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I'm finally getting around to doing this post. I hope you all like it. This is a fun and happy Halloween quilt that I made a few years ago for my kitchen table but, right now I'm sharing it with the kids in the classroom I work in. I'm a teacher's aide in 2nd grade. It's a lot of fun and the kids like me as much as I like them. Everyday I take care of a special needs child (in a mainstream class) and when he doesn't need me, I help with the needs of the class. It's very rewarding!!!
You can use this pattern to make a quilt for every holiday like Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, 4th of July & Halloween, etc. This is a scan of the original pattern I made for one of my classes. You're welcome to use it for personal use. Please don't print the pattern to sell. Thanks and Enjoy!
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You will need the following to make this quilt!
- 1/4 yard cuts of 36 different holiday fabrics
- 1/2 yard of contrasting fabric for small stop border
- 3 1/2 yards for quilt backing
- 2 yards 90" wide quilt batting
Cutting Instructions:
- Cut a 2 1/2" strip and a 4 1/2" strip from each of the 36 fabrics.
Now take the 36 strips measuring @ 2 1/2" and sub-cut the following:
- Cut two strips @ 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"
- Cut two strips @ 2 1/2" x 8 1/2"
The remaining fabric you will cut into 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares. You will you need 224 squares for the outside checkerboard border. (You will have to cut approximately 20+ squares from the leftover 4 1/2" strips to get the 224 squares you will need).
Now take the 36 strips measuring @ 4 1/2" and sub-cut the following:
- Cut eight 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" square from each strip.
- You will get 288 squares but will only use 36 squares, one of each print.
Note: You will now have 252 extra 4 1/2" squares to make a bonus quilt or use them to make a trick or treat bag. For example: Make a quilt with 8 rows of 6 squares in each. You would use 64 squares and the quilt would measure 48" x 64" before any borders. You could also make a nice table runner too.
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Here's a close-up of the outside checkerboard border and the machine quilting.