Hello y’all! I’ve noticed recently that there’s been a spike of traffic to this post, from lovely people interested in learning how to make a ‘Plus’ quilt. In order to aid your quest, I decided to provide the original information from this post in an quick PDF download, that you can print and take with you. I hope this helps, and best of luck with your creation! Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions — and I’d love to hear how you get on, too.

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I wanted to show you how I’m going with Lucy’s quilt I told you about in the Princess Champion EJ post here.

I’d seen the ‘plus’ quilt design on the Internet and loved it, so decided to give it a go. It seems complex, but is really very simple — sewn together in rows of ‘dot, dot, dash’ (that will make sense when you see the pattern) — you’ve just got to arrange your fabrics before you start sewing the pieces. I’m making a cot quilt, so aimed for dimensions 38 x 52 inches. With these dimensions you can use one single piece of fabric for the backing — the fabric I’m using is 42 inches wide, which means there’s enough overhang if you want to get your quilt professionally quilted.

The pieces you need are as follows (all include a quarter inch seam allowance on all sides):

How many different fabrics you use is up to you. I’ve used fifteen, so can get approximately two pluses from each fabric.

To quilt, I used a contrasting thread, stitching 1/4 inch on both sides of the seam.