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Kids' Corner
Page 2

Cutting the Fabric
Assorted blue denims
  cut 7 sets of:
    5 matching squares 6" x 6"
  cut 7 sets of:
    4 matching squares 6" x 6"
  cut a total of:
    34 squares 6" x 6" (border)
Assorted red prints
  cut a total of:
    13 squares 6" x 6"
  for border corners,
  cut 4 matching sets of:

      1 rectangle 6" x 7"
      1 rectangle 6" x 12 1/2"
Assorted yellow prints—cut a total of:
    10 squares 6" x 6"
Assorted green prints—cut a total of:
    8 squares 6" x 6"
Assorted blue prints—cut a total of:
    6 squares 6" x 6"
Assorted ivory prints—cut a total of:
    8 squares 6" x 6"
Assorted prints
    appliqué templates
Red texture
     2 strips 1 1/2" x 70", pieced from 4 width of fabric (WOF) strips
     2 strips 1 1/2" x 54", pieced from 3 WOF strips

Step 1. Trace templates on paper side of paper-backed fusible web. Cut apart, leaving small margin beyond drawn lines. Following manufacturer’s instructions, fuse to wrong side of appropriate fabrics; cut apart on drawn lines.

Step 2. Finger-press denim 6" square in half on both length and width; use folds as placement guide. Referring to Diagram I and photo, position template fabrics. Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse in place. Appliqué edges by hand or machine using buttonhole stitch (see Diagram II). Make 22 total appliquéd squares.

Diagram I
Diagram I
Diagram II
Diagram II

Step 3. To make Nine-patch Blocks, arrange and stitch coordinating sets of print 6" squares together with matching sets of denim 6" squares (see Diagram III). Make 5 total using denim squares in corners, 5 total using print squares in corners, and 2 total all-denim blocks as illustrated.

Diagram III
Diagram III