Moda Fabrics In From The Cold Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Moda Fabrics In From The Cold Quilt – Free Downloadable PDF Pattern Summary

The In From The Cold Quilt by Moda Fabrics is a charming, winter-themed quilted throw designed to evoke the cozy warmth of coming indoors after a day of sledding, building snowmen, and playing in the snow. The finished quilt measures 50 inches by 62 inches, making it a generous lap or throw size that is perfect for snuggling up with hot cocoa and gingerbread cookies — themes that are literally stitched into the design. This is a free downloadable PDF pattern rated at an intermediate difficulty level, ideal for quilters who are comfortable with precise cutting, piecing, and basic embroidery embellishment.

About the Design

The quilt features nine pictorial cup blocks, each depicting a steaming mug of hot cocoa topped with marshmallows. The "steam" rising from each cup is not merely pieced but is actually embroidered using grey floss, adding a delightful hand-stitched detail that elevates the design beyond standard patchwork. The blocks are set together with sashing strips in a classic grid arrangement, framed by an inner border and a wider outer border to complete the cozy, structured look.

The pattern is officially titled "Hot Cocoa" C1 within the PDF, and the suggested retail price is listed as $10.00, though it is currently available as a free download. The design is part of the broader In From the Cold fabric collection by Moda Fabrics, carrying the collection reference PS27150.

Fabrics and Materials Required

This pattern is designed to coordinate specifically with the In From the Cold fabric collection by Moda Fabrics. The required materials include:

• Cups: One In From the Cold Layer Cake (27150LC) — a pre-cut bundle of 10-inch squares that provides the variety of prints used in the nine cup blocks
• Cup Background: 1 yard of fabric 27156 11
• Sashing: 1 yard of 9900 200 Bella Solid off white — a classic Moda Bella Solid used to frame and separate the blocks cleanly
• Steam and Inner Border: 1 yard of fabric 27156 15
• Outer Border: 1⅝ yards of fabric 27159 11
• Binding: ½ yard of fabric 27158 12
• Backing: 3⅓ yards
• Embellishment: Grey embroidery floss to hand-stitch the steam detail on all nine blocks

The In From the Cold collection encompasses a wide range of coordinating prints and colorways, with fabric numbers spanning the 27150 through 27159 series in multiple colorways including warm neutrals, greys, and seasonal tones.

Cutting Instructions Overview

The cutting requirements for this pattern are detailed and precise, reflecting its intermediate difficulty rating. Quilters will need to cut a variety of shapes from the cup background fabric, sashing, steam and inner border fabric, and binding. Key cuts include:

• Cup Background (27156 11): Multiple strip widths are cut across the width of fabric, then sub-cut into squares and rectangles of varying sizes including 1½-inch squares, 2-inch squares, 2½-inch squares, and rectangles ranging from 1½" x 2½" up to 5½" x 10½"
• Sashing (Bella Solid off white 9900 200): Ten 2½-inch width-of-fabric strips, sub-cut into sashing lengths of 14½ inches, 34½ inches, 38½ inches, and 46½ inches — the longer strips are created by joining shorter strips end to end using diagonal seams
• Steam and Inner Border (27156 15): Five 2½-inch width-of-fabric strips, joined end to end with diagonal seams to create continuous border lengths

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