Armadillos

Use combinations of light, medium, and dark-colored fabrics to make these adorable pieced armadillo blocks.

QUILT & PILLOW SIZES

SMALL QUILT & PILLOW

The gallery images below show the 58" x 60" Small Quilt and 16" x 26" Pillow.

LARGE QUILT

The pattern also includes instructions for a 68" x 82" Large Quilt.

Note: 16" x 26" pillow inserts are not always available at craft stores, but can usually be found at home stores like IKEA and Pottery Barn.

ABOUT THE PATTERN

This is a patchwork-pieced pattern. The blocks are made entirely of rotary-cut squares and rectangles, and everything is sewn together using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing!

The pattern includes a diagram and chart showing all of the pieces needed to make each block. You can use this as a reference while making the pattern projects, or as a guide for making individual blocks and scrappy projects.

Among my patterns, Armadillos is rated Skill Level 3 (of 5). You can read more about skill levels here.

ABOUT THE FABRIC

Armadillos blocks are each made with a light, medium, and dark fabric. Sticking to this value scale, and using solid or monochromatic, nondirectional print fabrics will help make the armadillos look more "realistic".

Make a single block using one fat eighth each of Light and Medium Armadillos Fabrics, and one 5" x 5" square of Dark Armadillo Fabric.
Make sets of three blocks using one fat quarter each of Light and Medium Fabrics, and one 10" x 10" square of Dark Armadillo Fabric.

The Background Fabric in my samples is a print from my no-longer-available Sunroom collection for Robert Kaufman. Kona Natural or your favorite low-volume print would both be great substitutes.

ABOUT THE QUILTING

My sample was free-motion quilted by me, on my Janome 1600p, using a pattern of meandering squares. For longarm quilting, any similarly-dense edge-to-edge design should look great!

THE SMALL PRINT

Armadillos pattern © 2021 by Elizabeth Hartman. This pattern may not be used to make items for sale in any quantity or venue. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or distributed without the express written consent of the author.