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Instructions for making
the
Kitty
Cat Charm Block
Designed my Robert Callahan, featured in the October
2000 issue of McCall's Quilting
(Creative Ideas for Today's Quilters). Inspired by a design by Janet
Kime,
originally created to generate support for animal shelters.
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Finished size: 5"x9" (unfinished size: 5-1/2" x 9-1/2")
Please use good quality fabric. Wash and iron before using. |
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Cat fabric: cut (2) 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" squares, (1) 3-1/2" x 8-1/4"
rectangle, (1) 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangle.
Background fabric: cut (1) 1-3/4" x 3-1/2" rectangle, (1)
2-1/2" x 5-1/2" rectangle.
Make a sample block first. You may want to adjust the length/width
of the pieces so that you get the correct finished size.
Click the block on the left to see the finished quilt. |
| Piecing the Block: |
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Draw or press/iron a diagonal line on wrong side of cat fabric 1-1/2"
square. Refer to diagram 1, place cat fabric square on background
1-3/4" x 3-1/2" rectangle, right sides together, aligning bottom raw
edges. You'll notice that there will be extra background material above
the square. This is to ensure that the tops of the ears don't get
lopped off! Stitch on the drawn/pressed line. Trim excess fabric;
press open. Repeat on opposite end of background rectangle with
matching 1-1/2" cat fabric square to make a pieced rectangle. |
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Sew pieced rectangle to matching cat fabric 3-1/2" x 8-1/4" rectangle as
shown. |
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Draw a 45° diagonal line on wrong side of background fabric 2-1/2" x
5-1/2" rectangle from upper left hand corner to raw edge. Hint: to
quickly and accurately mark diagonal, simply fold upper right hand
corner down to left edge to form triangle. Align raw edges and
finger-press along fold. |
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5. Sew pieced rectangle to
matching pieced cat body. And there you have it! A cute little kitty!
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