Quilt Size: 47" x 55" ... Block Size: 4" x 4"

Fabric Requirements: (Yardage is based on 44" wide fabric)

7/8 yard navy and beige plaid
7/8 yard beige solid
1/4 yard dark gold solid
1-1/4 yards navy solid for border and binding
1-1/2 yards 60" or 90" wide fabric for backing
52" x 60" Mountain Mist batting

Directions: (Note: A 1/4" seam allowance is included in all measurements.)

1. Cut the following strips of fabric from the full width of the fabric:

Cut 6: strips 4-1/2" x 44" navy and beige plaid
Cut 6: strips 4-1/2" x 44" beige solid
Cut 5: strips 1-1/4" x 44" dark gold solid
Cut 5: strips 5" x 44" navy solid

2. Cut from strips, 50 squares of navy and beige plaid, each 4-1/2" x 4-1/2"

3. Cut from strips, 49 squares of beige solid, each 4-1/4" x 4-1/2"

4. Lay out all squares in eleven rows with nine squares per row (Diagram #1).

5. Sew squares together to form rows. Sew rows together to complete quilt center.

6. Cut one 1-1/4" strip of dark gold solid in half forming two 22" long strips. Sew each of these half strips to a whole strip making two extra long border strips.

7. Sew each 1-1/4" x 44" long dark gold strip to top and bottom of quilt, trim excess. Sew one of each extra long border strips to each side of quilt, trim excess (Diagram #2)

Diagram 1 Diagram #2

8. Cut one 5" x 44" strip navy solid in half forming two 22" strips. Sew each of these half strips to a whole strip making two extra long border strips.

9. Sew each 5" x 44" navy border strip to top and bottom of quilt, trim excess. Sew one of each of the extra long navy border strips to each side of the quilt, trim excess (Diagram #3)

Diagram #3

10. Quilt or tie as desired. Quilting Suggestion: Stitch in the ditch around each square and between gold and navy borders. Quilt one animal design in each of the beige solid squares. Give the quilt a look of tossed animal crackers cookies by alternating the direction of the animal shapes. In navy border, quilt a star directly across from beige squares and in corners. Quilt animal shapes directly across from the plaid squares. Animal Quilting Designs Page 1 ... Animal Quilting Designs Page 2

11. Carefully trim backing and batting even with quilt top.

12. Prepare binding. Trim selvage and rough edges from remaining piece of navy fabric (approximately 15" x 44") creating an even rectangle. Using a 45 degree ruler, cut a triangle from one corner (Diagram #4). Using the bias cut edge as a guide, cut remaining fabric into 2-1/2" wide strips (Diagram #4). Using the bias cut edge as a guide, cut remaining fabric into 2-1/2" wide strips (Diagram #5). Sew strips together into one long bias strip. (Diagram #6). Press bias strip in half lengthwise.

Diagram 4Diagram 5Diagram 6

13. Leaving an 8" tail of binding, sew binding to top of quilt through all layers matching all raw edges. Miter corners. Stop approximately 12" from where you started. Lay both loose ends of bias tape flat along quilt edge. Where these two loose ends meet, fold them back on themselves and press to form a crease. Using this crease as your stitching line, sew the two open ends of binding together right sides together. Trim seam to 1/4" and press open. Finish sewing tape to quilt.

14. Turn binding to back of quilt and blindstitch in place.

15. Sign and date your work.

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