Things You'll Need
3 yards coordinating material
Coordinating flat sheet
Batting
Thread
Yarn
Casing
Scissors
Sewing machine
How to Make a Lap Quilt. A lap quilt is perfect for keeping warm on a chilly evening. Just large enough to cover your lap, a lap quilt is not bulky and cumbersome. A lap quilt is a smaller version of a bed quilt and is made in much less time. Make a lap quilt on a Saturday, and be warm by Sunday evening.
Step 1
Purchase 3 yards of cotton blend fabric. Choose coordinating colors and patterns. Buy a matching flat sheet, casing, batting, thread and yarn.
Video of the Day
Step 2
Wash and dry the fabric to preshrink it. Iron the fabric.
Step 3
Cut 150, 3 1/2 inch by 3 1/2 inch squares. Use a rotary blade and quilting mat to cut the squares.
Step 4
Arrange the squares in a pattern. Allow for ten rows of fifteen squares. Stack the squares for each row into separate piles.
Step 5
Sew the squares together to form individual rows. Sew 1/4-inch seams. Iron the seams flat. Sew all of the rows together, forming a 10 by 15 square quilt.
Step 6
Lay batting on the side of the quilt with the seams showing. Lay the sheet, right side out, on top of the batting. Place on a quilting rack and tie the quilt in every corner.
Step 7
Trim excess batting from the edges of the quilt. Pin casing to the edges of the quilt around the entire outside. Use a sewing machine to sew the casing. Trim any excess thread.
Video of the Day