You may have seen the beautiful Puff Quilts all over the internet and felt a bit intimidated. But I assure you, if you can sew a straight line, you can sew this version of a Puff Quilt!
To make the puffs, you'll need Poly-Fil, 100 4x4 squares and 100 5x5 squares.
Sew on three sides of the square, stuff with Poly-Fil and then sew the fourth side.
Ta da! You've made a puff! (Now make 99 more)
Sew your puffs together into rows, then sew your rows together.
Finally, you'll have all 100 puffs sewn together!
I took my Puff Quilt top to Joanns and picked out soft yellow fabric. I asked the Joanns expert to cut me enough of the yellow fabric to back the quilt.
Turn the quilt right side out and slip stich closed.
Congratulations, you have now completed your very first Puff Quilt!
Look how comfy and cozy it looks! This quilt is totally worth the time it takes to make!
Feeling inspired now? Come join the Christmas Puff Quilt Sew-Along and get started!
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It looks awesome!! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt: you make it look so easy!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful quilt,I love that fabric and you do make this look so easy, thanks for sharing the tute!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is gorgeous! Love the colours you used. Thanks for the tutorial, you make it sound so simple!
ReplyDeleteI will try this. What size quilt does this make?
ReplyDeleteWhen you sew the puffs together, do you just put right sides together and sew? Thanks! It's lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are lovely! I have to try this idea!
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazingly simple! Though I shudder at the thought of sewing those rows :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! :) It really is a simple quilt to make!
ReplyDeleteShalaine, the quilt is 36"x36" (it's a baby blanket).
Heather, yup! Put the right sides together and sew. When I sewed the rows together, pinning was my friend! The pins helped ensure that the corners of each puff would match up perfectly.
Hope that helps! :)
Love this! I've always wanted to make a quilt like this...like since I was a little girl forever lol. I think I'll try this with a layer cake, and down, or down alternative. Thank you for posting! (reminds me of the old song "Grandma's feather bed", remember that? )
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of fabric did you use for this quilt?
ReplyDeleteHow long did it take to make the whole thing? Just curious for time planning purposes. This sounds like a neat project to do with my mum.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning, never seen anything like it wish it wasn't 00:34 or I would get started now ;)
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is so cute! I have some of this same fabric! I made burp cloths with mine. :) You do make it seem easy! Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteHi....Stunnnig quilt!! We are redoing a bedroom and I had not been able to come up with a color pallet that I liked. I LOVE this one!! Did you use all precut charm packs?? If so, did they come in a predetermined pallet or did you make up your own?? I really want to make one similar....I will be making a queen size quilt. Again....stunning!!
ReplyDeleteI love this soooo much! Is there anyway you can tell us what type of fabric you used, and also the yardage? (And how many different colors there are exactly? Hard for me to tell with the patterns.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I would love to know, so I can get a few started!
Wow, this is just lovely! I've seen puff quilts before but that was for knitted or crocheted puffs - would take forever! This version seems a lot quicker but the outcome is just as stunning :) x
ReplyDeleteTeresa, for the quilt top I used a charm pack from Joanns that had 10 different patterns. Each pack comes with 30 squares, so I had to buy 4 packs.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, the squares are cotton and the backing is solid minky. The 5x5 squares came from a charm pack. The 4x4 squares I cut from a yard of cotton fabric.
This is just too cute. I love the idea, I had to pin it.
ReplyDeleteOMG I love this. I've only ever made one lap quilt and want to make another. This one is fabulous and I thik I can make it.
ReplyDelete:( i just paid $12 for a tutorial for a puff quilt! uggggg.
ReplyDeleteJune, I KNOW you can make it! Please leave a comment with the link, I would love to see it when you're done! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you paid $12 for the tutorial, but maybe it will explain how to sew a border and binding? (Trying to look on the bright side!) ;)
You could always do a ruffled edge instead of binding...like this...http://sew4home.com/projects/bed-linens/622-baby-gifts-pretty-bird-ruffled-edge-blanket .. cute!!
ReplyDeletejust created a link on my blog to your tutorial - thanks
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Thanks so much for this! I almost bought the 12 dollar tutorial, just because I couldn´t get puff quilts out of my head. :-) My mother is getting me a Dr. Seuss fat quarter bundle, I can´t wait to get started. Will let you know how it turned out, it could take a while though, my little girl is 4 months old and quite a handful...Thanks again!!!
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If I wanted to make it bigger than a baby quilt, my son is 10. How many more squares would you think I should make?
ReplyDeleteHow many more squares do you think to make it crib sized? I am pregnant with my third and have decided that I am making her a puff quilt!! So excited!!
ReplyDeleteKim, for your 10 year old son, I would make 20 rows and 20 columns. So, 400 puffs. I'm currently working on a Christmas Puff Quilt that large, but with the rate I'm going, it probably won't get done until NEXT Christmas. Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteMurdock family, congratulations on your little bundle of joy! A 10x10 Puff Quilt measures one square yard. I would measure the crib to see how many rows you would have to add. Sorry, we don't have a crib in our home, so I'm not much help.
Thank you for this I have made one that is king size for my bed and everyone is amazed at how beautiful it is. I couldnt have done it without you and the inspiration you gave me.
ReplyDeleteI have a king size bed, can you tell me how much material you needed to buy please. Pierrette
DeleteHey Frugal foodie! May I ask how many puffs it took to make the king sized puff quilt???
ReplyDeleteHey everyone, I started a Christmas Puff Quilt Sew-A-Long. Join me and let's get our puff quilts done before the holidays! :)
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What a lovely puff quilt! I'm busy making a puff quilt for my Mum as a Christmas present, although I'm trying a slightly different (and probably slightly crazy) technique. Who know if it will work! Thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteQuick question, when attaching the backing...do you ever "quilt" a couple of rows so the blanket stays "more together"...if that makes any sense.
ReplyDeleteThe One and Only, i actually tied the front and back together with yellow embroidery thread in several places throughout the quilt.
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to start working on a puff quilt for my 6month old! Just one question, though...how well does the quilt wash? Does it do ok in the washer/dryer? Or would I be better off hand washing and line drying? Just curious. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteOK!! All my squares are finally cut, now it's time to sew!! Thank you so much, hopefully it will turn out as good as yours!
ReplyDeleteCan you do bigger squares and lake a larger quilt like for a King size bed? I am currently making a quilt for my bed but cross stitching squares that have pictures on them to make a story quilt. But I want it to be warm and usable! I love this so much that I was wondering what you thought?
ReplyDeleteToni, I'm sure you could do bigger squares. As long as your bottom square was one inch smaller than the top square, like a 10x10 top square and 9x9 bottom square. I made a larger puff quilt with Christmas fabrics for one of our guest beds, which is a full. You can check it out here:
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Good luck! I would love to see how yours turns out! :)
I cannot wait to make one of these! This is so cute and such a good idea. =) There's going to be hundreds of little puffs sitting around!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of foot do you use on your sewing machine? I am having the hardest time sewing the squares and rows together. I even bought a walking foot thinking it would help, but it hasn't. Maybe I stuffed the squares too full. Wish I were enjoying this project, cause it sure is cute.
ReplyDeleteJen, It sounds like you filled up your puffs too much. You should have enough polyfil in each puff to make it look full, but still be able to move the polyfil to one side while you sew on the opposite side. I made this quilt on my cheapie brother sewing machine from Walmart and I didn't use a walking foot. I'm so sorry you're not enjoying this project! I wish there was something I could do to help!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement. I've been persistent today. I pinned the stuffing to one side of the strip and it makes it so much easier to sew the strips together. Progress!!
ReplyDeletesimply amazing
ReplyDeleteI have a question about washing this quilt. How does it hold up to being washed and what would the washing instructions be?
ReplyDeleteGetting ready to work on my baby's quilt since she is due in 4 weeks. Do you think incorporating minky squares in with the other square's would work?
ReplyDeleteDFscholl, wash it on the delicate cycle with cold water and tumble dry low.
ReplyDeleteMurdock Family, minky squares would be SO CUTE!!! Honey Bear Lane has done some really cute puff quilts mixing cotton and minky squares.
Could you use any fabric to make one of these puff quilts?
ReplyDeleteI don't see why not. Although cotton, flannel and minky would probably be the easiest to work with. Have fun experimenting! :)
DeleteThank you for that...I wasn't sure about that. I look forward to keeping up w/your tutorial of how to make one for myself or my family.
ReplyDeleteHi, it's me again and I'm wondering how these puff quits wash? Is there a certain cycle to wash/rinse/dry them on or does it just depend on what fabric you make them out of vs what cycle to wash/dry them on???
ReplyDeleteHave you tried making the puffs a bigger size? I want to make a bigger quilt (like a lap quilt size)...but thinking about making 400 is killing me! Do you think I could make them bigger for the bigger size quilt?
ReplyDeleteI just love that fabric, I am in the process of buying the jelly rolls and the charm packs when they are on sale!!!!Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics she used to make this quilt a jelly roll? Because I absolutely LOVE the fabrics she used.
DeleteI absolutely positively LOVE LOVE LOVE this puff quilt! I love the colors of fabrics you chose too! I can't wait to make this, but I want to make one for our bed...now that will take a TON of puffs! Thank you for sharing this tutorial so we can make this too! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, you really did make this look easy! Every other tutorial I have seen looks nearly impossible. I will definitely be trying your puff-quilt method. Your finished product turned out so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove this project, thanks so much for sharing with us! I know just the material I'm going to use too!
ReplyDeleteIs this machine washable?
ReplyDeleteI will be starting one of these for my friend in Texas (I am in Michigan) as soon as she finds out if shes having aboy or girl. Its much more fun to make it to the gender!
ReplyDeleteI just found you via Pinterest. The grey and yellow is so great! And the quilt looks amazing. Thank you for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteI can hardly wait to try this with flannel!
ReplyDeleteI love your puff quilt... But as I live in Denmark and we are using the metric system I would like to know are the 4x4 and 5x5 in cm or in inch?
ReplyDeleteGreetings to you from Denmark :)
Chila
inches :)
DeleteChila, I am 46. When I was in elementary (lower) school, they tried to transition us to using the metric system... That didn't go over too well ;-)
DeleteI dont know how to pin something yet but when i do. i am going to pin this tutorial . thanks for sharing!!! You make it look so easy.
ReplyDeleteOMG..i never knew it would be so easy.........I'm going to got stash digging right now...........THANK YOU
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome gift thanks so much i have now made 4 lol!
ReplyDeleteYey! I know what my next project is going to be... Thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteI love this. Have you washed it yet?! I'm just wondering if the fiber fill gets clumpy?! It's a lot of work if it doesn't wash well...
ReplyDeleteThis brings back fond memories. My grandmother did this when I was a child. She made pillows and a large velvet quilt like this. She is my inspiration for all my sewing. Thanks for sharing it.
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That's beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Found you on Pinterest :)
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much for sharing this...my nanny made these when I was very young and I remember that she used torn pantyhose pieces to stuff the squares. I have always wanted to make puff quilts, but had never found any instructions....until now! Thank you! Mary Ann @ RocknQuilts.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOne square complete...99 to go!!! Thanks for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteHow many squares does it take to do a queen?
ReplyDeleteI'm currently trying to make this quilt from your tutorial but I'm having trouble sewing the puffs together. They puffs are to puffy to allow for the edges to be sewn together through my machine. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial, very clear and easy to follow, thank you thank you thank you so much. Pierrette
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