Flannel Animal Quilted Blanket

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 43"x 43" square of flannel for backing fabric
• 43"x 43" square of cotton quilt batting
• 1/3yd flannel for binding
• 1yd solid flannel for four triangles
• 1/2yd flannel for each stripe (8 fabrics)
• Sewing machine with walking foot
• Basic sewing supplies
• Ruler
• Scissors or rotary cutter
• Iron
• Quilt template (1/4" seam allowance included)
• Fabric marker or tailor's chalk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Dimensions are 42"x 42".
2. Cut (2) 36"x 36"x 60" triangles out of “triangle" flannel. Cut 60"x 3 1/2" rectangles for strips 1/4 on diagram 1 and strip 6 on diagram 2 (will need to piece fabric). Cut (2) 3 1/2"x 30" rectangles each out of fabrics 5, 7 and 8 of diagram 2.
3. Lay batting on top of backing flannel, wrong-sides together. Machine baste around edge to flatline these pieces together.
4. On top of batting, draw one diagonal line from top left corner to bottom right corner of square.
5. Follow diagram 1 for fabric numbers. Center strip 1 onto center of diagonal line. Lay strip 2 to this piece, right-side together and stitch the right long edge together through all 4 layers. Press 2 away from 1. Repeat process with strip 3 (only on opposite of side 1) and 4 afterward.
6. Sew long sides of triangles 5 and 6 to sewn strips, wrong-sides together, through all layers. Press triangles out. Baste around edges to secure pieces. Trim excess fabric from edges.
7. On both sets of strips 5, 7 and 8 turn over one short edge 1/2 and press. With tailor's chalk or removable fabric marker, draw line diagonally from bottom left corner to top right corner.
8. Center 7 strips on center line with folded over edge lining up against strips 1 and 3. Sew strips 8 to right long side right-sides together through all layers. Press strips 8 toward right corner and turn under seam allowance of long, raw edges. Sew strip 6 to edge strip 7 through all edges and press towards left corner. Sew strips 5 to strip 6, right-sides together. Press strips five toward left corner. Turn under seam allowance on raw long edges of strips 5. Clip into seam allowance of strip 6 at raw edge and turn under seam allowance.
9. Topstitch all unsewn edges through all layers, close to edge.
10. True up and trim quilt to 42"x 42". Cut 1/2" of 2" wide bias Piece together to form one long strip (1/2" seam allowance included). Sew binding to outer edge of quilt, right-sides together, mitering corners as you go. Turn under 1/2" of unsewn edge and hand sew to backing to finish.