Moda Fabrics From Bump to Baby Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Moda Fabrics From Bump to Baby Quilt Pattern – Free Downloadable PDF

The From Bump to Baby Quilt by Moda Fabrics is a charming, letter-themed baby quilt designed to finish at a generous 40" x 54" — a perfect size for a crib, stroller, or play mat. This intermediate-level quilting pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF and combines classic strip quilting with pieced alphabet letter blocks, making it an ideal project for quilters who are comfortable with precise cutting and basic block construction and are ready to take on a little more detail work.

What Is Being Made

This project produces a single finished baby quilt measuring 40 inches wide by 54 inches long. The design features a bold striped layout created from coordinating fabric strips, set against a clean background fabric. Woven into the quilt are pieced letter blocks — specifically the letters V and E are referenced in the pattern instructions — constructed from Jelly Roll squares and background pieces. The combination of graphic stripes and playful lettering gives the quilt a modern, celebratory feel that suits a baby shower gift or nursery décor beautifully.

Techniques Used

• Strip quilting: Eight dark Jelly Roll strips are trimmed to 2½" x 40½" and arranged as bold vertical or horizontal stripes across the quilt top, a foundational quilting technique that creates strong graphic impact with minimal complexity.
• Half-Square Triangle (HST) construction: The letter blocks incorporate HST blocks made from 2" squares, requiring accurate cutting and sewing on the diagonal to produce crisp, angled shapes that form parts of the letter designs.
• Pieced letter blocks: Individual alphabet letters are built by arranging Jelly Roll squares, HST blocks, and background rectangles in columns, then joining those columns — a technique that demands careful layout and pressing to keep seams flat and letters legible. Each letter block finishes at 6½" x 10½" unfinished.
• Precise pressing: The pattern instructs quilters to press seams in the direction of the arrows, a standard intermediate technique that reduces bulk and helps seams nest cleanly when blocks are joined.
• Binding: A traditional straight-grain binding is prepared by sewing 2½"-wide strips end to end, cut from five width-of-fabric strips, then applied around the quilt perimeter to finish the edges neatly.

Stitches Used

• ¼" seam allowance is used consistently throughout all piecing, as specified in the construction notes — the standard seam allowance in quilting that ensures blocks and units finish at their intended dimensions.
• Straight stitch on a sewing machine is used for all strip joining, block assembly, and binding attachment.
• Diagonal stitching across squares is used in the creation of Half-Square Triangle units for the letter blocks.

Letter Block Details

Letter V Block

The Letter V block requires 11 Jelly Roll 2½" squares, 2 Half-Square Triangle blocks made from 2" squares (labeled A), and one 8½" x 2½" background rectangle. These pieces are arranged and sewn in columns, then the columns are joined to complete the letter. The block finishes at 6½" x 10½" unfinished, and the pattern calls for one of this block to be made.

Letter E Block

The Letter E block similarly uses 11 Jelly Roll 2½" squares along with one HST block, background rectangles, and carefully arranged columns. Like the V block, it is designed to integrate seamlessly into the striped quilt layout. The pattern specifies making one Letter E block.

Materials Referenced

• Jelly Roll strips: Pre-cut 2½"-wide fabric strips — a signature Moda Fabrics product — are the primary patterned