Six animal families gather in their matching pajamas across this cheerful quilt. Monkeys, koalas, pandas, brown bears, giraffes, and tigers each appear as a family of four, two taller adults and two smaller children, dressed in coordinating tops and bottoms. The large quilt brings all six families together in color-grouped rows on a soft aqua background, while the small quilt focuses on a single family for a quicker project with the same charm. Every block is built from conventional patchwork.

What the Pattern Includes

This listing is for the printed paper pattern only. Fabric, batting, backing, and notions are not included.

The booklet includes complete instructions for both finished sizes, the 73" x 75" large quilt and the 38" x 45" small quilt. It also includes:

• A materials chart listing the specific Moda Bella Solids colors used for each animal: monkey, koala, panda, brown bear, giraffe, and tiger
• Detailed cutting directions, including charts that show every piece in each block
• Step-by-step block instructions with both written directions and full-color diagrams
• Guidance for building each animal family as four blocks, two taller adult blocks and two shorter child blocks, and for placing the pajama fabrics so each family coordinates

What You'll Need

The pajamas are the precut-friendly part of this quilt. Each family's pajamas are cut from seven 10" x 10" squares, the size found in a Layer Cake, so the large quilt uses 42 squares and the small quilt uses 7. Coordinating scraps of a similar size work just as well, which makes this a good way to use favorite prints, wovens, ginghams, and plaids.

For the large quilt:

• Background fabric (such as Bella Breeze): 4-1/2 yards
• Animal fabrics: Moda Bella Solids in the colors shown on the chart
• Dark solid detail fabric (Bella Espresso): 1/4 yard
• Light solid detail fabric (Bella Off White): 3/8 yard
• Backing: 4-3/4 yards; Binding: 3/4 yard; Batting: 77" x 79"

For the small quilt:

• Background fabric: 1-1/2 yards
• Animal and detail fabrics for the single family chosen (detail-fabric amounts vary by animal)
• Backing: 2-3/4 yards; Binding: 1/2 yard; Batting: 42" x 49"

A fabric marking tool is also needed for marking diagonal seams. Fabric should be at least 42" wide.

Perfect For

• Quilters who love animal and character quilts and want one made entirely from conventional patchwork
• A baby or child's quilt in the small size, or a family-room quilt in the large size
• Stash and scrap users, since the pajamas can come from precut 10" squares or coordinating scraps
• Experienced quilters who enjoy a project where careful organization pays off in a detailed result
• A handmade gift for a new baby, a growing family, or anyone who loves a houseful of friendly animals

Why You'll Love This Pattern

The finished quilt looks busy and detailed, but every block is built the same way, from rotary-cut squares and rectangles joined with straight and diagonal seams. There is no paper piecing and there are no templates. The work is in the volume and the organization, not in any single difficult technique.

The pajamas are where the quilt comes to life. Because each family's pajamas are made from coordinating 10" squares, the same pattern can read soft and pastel, bright and graphic, or cozy and homespun depending on the prints chosen. Two quilters can make the same family and end up with very different quilts.

Pajama Party is rated Skill Level 5 out of 5 by Elizabeth Hartman, her most involved tier. The rating reflects the number of pieces and the organization required for a six-family quilt rather than any unusual technique, since the same basic patchwork is used throughout. The two sizes keep it flexible: the small quilt is a single family of four and a manageable project, while the large quilt gathers all six families into one generous spread.

Product Details

• Brand: Elizabeth Hartman
• Item #: EH090
• Designer: Elizabeth Hartman
• Category: Quilting Pattern
• Skill Level: Skill Level 5 of 5 (Elizabeth Hartman's rating); a large number of pieces, many of them small, made with the same basic patchwork techniques throughout; experience with rotary cutting and accurate piecing recommended
• Technique: Standard Machine Sewing, Conventional Patchwork
• Blocks: Each family is two adult blocks and two child blocks in graduated sizes; six families (24 blocks) in the large quilt, one family (4 blocks) in the small quilt
• Finished Sizes: 73" x 75" Large Quilt | 38" x 45" Small Quilt
• Format: Printed Paper Pattern
• Made in the United States