Bear Tracks {a fat quarter friendly quilt pattern!}

The Bear Paw is a traditional block that has been around since the 1800’s. The traditional block features four “paws” facing out from a square in the center of the block. An example of that block (including a piecing tutorial) can be found here.

For this quilt, I switched up the direction of those paws and removed the center square. Meet Bear Tracks :)

I think that changing the direction of the paws gives this quilt some interesting movement. I also love that it is perfect for using only a fat quarter bundle and some background fabric.

The fabric I used for this quilt is In the Afterglow by Minki Kim for Riley Blake Designs. Aren’t the colors and florals in this collection so pretty? I really love the addition of the black background prints as a wonderful contrast against the lighter springy shades.

The Bear Tracks quilt uses 15 fat quarters and finishes at a lovely 60” x 72” throw size. Of course If you have a large fat quarter bundle and would like to make a bed sized quilt or even if you’d like to make a smaller baby quilt, you can easily adjust this pattern to suit your needs. You will get a total of eight “paws” from each fat quarter.

For the quilting I used a reduced size version of the Sashiko digital pantograph and I love all of the yummy texture it creates!

Click below for the video tutorial on how to make the Bear Tracks blocks and if you’d like access to the PDF pattern, join Material Girl Sewciety today! Click here for more information.

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda