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Christmas Cat Chat QuiltFrom Christmas Cats and Dogs

by Janet Kime

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58" x 73", by Torch Area Artisans Guild; quilted by Nancy Webster

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Finished Quilt: 58" x 73"Finished Block: 6!" x 11"

MaterialsYardage is based on 42"-wide fabric, with 40" ofusable width a!er preshrinking.

" yd. or 1 fat quarter each of 5 di#erent red and5 di#erent green fabrics for cats

2! yds. light fabric for block backgrounds, innerborder, and sashing

2 yds. red-and-green print for outerborder*

3$ yds. for backing

$ yd. red print for binding

59" x 74" piece of batting

*Borders are cut from the fabric length to avoid piecing; you will have excess fabric to add to your fabric collection. If you prefer no excess, purchase 1" yards, cut strips across the fabric width, and piece the strips as needed.

CuttingCatsCut 30 cats, 3 each from 10 di#erent fabrics.Piece No. of Pieces DimensionsA 3 5!" x 11!"B 3 2" x 3!"C 3 1!" x 1!"

Background, Inner Border, and SashingCut the inner border and sashing pieces $rst, parallel to the selvages, and then cut cat background pieces from the remaining fabric.

Piece No. of Pieces DimensionsSide borders 2 1!" x 59!"Top and 2 1!" x 44!"bottom bordersHorizontal sashing 4 1!" x 46!"Vertical sashing 25 1!" x 11!"D (cats) 30 5!" x 5!"E (cats) 30 2" x 7!"F (cats) 30 2" x 3"G (cats) 30 1" x 1"

Outer Border and BindingPiece No. of Pieces DimensionsSide borders 2 6!" x 61!"Top and 2 6!" x 58!"bottom bordersBinding 7 2$" x 40"

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Making the BlocksMake 30 Cat blocks, 3 from each of the 10 cat fabrics. Make 15 right-facing and 15 le%-facing Cat blocks.

1. Sew D to A; trim and press as shown to make body unit A/D.

D

A

Make 15left facing.

D

A

Make 15right facing.

11!"

5!"

5!"

© 2012 by Janet Kime

First published in Christmas Cats and Dogs: Quilts to Celebrate the Season

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2. Sew C to background E; trim and press as shown.

C

E

Make 15right facing.

C

E

Make 15left facing.

7!"

2"

1!"

1!"

3. Sew background F to head B; trim and press as shown. Add a background G to the lower corner of B as shown.

B

F3!"

3"

2"

2"

1"

G

Make 15right facing.

B

F

G

Make 15left facing.

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4. Sew each B/G/F head unit to the C/E back- ground unit. Add the resulting unit to the A/D body unit.

Make 15right-facing cats.

Make 15left-facing cats.

Assembling the Quilt Top1. Referring to the quilt plan below, arrange andsew the Cat blocks together in 5 horizontal rows of 6 blocks each, with a 1!" x 11!" sashing strip between each pair of cats. Press all seams toward the sashing.

Quilt Plan

2. Sew the rows together with 1!" x 44!" sashing strips between the rows. Press all seams toward the sashing.3. Sew the side inner borders to the quilt top and press the seams toward the borders. Add the top and bottom inner borders and press. For detailed instructions on adding borders, go to ShopMartingale.com/HowToQuilt.4. Add the side outer borders, followed by the top and bottom outer borders. Press all seams toward the inner border.

FinishingFor detailed instructions on making a quilt sandwich and binding the edges, go to ShopMartingale.com/ HowToQuilt.

1. Layer the quilt top with batting and backing, and then baste the layers together.2. Hand or machine quilt as desired.3. Bind the edges and add a label to the back if you desire.