Green Pastures Baby Quilt

MATERIALS:

• White fabric—1 yard (includes binding)
• Light blue fabric—5⁄8 yard
• Green fabric—½ yard
• Appliqué fabrics—scraps or fat quarters
• Fusible web—¾ yard
• Backing—1¼ yards
• Batting—44" x 44"
• Accuquilt fabric cutting machine
• Accuquilt 6" x 12" cutting mat (#55112)
• Accuquilt Strip Cutter 2½" (#55017)
• Accuquilt Half Square 2" Finished Triangle (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
• Accuquilt Square 2½" (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
• Accuquilt Square 4½" (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
• Accuquilt Lullaby die cut (#55038)
• Coordinating threads for applique shapes
  
  

INSTRUCTIONS:

White Fabric:

• Cut 8—2½" strips across the width of fabric
   
• Cut 6—4½" squares
   
• Cut 5—2½" squares
   
• Cut 12—2" half square finished triangles
   
• Cut 4—sheep bodies with fusible web backing for clouds

Light Blue Fabric:

• Cut 1—34½" x 18½" rectangle

Green Fabric:

• Cut 1—34½" x 10½" rectangle
   
• Cut 10—2½" squares
   
• Cut 12—2" half square finished triangles

Applique Fabrics (all with fusible web backing):

• Cut 2—sheep bodies and 2 sheep bodies in reverse
   
• Cut 8—sheep legs
   
• Cut 4—sets of sheep ears and heads
   
• Cut 1—2½" circle for sun
   
• Cut 6—sheep ears for sun rays

Sewing Directions:

1. Pin and sew five sets of green, white, green 2½" squares as shown. Press seams toward green squares.
   
   
    
2. Pin and sew 12 green and white half square triangles as shown. Press seams toward green triangles.
   
   
    
3. Pin and sew green and white half square triangles into pairs for fence tops.
    
4. Pin and sew pairs to top of white 4½" squares. Press seams toward squares.
    
5. Layout fence border.
    
6. Pin and sew units to complete border. Press seams toward 2½" square sets.
    
7. Pin and sew light blue rectangle to green rectangle along one long edge. Press seams toward green rectangle.
    
8. Pin and sew fence border to bottom of green rectangle.
   Press seams toward green rectangle.
    
9. Remove paper backings from appliqué shapes.
    
10. Position sheep, clouds, sun, and sun rays. Fuse according to manufacturer’s instructions.
    Tip: Use the point of a pin to move tiny shapes.
     
11. Machine appliqué edges of shapes with matching thread and a narrow zigzag or narrow satin stitch.
     
12. Add 2½" white border, adding the sides first, then top and bottom. Press seams toward border.

Quilting and Finishing:

1. Layer batting between quilt top and backing.
    
2. Pin or baste layers together.
    
3. Machine quilt with an all-over design.
    
4. Add binding, mitering corners.