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From Quick Quilts May 2003

Fill Your Heart With Song
designed by Julie Higgins

Finished Quilt Size
20 1/2" x 24 1/2"

Number of Blocks and Finished Size
1 Kitty Appliqué Block 14" x 18"

Whimsical kitties are happily bird-watching in their garden of fused flowers.

 Fill Your Heart With Song

Note: Templates are printed without seam allowance for use with paper-backed fusible web. (Download Template Diagrams PDF version or HTML version)

Fabric Requirements
...Blue texture (sky) 10" x 20" piece
...Green texture (grass) 5" x 20" piece
... Blue/yellow/pink floral (foreground) 5" x 20" piece
... 2 assorted gold prints 9" x 9" piece
(cats) each
... Brown texture and rust 3" x 5" piece texture (cat stripes) each
... White solid (eyes, bottom border panel) 6" x 10" piece
... Black solid (noses) 1" x 2" piece
... Multicolor check (flowers) 5" x 8" piece
... White-on-white (flower centers) 3" x 3" piece
... Green/yellow dot (leaves) 4" x 4" piece
... Dark purple texture (bird) 3" x 4" piece

... Red texture (bird) 2" x 2" piece
... Medium purple solid (wing) 2" x 2" piece
... Gold texture (beak) 1" x 1" piece
... Black texture (inner border, binding) 1/2 yard
... Black/white stripe (outer border) 3/8 yard
Backing 3/4 yard
Batting Crib size

Other Materials
... Other Materials
... Sewing thread
... Paper-backed fusible web, 1/2 yard
... Fine-tip permanent markers, black, green
... Freezer paper
... Machine quilting thread, monofilament

Planning
To speed up the fusible appliqué process, Julie secured the appliqué raw edges while completing the quilting. She stitched along the appliqué edges using monofilament thread. We instruct you to do likewise.

To add a message to the white rectangle (see bottom border), follow the instructions in Step 5. Because this border is pieced, the three rectangles are not cut oversized. If you prefer to give yourself a little insurance, cut the stripe 3" x 8 1/2" rectangles slightly long and take care to center the white rectangle when stitching this border to your quilt; trim even after adding to quilt.

Cutting the Fabric
... Blue texture
1 rectangle 8 1/2" x 18 1/2"
... Green texture
1 strip 3 1/2" x 18 1/2"
... Blue/yellow/pink floral
1 strip 3 1/2" x 18 1/2"
... 2 assorted gold prints
cut from gold #1:
1 Template A
cut from gold #2:
1 Template A reversed (AR)
... Brown texture
1 Template B
1 Template C
1 Template D
... Rust texture
1 Template BR
1 Template CR
1 Template DR
... White solid
*1 rectangle 3 1/2" x 8 1/2"
4 Template E		 ... Black solid
2 Template E
... Multicolor check
4 Template F
... White-on-white
4 Template G
... Green/yellow dot
4 Template H
... Dark purple texture
1 Template I
... Red texture
1 Template J
... Medium purple solid
1 Template K
... Gold texture
1 Template L
... Black texture
4 strips 1" x 20"
... Black/white stripe
*1 strip 3" x 26"
2 strips 3" x 18"
2 strips 3" x 8 1/2" (see Planning)
*Cut first.

Step 1
Referring to Diagram I, stitch together blue, green, and floral rectangles. Finger-press pieced rectangle in half on both length and width; use folds as placement guide. Using black fine-tip permanent marker, draw flower stems on pieced background (see Diagram II). Trace over stems with green marker and add green curlicues.

Diagram I Diagram II

Step 2
Trace Templates A-L on paper side of paper-backed fusible web. Cut apart, leaving small margin beyond drawn lines. (See Fusible Appliqué Hint below.) Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse to wrong side of appropriate fabrics; cut apart on drawn lines.

Fusible Appliqué Hint from Julie
After tracing the cats (Templates A & AR) on fusible web, cut away the center, leaving approximately 1/2" of fusible web along the edges only. This will soften the cat appliqué.

Step 3
Referring to Assembly Diagram and photo, position template fabrics in alphabetical order. Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse in place. Note: The appliqué raw edges are secured during quilting (see Planning and Step 6). With black marker, color cats' eyes and add facial features. Draw musical notes.

Assembly Diagram

Step 4
Referring to Assembly Diagram, sew 1" x 20" black texture strips to sides of Kitty Appliqué Block; trim even with top and bottom. Sew remaining black texture strips to top/bottom; trim even with sides. Sew 3" x 18" black/white stripe strips to sides; trim even. Sew 3" x 26" black/white stripe strip to top; trim even.

Step 5
To write message on white rectangle for lower border, use freezer paper to stabilize fabric as follows. Cut freezer paper rectangle slightly smaller than 3" x 8 1/2" and iron to wrong side of white 3" x 8 1/2" rectangle. Keeping seam allowances in mind, use black marker to write message on white rectangle. Remove freezer paper. Stitch 3" x 8 1/2" black/white stripe strips to sides of prepared white 3" x 8 1/2" strip. Sew pieced strip to bottom of quilt.

Step 6
Layer and baste quilt top for quilting method of your choice. Julie machine quilted with monofilament thread. Using a darning foot with feed dogs down, she quilted just inside the raw edge of each appliqué fabric. Julie covered the sky with a meander. She stitched a zigzag design on the green grass and a continuous vine of small flowers on the floral foreground. The outer border features a feather. Bind quilt with black texture fabric (See Basic Quiltmaking Instructions).

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