Riley Blake Easter Baskets - Downloadable PDF

Easter Baskets Quilt Pattern by Natàlia Juan Abelló for Riley Blake Designs

The Easter Baskets pattern is a free downloadable PDF designed by Natàlia Juan Abelló and published by Riley Blake Designs. It produces a charming, holiday-themed quilt measuring a finished 43½" x 43½" — a versatile square size perfect as a lap quilt, wall hanging, or seasonal home décor piece. Rated as intermediate in difficulty, this pattern is ideal for quilters who are comfortable with basic piecing techniques and are ready to take on a project involving multiple fabric combinations, precise cutting, and block assembly.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a patchwork quilt featuring a collection of individual basket blocks, each pieced together using coordinating Easter-themed fabrics from the Riley Blake Easter Egg Hunt fabric collection. The basket blocks are assembled into a cohesive quilt top, framed with a border to bring the design together. The result is a festive, scrappy-style quilt that celebrates the Easter season through playful prints including eggs, bunnies, carrots, florals, and geometric designs.

Design Overview and Block Construction

Each basket block is constructed from a set of carefully cut fabric pieces, labeled G, H, I, and J, which together form the classic basket shape. The basket base (piece G) is cut from a 5⅜" square that is then cut on one diagonal to yield two half-square triangles — a hallmark of traditional basket quilt blocks. The remaining pieces include:

• Piece H: 3¼" squares used to form additional triangle units within the block
• Piece I: 1¼" x 4½" rectangles that contribute to the basket body
• Piece J: 1¼" x 5½" rectangles that complete the basket sides

The pattern specifies that pieces G, H, I, and J cut from each fat quarter should be kept together as a basket set, ensuring that each finished basket block maintains a cohesive, coordinated look. Quilters are also encouraged to fussy cut the basket base (piece G) where desired, allowing for intentional placement of a specific motif or print element — a technique that adds a personalized, artisan quality to the finished quilt.

Fabric Requirements and Riley Blake Collections Used

The pattern calls for fabric from the Easter Egg Hunt collection by Riley Blake Designs, incorporating a wide variety of prints and colorways. The background and binding are cut from Cloud Solid Confetti Cottons (C120 Cloud), a neutral white that allows the colorful basket blocks to stand out. The full fabric requirements are as follows:

• 5/8 yard Powder Geo (C10275 Powder) — includes fabric for binding
• ½ yard Yellow Carrots (C10272 Yellow)
• 5/8 yard Mint Main (C10270 Mint)
• 7/8 yard Cloud Solid Confetti Cottons (C120 Cloud)

Fat quarters are required for each of the following Easter Egg Hunt prints, from which individual basket sets are cut:

• Mint Main (C10270 Mint)
• Powder Main (C10270 Powder)
• Pink Eggs (C10271 Pink)
• Mustard Eggs (C10271 Mustard)
• Mint Carrots (C10272 Mint)
• Powder Carrots (C10272 Powder)
• Yellow Carrots (C10272 Yellow)
• Coral Bunnies (C10273 Coral)
• Mustard Bunnies (C10273 Mustard)
• Mint Floral (C10274 Mint)
• Pink Floral (C10274 Pink)
• Coral Geo (C10275 Coral)
• Yellow Geo (