Michael Miller Fabrics A Tisket, A Tasket - Downloadable PDF

A Tisket, A Tasket Quilt Pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics

About This Pattern

A Tisket, A Tasket is a free downloadable PDF quilt pattern designed by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics. The finished quilt measures 40" x 56", making it a generously sized lap quilt or children's throw. Rated at Confident Beginner level, this pattern is an excellent choice for quilters who have mastered the basics and are ready to work with a multi-fabric palette without tackling complex techniques.

What Is Being Made

The project is a patchwork quilt blanket or throw finished at 40 inches wide by 56 inches long. Its cheerful, playful aesthetic — suggested by the nursery-rhyme-inspired name — makes it particularly well suited as a baby quilt, children's blanket, or decorative lap throw. The design brings together a rich variety of prints and solids in a coordinated, visually lively composition.

Techniques Used

• Patchwork piecing: The pattern relies on cutting and sewing together multiple fabric pieces to construct the quilt top, a foundational quilting technique accessible to confident beginners.
• Quilt sandwich assembly: The pattern calls for a backing and batting, meaning quilters will layer the quilt top, batting, and backing fabric — a standard step in all quilting projects.
• Quilting and finishing: Once the top is pieced, the layers are quilted together and the edges finished, completing the throw.

Stitches and Construction Methods

• Straight-stitch machine sewing is the primary method used throughout the piecing process, standard for patchwork quilting.
• Precise seam allowances are essential when working with multiple fabric pieces across a design of this scale.
• The construction follows traditional block or strip piecing methods typical of beginner-to-confident-beginner quilt patterns.

Materials: Fabrics and Notions

This pattern is designed specifically around Michael Miller Fabrics collections, showcasing a wide and colorful range of prints and solids. The required fabrics include:

• Butterfly Free (dc7358 White) — 3/8 yard
• Big Bang Blooms (dc7359 White) — 3/8 yard
• Meadow Menagerie (dc7356 Multi) — 3/8 yard
• Dainty Blooms (dc7357 Yellow) — 1/4 yard
• Dainty Blooms (dc7358 Yellow) — 1/6 yard
• Meadow Menagerie (dc7357 Black) — 5/8 yard
• Dainty Blooms (dc7358 Black) — 1/4 yard
• Gingham Play (cx7161 Pumpkin) — 3/8 yard
• Gingham Play in Leaf, Pink, Black, Marigold, Kiwi, Cherry, and Lavender — ranging from fat eighths to 5/8 yard each
• Fairy Frost (cm0376 Gold) — fat 1/4
• Cotton Couture in Kiwi, Marigold, and Raspberry — ranging from fat eighths to 1/2 yard

In addition to the quilt top fabrics, the pattern requires backing fabric and batting cut to 45" x 60" to allow for adequate overhang during the quilting process. The variety of Gingham Play and Cotton Couture solids alongside the printed collections creates a balanced, coordinated color story ideal for a bright,