Kid's Corner - Girl or Boy Quilt Pattern

Is It A Girl or a Boy?
From Quick Quilts
July 2000 Issue

FINISHED QUILT SIZE
40" x 50"

NUMBER OF BLOCKS &
FINISHED SIZE
6 Pinwheel in a Star Blocks
10" x 10"
6 Square in a Square Blocks
10" x 10"
4 Mini Star Blocks
3 3/4" x 3 3/4"

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
White solid ... 1yd.
Pink novelty (medium blue) print (border) 5/8 yard
Light pink (light blue) print ... 3/4 yard
Dark rose (dark blue) print (blocks, border, binding) ... 1 yard

Backing) ... 1 5/8 yds.
Batting ... Crib size

OTHER MATERIALS
Sewing thread
Monofilament thread (machine quilting)

PLANNING
The construction for the blue and pink quilts is identical. To make the blue quilt, simply use the blue fabrics (as noted in parentheses) in place of the pink and rose fabrics.

CUTTING THE FABRIC
White solid
... 6 squares 7 5/8" x 7 5/8"
... 12 squares 3 3/8" x 3 3/8"
... 6 squares 6 1/4" x 6 1/4", cut in half twice diagonally to make 24 quarter-square tri-angles
... 24 squares 3" x 3"
... 8 squares 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
... 16 squares 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"
Pink novelty (medium blue) print
... 4 strips 4 1/4" x WOF

Light pink (light blue) print
... 12 squares 5 7/8" x 5 7/8", cut in half diagonally to make 24 half-square triangles
... 24 squares 3 3/8" x 3 3/8", cut in half diagonally to make 48 half-square triangles
Dark rose (dark blue)print
... *4 strips 1 1/2" x width of fabric (WOF)
... 12 squares 3 3/8" x 3 3/8"
... 8 squares 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
... 4 squares 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"
*Cut first

Step 1. Stitch light pink 5 7/8" half-square triangles to sides of white 7 5/8" square as shown in Diagram I. Make 6 Square in a Square Blocks.