Do you ever buy a fat quarter bundle and stash it away because you love the colors but you aren't quite sure what to do with it? What am I saying, if you are a quilter then of course you have done this. That's exactly how this quilt came to be. I finally had an aha moment and knew what to use my muted solid bundle for. I decided to make a new Hidden Shapes Quilt.

You can get your copy of the Hidden Shapes Quilt Pattern here.

First, let me tell you a little about the pattern I chose to use with the bundle. The Hidden Shapes Quilt Pattern is a great pattern for developing your quilt skills. If you are a beginner quilter and have made some easy patterns, this is a great pattern to learn or practice some key quilting blocks.

Hidden Shapes includes the square in a square, four patch and flying geese blocks. Each of these are very common quilting blocks and learning them will build a strong quilting foundation for any quilter.


As I said earlier I used a fat quarter bundle to make this quilt, which means the Hidden Shapes Quilt Pattern is fat quarter friendly. I love me a fat quarter quilt, which is why most of my patterns are precut friendly. It's so easy to grab a curated bundle and get sewing. 

Hidden shapes uses fat quarters (accent fabrics) along with a secondary fabric throughout (fabric A) and a background fabric. For this quilt I used the fat quarter bundle of solids I had bought a while ago and found a patterned fabric (fabric A) which I thought had the same muted type of palatte.

What I really love about the fabric A of this quilt is all the women on the fabric. This is called Rebel Rebel Terra Cotta in the Sunbeam line by Rashida Coleman Hale for Ruby Star Society. I've used this fabric in several projects and it's such a great print! Best of all, I think the terra cotta color goes well with the fat quarter bundle.

This quilt has some precise cutting. To make the cutting easier I added some pieces of masking tape at different places on my long ruler. This marked the ruler down to the 1/8th inch which I needed to make my cut on.

Quilt Sizes

Before I share more about this quilt I should say the Hidden Shapes Quilt Pattern comes with four sizes. See below for measurements and fabric requirements to choose the size you would like to make:

The quilt I made is a throw size. The fat quarter bundle I had included 12 fat quarters, so I added the extra one in for more color.

This pattern is for the advanced beginner quilter. It is important when sewing the elements for this quilt to be able to sew a consistent 1/4 inch seam. If you aren't able to then you will quickly find yourself frustrated, especially with the flying geese. I still get frustrated with flying geese sometimes and I've been quilting for a while. I feel like you either love flying geese blocks or hate them. I'm not such a huge fan. But I've made my peace. Plus, I think the flying geese block is a beautiful quilting block so all the fuss is worth it.

Hidden Shapes uses the no waste flying geese method. If you haven't sewn this before you can find a tutorial here. I would suggest practicing with some scraps before starting in on the quilt.

Another great block to learn from this quilt is the square in a square block. I think this block is so versatile and frames fabrics beautifully. The square in a square block requires precise sewing to make sure you center each piece of fabric. This takes a bit of slowing down and marking each piece.

The four patch is probably my favorite block in quilting because it's so easy and clean looking. I love four patch quilts! You can find a tutorial on four different ways to make a four patch here.

Putting It All Together

Hidden Shapes is easy to sew together. In fact you can get away with randomly sewing the rows and then deciding where you want to place the rows later.

I like to make sure all the seams are pressed open and pinned in place when sewing the rows together. This makes for clean, crisp seams.

Once this quilt top came together I gave it a nice press and pieced a backing from my scraps. I've been trying to use up some of my older fabrics by putting them into backings.

The background fabric of this quilt is a creamy off white, so I choose a similar thread color for quilting.

When I quilt my quilts I try to find some natural lines in the quilts to follow so I don't have to mark it if possible. If I do mark it I use a Hera Marker. It's not that I'm against marking my quilts, it's just that I don't want to take the time to do it. I usually just want to get straight to sewing. 

With this quilt, I used the seams as my guide. I quilted 2 inches in from each seam.

I thought about adding more quilting, but I like how the quilting accents the lines and adds squares to the center of each block. In the picture above the quilt was still in the process of being quilted. 

I found a fabric in my stash for the binding which matched well with the accent fabrics on the front. It might have even been one of the exact fabrics, it's hard for me to tell because sometimes there is such a slight difference between fabrics. 

The pictures above are after the quilt was finished, washed and dried. I gave it to my daughter to give to her boyfriend because as she said he "likes blankets." I told her she could only have it if they referred to it correctly as quilt because we quilters know the difference between blankets and quilts. :) 





The Hidden Shapes Quilt Pattern is definitely not the quickest quilt pattern I have ever made or written. But it is a very good one with great skill building blocks. I love how all the colors and blocks interact. 

If you make your own version make sure to share it with me. I would love to see it!