Have you ever wanted to become a quilter? Known for piecing together pieces of fabric and finishing them into multilayered quilted blankets, quilters are true fabric artists! If you’re feeling intimated about making a quilt of your own, don’t be. There are SEW many tutorials and free patterns designed specifically for those who are just getting started! We’ve rounded up a few beginner-friendly quilt patterns and projects to inspire you on your journey to quilt-making bliss.

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The Color Blocked Baby Quilt Tutorial uses precut charm squares (or fat quarters cut into 5” squares) in light, medium, and dark shades. This is a fun quilt to make for a new baby and is an excellent project to hone your quilting skills! If you are new to quilting, a baby quilt offers you a chance to wet your feet with the process of piecing different fabrics together, and also finishing the quilt.

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The Jelly Roll Strip Quilt is great for beginners because it uses 2.5″ precut strips (often called jelly rolls or rolie polies). If you use one printed jelly roll and one solid jelly roll, you’ll have scraps leftover after sewing this lap-size quilt. You could even make some coordinating pillow covers! Working with precuts is an excellent way to save time as a beginner quilter. The fabric coordinating is already done for you!

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The Lazy Quilters Quilt has no measuring required! The creator says she made it in about one week, thanks to the fact that the fabric pieces can be as big or as small as you want. It’s a fun and simple project that would be perfect for any beginner quilter and makes a thoughtful gift for a student going off to college. One piece of advice is to choose one to three different fabric colors to work with if you are looking for a cohesive color palette.

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The Simple Stripes Quilt tutorial comes together quickly because it’s made from big blocks! You can make it a baby quilt, or just add more blocks to equal a throw or bed size quilt. If you like quilting with bold fabric prints, you can add a lot of interest to this easy-going patchwork design. We love this design for beginners because you don’t have to worry about matching up seams to make this project.

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The Pretty Half-Square Triangle Pillow will help you get comfortable sewing triangle blocks in your quilt projects. Once you’ve sewn up several half-square triangle units, you can arrange them in a variety of ways to get different looks! It’s a bit addicting and definitely a skill that’s worth trying out in a smaller project you can complete over a weekend. Did we mention that pillow covers make great handmade gifts? Head to Simple Simon and Co. for more details on this quilt block.

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The Log Cabin Christmas Coasters tutorial will guide you through one of the quintessential quilt blocks of all time. Practicing this block on a small project will help you dip your toes in the water, and you may just decide you need to make an entire quilt of these beautiful blocks! This tutorial will help you get familiar with choosing fabric scraps in the same color family. If you are a beginner quilter, you can always reach out to fellow quilters to see if they’d be willing to exchange scraps (or donate some to help you grow your collection)!

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The Quilted Bookmark Tutorial makes a great back-to-school project or teacher appreciation gift. Stuff your friends’ stockings at the holidays with these cute fabric projects. Though no patchwork is involved, you’ll notice that each bookmark is like a canvas for your creative quilting designs, allowing you to practice your technique on a small project before moving on to a larger quilt!

We hope you enjoyed this collection of quilting projects that are ideal for beginners! If you’ve made a quilt before, what was the first quilt block you tried? If you are totally new to quilting, what is on your bucket list?