Lemon Squares Quilt Pattern
** I've had several requests to offer the Lemon Squares quilt as a printable, PDF pattern. It is now available in my shop! The PDF pattern includes more in depth and complete instruction, as well as full assembly diagrams for creating your own Lemon Squares quilt. **
The Lemon Squares Quilt Pattern is a squares-in-squares quilt that is made out of only 6 types of blocks. See the blog post about this finished quilt here. I chose to make this quilt look scrappy by using a wide variety of fabric from my stash. You could also use solids and have a classic, cleaner look.
I used 5 sets of fabric colors for my quilt and that is reflected in the mockup: Light pink, dark pink, light orange, dark orange, and yellow.
1. Cut out the fabric for your squares. Below are the piece sizes for each of the 6 types of blocks. My quilt consisted of 7 rows. Each row had one of each of the 6 types of blocks. So, if you wanted to create a quilt of the same size and look, you would need to cut out 7 of each of these blocks.
******************************************************************************** Update: I receive a lot of emails asking if so-and-so is enough fabric for this quilt. I made my quilt from scraps, so I never had made cutting diagrams. I have updated this pattern to include a pdf of suggested fabric amounts/cuts.
| Block A | Pattern Color | ||
| Center Block | Cut 1 | 4.5” x 4.5” | Yellow |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 4.5” x 1.5” | White |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 6.5” x 1.5” | White |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 6.5“ x 2.25” | Light Orange |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 10” x 2.25” | Light Orange |
| Block B | Pattern Color | ||
| Center Block | Cut 1 | 3.5" x 3.5" | Dark Pink |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 3.5” x 3.75” | White |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 10” x 3.75” | White |
| Block C | Pattern Color | ||
| Center Block | Cut 1 | 3.5" x 3.5" | Light Pink |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 3.5" x 1.75" | White |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 6" x 1.75" | White |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 6" x 2.5" | Dark Orange |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 10" x 2.5" | Dark Orange |
| Block D | Pattern Color | ||
| Center Block | Cut 1 | 3.5" x 3.5" | Dark Pink |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 3.5" x 1.75" | Yellow |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 6" x 1.75" | Yellow |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 6" x 2.5" | White |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 10" x 2.5" | White |
| Block E | Pattern Color | ||
| Center Block | Cut 1 | 2.5" x 2.5" | Light Orange |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 2.5" x 2.5" | White |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 6.5" x 2.5" | White |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 6.5" x 2.25" | Light Pink |
| Ring 2 | Cut 2 | 10" x 2.25" | Light Pink |
| Block F | Pattern Color | ||
| Center Block | Cut 1 | 7.5" x 7.5" | Yellow |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 7.5" x 1.75" | White |
| Ring 1 | Cut 2 | 10" x 1.75" | White |
2. Sew squares together using a 1/4" seam allowance. This should leave you with an approximate 10" square.
3. Square your blocks to 9.5".
4. Arrange your blocks randomly for the finished quilt and sew together.
5. Create your backing, baste, quilt and bind! Enjoy your fresh Lemon Squares!
Pattern is for personal use only. Please do not copy the pattern, resell pattern or post copied text and/or sizes on your blog. Feel free to link as much as you want though! There will be a permanent link at the top of this blog. Thanks for understanding! :)
I hope you enjoy the pattern and I'd love to see what you make!