More Quick & Easy Quilts for Kids

By Annie's

Here's the quilt patterns you've been waiting for. Stylish yet easy quilts for kids of all ages. Quilts for every possible age group or maybe just for the young at heart. And for an added value there are three quilts with bonus size options bringing the total to thirteen. Make that perfect quilt today for that special young person in your life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: Feb 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781590128435

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Supplies

Autorama

Any young child will spend hours and hours playing and pretending on this quilt. It even has a secret pocket to hold little cars when not in use.

Designed & Quilted by Nancy Walhout Recker

Skill Level

Confident Beginner

Specifications

Quilt Size: 33 x 45

Materials

•1 solid or tonal fat eighth in each of the following colors: orange, red, purple, yellow, lime green, pink, salmon, light green and blue

•½ yard black solid

•⅔ yard teal tonal

•1 yard red/orange tonal

•Backing to size

•Batting to size

•Thread

•½ yard 18"-wide fusible web

•4 yards ¼"-wide white twill tape

•Glue stick

•No-fray solution

•Template material

•Basic sewing tools and supplies

Project Notes

Read all instructions before beginning this project.

Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.

Refer to a favorite quilting guide for specific techniques.

Materials and cutting lists assume 40 of usable fabric width for yardage and 20 for fat eighths.

Cutting

Prepare templates for appliqué pieces using the patterns given in the insert. Prepare pieces as per patterns and referring to Raw-Edge Fusible Appliqué instructions.

From fat eighths:

•Cut a total of 3 different-color 4½ x 10½ A rectangles and 6 different-color 4½" B squares.

•Cut 5 (2½") H squares from each fat eighth to total 45 squares.

From black solid:

•Cut 5 (2½" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 2 each 2½ x 20½ G, 2½ x 28½ F and 2½ x 10½ D strips, 3 (2½ x 16½) E strips and 5 (2½ x 4½) C rectangles.

From teal tonal:

•Cut 1 (4½" by fabric width) strip.

Subcut strip into 1 (4½ x 10½) A rectangle and 6 (2½") H squares.

•Cut 4 (3½" by fabric width) strips.

Trim strips to make 2 each 3½ x 39½ K strips and 3½ x 33½ L strips.

From red/orange tonal:

•Cut 1 (4½" by fabric width) strip.

Subcut strip into 1 (4½) B square, 1 (4½ x 8) M rectangle and 5 (2½) H squares.

•Cut 4 (2" by fabric width) strips.

Trim strips to make 2 each 2 x 36½ I strips and 2 x 27½ J strips.

•Cut 5 (2¼" by fabric width) binding strips.

From white twill tape:

•Soak in no-fray solution; let dry. Cut into 1" lengths.

Completing the Appliqué

1. Center and fuse the appliqué pieces to make one car motif to each of three of the A rectangles in numerical order referring to the appliqué motif, the Assembly Diagram and Raw-Edge Fusible Appliqué instructions to complete two appliquéd A rectangles and one reverse appliquéd A rectangle.

2. Using stitch of choice and thread to match fabrics, stitch around each shape to complete the appliqué.

Completing the Quilt

Refer to Figure 1 and the Assembly Diagram as needed to determine color placement for all pieces.

1. Select and join one each B square, C rectangle and appliquéd A rectangle to make row 1; press.

2. Select two C rectangles and three different-color B squares and join, starting and ending with a B square, to make row 2; press.

3. Join two different-color B squares with one C rectangle; press. Add D and then the reverse appliquéd A rectangle; press. Add