It Takes a Village Play Mat Panel Quilt -

Hello friends! This is Jennifer Long from Sew A Story, a fabric designer with Riley Blake Designs and a doll and quilt pattern designer. And I’m so excited to share a free pattern using my It Takes a Village fabric collection.

I hope you enjoy this FREE pattern! Keep reading for all the details.

Use a fun fabric panel to make a play may that will encourage hours of creativity and fun for children. Surround the panel with strip-pieced roads and extra borders. Then embellish with embroidery floss or my Sparkle Paste for tactile touches.

GET THE FREE PATTERN HERE

I can’t wait to follow along with everyone’s quilts! Follow me on social media @sewastory_jenniferlong on Instagram and Facebook, so we can connect more.

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Let’s Sew Together!

Quilters of all skill levels will love making this quilt! It’s even a fun project to sew along with the children in your life. It teaches basic cutting and sewing skills. And it’s a blast to embellish with embroidery stitches or Sparkle Paste!

See my video below as I walk you through the steps of using panels, strip piecing the road border, and embellishing your quilt!

It Takes A Village Fabric

This quilt uses my It Takes a Village fabric for Riley Blake Designs, which is hitting stores in October 2024. The center of the play mat is a cotton panel that features a bustling town! Children will love identifying buildings, vehicles, animals, and more! (Can you spot the Fabric Shop?)

The collection is designed to uplift some of the amazing people that make up the wonderful communities we share, including medical professionals, firefighters, and police officers. It truly does take a village!

This play mat is the perfect companion project to the It Takes a Village Felt Panel, which has shapes such as a police car seen below that can be driven down the road of the play mat for hours of fun! I’m hosting a sew-along for the Felt Panel in November, so make sure you sign up to sew along with me!