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MOONLIT DREAMS COT QUILT
Level: Beginner
What you'll need:
- Fabric:
- 1 x Moonlit Dreams Large Cot Panel
- 50 cm smaller Moonlit Dreams Block Panels (3 panels are required)
- 20 cm Grey fabric
- 20 cm White tone on tone fabric
- 1 m Moonlit Dreams Animal Stripe Cotton Fabric
- 50 cm Moonlit Dreams Tossed Zebras Cotton Fabric
- 1.5 m Backing fabric
- 1.5 metres Cotton/polyester batting
- Matching Gutterman 100% cotton thread
- Rotary cutter, mat and quilters ruler
- Quilting pins, tape measure
- Scissors, seam ripper
- Hand sewing needle
- Sewing machine foot and walking foot
- Marking pen
All fabric should be 100% cotton, washed and pressed.
1/4 seam allowance is used throughout unless indicated.
Please read all instructions carefully before commencing the quilt.
Finished Size
40 x 52"
Abbreviated Terms
WOF - Width of Fabric
Fussy Cut - Carefully cutting out specific area of fabric
Instructions
Cutting
Centre Panel
Cut Centre Panel to measure 31" x 41".
Smaller Panels (for lower border)
Cut 3 panels 10.25" square.
Grey Fabric
- Cut 4 x 3.5" x 3.5" squares
- Cut 4 x 3.5" x 5" rectangles
- Cut 7 x 2.5" x 2.5" squares
White tone on tone fabric
Cut 7 x 2.5 x 2.5" squares
Patterned Moonlit Dreams fabric
Cut 2 x 5.5" strips across WOF and trim to 41" long
Striped Motive Moonlit Dreams fabric
(Note: Squares should be fussy cut to include animal shape in centre of square)
- Cut 4 x 3.5" x 3.5" squares
- Cut 7 x 2.5" x 2.5" squares
- Cut 6 x 2.5" strips across WOF (for binding)
Sewing
Step 1 - Gather the large centre panel and pin one of the 5.5" strips of the patterned Moonlit Dreams fabric to each long side of the centre panel. Sew. Press seams to one side.
Step 2 - Gather all of the 2.5" squares (21 in total) of the 3 fabrics (grey, white, motive) and sew together to create the top border of the quilt.
Step 3 - Press seams to one side.
Step 4 - With right sides facing pin the top border to the centre panel. Sew. Press seams to one side.
Step 5 - With right sides facing, pin each of the grey 3.5" squares to a 3.5" square of the motive Moonlit Dreams fabric. Sew then press seams to one side.
Step 6 - With right sides facing, pin each of the grey 3.5" x 5" rectangles to the opposite side of the motive Moonlit Dreams fabric. Sew then press seams to one side.
Step 7 - With right sides facing, pin one of the strips created in Step 6 to the right side of each of the 3 Moonlit Dreams panels. Sew then press seams to one side.
Step 8 - With right sides facing, pin the strip to each of the Moonlit Dreams panels on the opposite side.
Step 9 - With right sides facing, pin the remaining strip to the left-hand side of the end panel. Sew and press seams. Your bottom border is now complete.
Step 10 - With right sides facing and ensuring panels are facing the right way, pin the bottom border to the centre panel. Sew then press seams to one side.
Your quilt top is now complete.
Step 7 - Lay the backing, batting and quilt top and baste together. Quilt as desired.
Step 8 - Join binding strips, fold in half and iron. Sew binding around quilt.
