large Scale Prints or Panels - The Awyn Quilt is Great for Baby, Lap and Table Topper Quilts

By: Elaine Huff

Looking for a quick and delightful quilting project? The Awyn Quilt might be just what you need! This small quilt is perfect for a baby gift, a cozy lap throw, or a charming table topper, and it’s beginner-friendly too. With its simple construction, the Awyn Quilt is a fantastic way to showcase large-scale prints or beautiful fabric panels, allowing them to shine without complicated piecing. Best of all, you can complete this quilt in an afternoon, making it an ideal project for both new quilters and those in search of a satisfying, speedy finish. Let’s dive into the steps and start sewing!

This design came from my friend Awyn and she used it a lot for charity quilts and last minute baby gifts. She passed away this year so I thought it was fitting to share her pattern with you. The pattern is basically a series of borders around a center square or rectangle - the fabrics take center stage!

Edit: If you would like a PDF to download and print of this tutorial, click HERE.

Fabric Requirements for a 34" x 34" Finished Awyn Quilt:

Large Scale/Dark Orange: 1 - 16.5" square, 8 - 3.5" squares, and 12 - 1.5" squares
Crazy Plaid Print: 4 - 3.5" x 16.5" rectangles
Gold: 4 - 3.5" 24.5" rectangles
Green: 16 - 1.5" x 3.5" rectangles, 4 - 1.5" x 16.5" strips, 4 - 1.5" x 24.5" strips, and 4 - 1.5" x 32.5" strips

Sewing Directions:

First Border:

Step 1:

Sew two of the Green 1.5" x 16.5" strips to the top and bottom of the Dark Orange 16.5" square as shown in the picture below.

Step 2:

Press the seam allowances toward the Green fabric (away from the center of the quilt) as shown below.

Step 3:

Sew a Dark Orange 1.5" square to both ends of the remaining two Green 1.5" x 16.5" strips and press the seam allowances toward the Green fabric.

Step 4:

Sew the Step 3 units to the left and right sides of the Step 2 unit as shown.

Step 5:

Press the seam allowances away from the center of the quilt as shown in the picture below.

Second Border:

Step 6:

Sew a Green 1.5" x 3.5" rectangle to both ends of a Crazy Plaid 3.5" x 16.5" rectangle as shown below. Press the seam allowances away from the Green fabric. Repeat for a total of four units.

Step 7:

Sew two of the Step 6 units to the top and bottom of the previous unit as shown in the picture.

Step 8:

Once again, press the seam allowances away from the center of the quilt.

Step 9:

Sew a Dark Orange 3.5" square to both ends of the remaining two Step 6 units and press the seam allowance toward the Green fabric as shown below.

Step 10:

Now you can sew the Step 9 units to the right and left sides of the center unit.

Step 11:

And once again, press the seam allowances away from the center of the quilt as shown in the picture below.

Third Border

Step 12:

Repeat Steps 1 through 5 only substituting the Green 1.5" x 24.5" strips in place of the 16.5" long strips.

Fourth Border:

Step 13:

Repeat Steps 6 through 11 only substituting the Gold 3.5" x 24.5" strips for the Crazy Plaid 16.5" strips.

Fifth Border:

Step 14:

To complete the quilt, repeat Steps 1 through 5 only substituting the Green 1.5" x 32.5" strips for the Green 16.5" ones.

Quilt Layout Ideas:

Here's an example of how you can easily change the pattern up. The Fourth Border is wider (I think it's 5" wide) than the Second Border and the color placement is different. The last border is also omitted.

In this version, the center is a rectangle instead of a square and the Fourth Border is wider.

The fabrics really do make this quilt. Here's what holiday fabrics could look like.

Conclusion:

This little quilt pattern is sew easy and quick to put together. It really showcases the fabrics used. It is especially nice to use with panels because we all know that panels are rarely sized right for making a pieced border! I have made this as large as a throw and was pleased with how it looked. You can change up the color placement, width of the borders and even the number of borders - making it a very versatile pattern!