How to Make the Dino Rocks! Quilt

Make the DinoRoars! Quilt. This quilt was designed to take advantage of QT Fabrics Dinoroars line of fabric.

Get ready for a super fun dinosaur adventure with the “Dino Rocks!” quilt pattern! Designed for QT Fabrics Dinoroars Collection, this awesome quilt is full of cute and silly dinosaurs who look like they’re ready to play. Pattern includes instructions for making a Quillow.

Dino Rocks! Quilt Graphic

How to Make the Dino Rocks! Quilt

Fabric Requirements

  • DinoRoars Dinosaur Picture Patches Panel QT#30809K
  • 1-1/4 yard Dinosaurs Medallions QT#30811B
  • 1/4 yard Dino Heads on Blue QT#30812B
  • 1/4 yard Dino Tracks on Yellow QT#30813S
  • 7/8 yard Foliage Texture on Gray QT#30815K
  • 3/4 yard Dinosaurs Toss on Gray QT#30810K
  • 5/8 yards Foliage Texture on Evergreen QT#30815F
  • 3-3/4 yards Backing

Aren’t the dinosaurs cute?

This is an easy quilt to make!

First, cut the panel into 4 pictures of dinosaurs. You will get (6) 13-1/2″ squares. I drew a pencil mark around the 4 squares before cutting just to double check the size.

cutting apart the sections

The Alternate Block

The alternate block is a square-in-a-square block that is also 13-1/2″. (Those are my Ginger Shears above. )

You start with a square block featuring even more wonderful dinosaurs. Those pieced corners aren’t hard. Just sew a triangle on one side of a square, press, and sew on the second triangle.

Sewing on the cornersewing on the cornerSewing on the corner

Make two of these for each block, and sew them on opposite corners of the square-in-a-square center. They will stick out a little, but that’s okay. That excess will be your seam allowance.

making sure you have sharp points on a quilt block

Make the other two corners the same way. Square up the block to 13-1/2″, taking care not to cut into the 1/4″ seam allowance.

Making the Rows and the Quilt Top

Sew two rows of panel blocks between pieced blocks, and two rows of of pieced blocks between panel blocks.

Dino Roars Row One
Dino Roars Row Two

Sew the rows to make the top, add the borders, and you are done!

If you would like, you can always make it into a quillow.

Ask for this pattern at your local quilt shop, or purchase it here. If you make this quilt, please send me a picture so I can brag. My email address is phoebemoondesigns@gmail.com.

Be careful the dinosaurs don’t get away!

Dinosaurs breaking out of a wall.

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