Layer Cake Latte Shortcut Quilt Tutorial

Are you looking for your next quilt project? I recommend this latte shortcut quilt from Fat Quarter Shop on YouTube. It’s a fun and beginner-friendly quilt you can make, especially if you love coffee! 

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This quilt pattern is one of my favorites, especially if I need something fast and pretty. It’s a shortcut quilt project you can do on a weekend to pass the time. Fat Quarter Shop also has a free pattern for this project, so make sure to check out the video tutorial below!

Materials:

• (click here for the free pattern)
• one print layer cake (or thirty-six – 10″ print squares)
• one solid layer cake (or thirty-six 10″ solid squares
• 7/8 yard background
• 5/8 yard binding
• 4 yards backing

Cutting:

– cut thirty-six 10″ print squares into:

• two 4″ squares – 72 total (fabric A)
• two 3 1/2″ squares – 72 total (fabric B)

– cut thirty-six 10″ solid squares into:

• two – 4″ squares – 72 total (fabric C)
• 1 – 3 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ rectangle – 36 total (fabric D)

– cut background fabric into:

• seven 3 1/2″ x WOF strips (fabric E)

– cut binding fabric into:

• seven 2 1/2″ x WOF strips (fabric F)

Directions:

Step 1

To start, cut the fabric requirements and set them aside accordingly with their labels on. Next, take fabric A and fabric C, and put them right sides together. After this, draw a diagonal line to fabric A and sew a 1/4″ seam away from that line on either side. Cut in the middle afterwards, press open, then cut the excess fabric. Make 144 of these. Now, take a fabric B, put it in the middle of two half-square triangles, then sew them together. Make 72 of these (these will be the espresso unit). Once done, take two espresso units, put a fabric D rectangle on top, then sew them all together (these will be the cappuccino units).

Step 2

Make four cappuccino units, then put them together like a four-patch, rotating every other unit (pay attention to the white part). Sew them all together and press open to make the latte unit. Once finish, make the rest of the latte unit, then put them together to form rows. Lastly, sew those rows together to complete the quilt top.

Layer Cake Latte Shortcut Quilt Tutorial