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Rail fence quilt, baby size
5 by 8 blocks of 6", a 2 1/2" border, finished at 35" x 53". Three strips, turned every other block. Made for jelly rolls.
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This pattern, in your colors
- The cover with your quilt, colored as you set it here
- Step by step piecing for the rail fence block, with the block diagram
- The quilt map: all 40 blocks by row and column
- Fabric, cutting, borders, backing and binding, to the inch
Baby size. One payment, no subscription. Measured twice: if a measurement is wrong, we correct it.
Fabric requirements
Based on 42" of usable width of fabric (WOF). Rounded up to the next 1/8 yard.
| Dark | 5/8 yd |
|---|---|
| Medium | 5/8 yd |
| Light | 5/8 yd |
| Border | 5/8 yd |
| Binding | 1/2 yd |
| Backing | 2 1/2 yd |
| Batting | 43" x 61" |
Precuts: 1 jelly roll cover the 2 1/2" strips.
The block
6" finished (6 1/2" with seam allowances). 3 patches. Make 40.
Cutting chart
Cut strips across the width of fabric, then subcut. All measurements include 1/4" seam allowances.
Dark5/8 yd
Cut 7 strips 2 1/2" x WOF.
- Subcut 40 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips
Medium5/8 yd
Cut 7 strips 2 1/2" x WOF.
- Subcut 40 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips
Light5/8 yd
Cut 7 strips 2 1/2" x WOF.
- Subcut 40 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips
Border5/8 yd
Cut 5 strips 3" x WOF; join them end to end, then cut the four borders to length.
Binding1/2 yd
Cut 5 strips 2 1/2" x WOF; join them on the diagonal and press in half lengthwise.
Backing, binding, batting
Backing
2 1/2 yd of 42" fabric: 2 panels 43" long, seamed crosswise, for a 43" x 61" back (4" extra on every side for the longarm or your frame). Or 1 3/4 yd of 108" wide backing, no seams.
Binding
5 strips 2 1/2" x WOF, joined on the diagonal and folded in half: 176" around the quilt plus 12" for the corners and the join.
Batting
A piece at least 43" x 61".
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What this quilt takes beyond the fabric. Prices on Amazon as of October 22, 2026.
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Warm & Natural cotton batting, twin 72" x 90"
Covers your 43" x 61" batting piece, 4" past the quilt on every side.
$33.70
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Jelly roll, 40 cotton strips 2 1/2"
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Forty precut 2 1/2" strips in coordinated prints.
$25.98
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OLFA 45mm rotary cutter (RTY-2/DX)
The standard size for cutting strips up to six layers deep. The blade retracts when you let go.
$20.99
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OLFA 24" x 36" self-healing mat
Long enough to cut a strip folded once across the width of fabric in one pass.
$59.99
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Omnigrip 6" x 24" ruler
Every strip in the cutting chart is cut against a 24" ruler. The grip keeps it from sliding.
$26.47
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