"TOAD TUNES" Made by Mary Jobe Mason Number of Blocks and Finished Size ... 12 Star Blocks ... 9" x 9" Fabric Requirements ... White solid ... 3/4 yd Focus print (border) ... 1 yd 8-10 Coordinating prints or solids ... 1/8 yd each (or scraps) Binding ... 3/8 yd Backing ... 1 1/2 yd Batting ... Crib size Other Materials ... Sewing thread Quilting thread (hand or machine quilting) Finished Quilt Size 36 1/2" x 45 1/2" Planning... The sky's the limit when planning fabrics for this terrific toddler or child-size quilt. Find an appealing focus print and follow with several bits and pieces of coordinating textural prints. Cutting the Fabric... Basic Rotary Cutting Lesson White ... 48 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" 12 squares 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" ... cut in half twice diagonally to make quarter-square triangles Focus print ... *4 strips 5" x WOF (width of fabric) 12 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Coordinated prints and solids ... 24 squares 3 7/8" x 3 7/8" (12 sets of 2), cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles 12 squares 4 1/4" x 4 1/4", cut in half twice diagonally to make quarter-square triangles *cut first Step 1 ... Sew white quarter-square triangle to colored quarter-square triangle as shown in Diagram 1 to make pieced triangle. Make 12 matching sets of 4 (48 pieced triangles total). Referring to Diagram II, sew pieced triangle to half-square triangle. Make 12 matching sets of 4 (48 pieced squares total). Diagram I Diagram II