fabric (about 1/4 yard each)
matching threadsewing needles
pillow fill
(optional) bells, rattles, or crinkle plastic
Start by making yourself a pattern template to cut your fabric with, or print the one I provided for you. To make your own pattern all you need is a to cut a piece of paper or card board into a 5" by 5" square.
Cut around this square or trace the square onto your fabric using a sewing pencil and then cut the fabric from there. You will need to cut out six 5" squares to form one baby block. You can use the same fabric for all sides of the block, but I recommend cutting three sets of two from different fabrics. If you choose to make baby blocks that are all different colors and patterns a good plan is to buy 3 different matching fabrics, but buy enough to make three to six blocks or the project will not come out right.
If you look to the diagram to the below, you will see how I placed the different patterns away from each other. When the baby blocks are sewn together each square of identical fabric will be directly opposite from each other.
The easiest way to sew them together is to start by sewing pieces B and D to fabric square A. Then sew on C, E, and F. Once you have this part down on comes the trickier part, but don't worry it is still easy.
Move on to sew together squares B and C. Place the seams together so that they are facing in towards each other and sew away. Keep going by sewing together C and D. Next is B and E, D and E, and so on... You get the picture.
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