Little Diggers Construction Baby Quilt Panel – No-Piecing 36 x 42 Cheater Quilt Top

Make a bright, happy construction baby quilt with the Little Diggers construction baby quilt panel — watercolor excavators, dump trucks, cement mixers, cranes and loaders hard at work on a cracked-concrete checkerboard, framed in caution yellow and a charcoal checker border.

This listing is the printed panel only: one yard of fabric. Batting, backing and binding are not included. Matching fabrics for backing and binding are sold separately in the Little Diggers Story & Stash; batting is available at any quilt or craft store.

It’s a pre-printed, no-piecing quilt top — also called a cheater quilt or wholecloth quilt — printed on one continuous yard. Layer it with batting and backing, quilt and bind, and you have a finished crib quilt.

Little Diggers is a WM Fabrics exclusive — you won’t find it anywhere else.

Build your Little Diggers Story & Stash

Every fabric in this collection was designed to match the panel. Choose the ones you want for binding, borders and backing — or sew from your own stash.

• Little Diggers Toss – the trucks, cranes and cones scattered on soft gray
• Charcoal Checker – a 3/4 in checker to match the border, perfect for binding
• Concrete Checker – a 3 in cracked-concrete checker in gray and cream
• Caution Chevron – bold yellow and black caution stripes
• Shadow Gray, Blue Steel, Wet Asphalt, Caution Yellow and Soft Sand Solids – matching solids for borders and backing

Shop the whole Little Diggers Story & Stash →

Fabric details

• 100% cotton quilting fabric, plain weave, 4.3 oz per square yard (145 gsm)
• Country of origin: made in USA of fabric woven in Indonesia. Digitally printed in the USA with non-toxic, water-based inks; the back of the fabric is unprinted
• Panel: 36 × 42 in on one yard of 42 in wide fabric; white selvage margins are in addition to the printed area
• Estimated shrinkage: 2–3% in length, 4–5% in width
• Printed to order; ships in 5–7 business days

Quick answers

How big is the panel? 36 × 42 in, printed on one yard of 42 in wide quilting cotton.

What size quilt does it make? About 36 × 42 in on its own, a crib or baby quilt. Add 4 in borders for about 44 × 50 in.

Do I need to piece it? No. The patchwork look is printed, so it’s a beginner-friendly first quilt.

What do I need to finish it? Batting, backing and binding (not included). About 1/2 yard of Charcoal Checker covers binding, and 1 1/2 yards of Little Diggers Toss gives a 42 × 54 in backing.

Perfect for:

• Construction and truck-themed baby quilts
• Toddler beds, play mats and nap quilts
• Boy and gender-neutral nurseries
• Handmade baby shower gifts