Don t let the Grinch steal your Christmas spirit. Make this twin-size quilt featuring prints of scenes from the classic holiday story by Dr. Seuss.

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Intermediate hristmas Grinch Don t let the Grinch steal your hristmas spirit. Make this twin-size quilt featuring prints of scenes from the classic holiday story by Dr. Seuss.

2 Intermediate hristmas Grinch Don t let the Grinch steal your hristmas spirit. Make this twin-size quilt featuring prints of scenes from the classic holiday story by Dr. Seuss. Size: 72" 86" locks: 20 (14") blocks Materials Note: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from How the Grinch Stole hristmas collection by Dr. Seuss Enterprises for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. 1 Grinch panel for block centers 1 yard green stripe for blocks ¼ yard green dot for blocks yards green print for blocks ¾ yard green print for border 1½ yards green print for block centers ¾ yard green print for binding 1¼ yards white dot for border 3 8 yard white print for blocks Quilt and pillowcases by hloe nderson and olleen Reale of Toadusew machine quilted by athy Messner. olleen Reale, a retired university professor and sewer since childhood, and her friend hloe nderson, with a background in commercial design and graphic arts, began their partnership in ontact them at: info@toadusew.com ¾ yard red stripe for border 1 yard red dot for blocks 1¼ yards red print for blocks and border Fons & Porter Fussy ut Template Set or square template plastic 5¼ yards backing fabric Twin-size quilt batting September/October 2011 Fons k Porter s Love of Quilting 2

3 GREEN ENT 2 utting Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. order strips are exact length needed. You may want to make them longer to allow for piecing variations. From Grinch panel, cut: 10 () squares, centering design on each. If not using the Fons & Porter Fussy ut Template, place plastic template square atop fabric; draw around template. ut on drawn line. From green stripe, cut: 13 (-wide) strips. From 2 strips, cut 20 () squares. Remaining strips are for strip sets. From green dot, cut: 2 (-wide) strips for strip sets. From green print, cut: 14 (-wide) strips. From 3 strips, cut 20 ( ) rectangles. Remaining strips are for strip sets. From green print print, cut: 8 (-wide) strips. From 1 strip, cut 4 ( ) rectangles and 4 () squares. Piece remaining strips to make 2 ( 70½") side border strips and 2 ( 5) top and bottom border strips. From green print, cut: 10 () squares, centering design on each. If not using the Fons & Porter Fussy ut Template, place plastic template square atop fabric; draw around template. ut on drawn line. From green print, cut: 9 (2¼"-wide) strips for binding. From white dot, cut: 16 (-wide) strips. From 1 strip, cut 4 () squares. Reserve 1 strip for strip set. Piece remaining strips to make 4 ( 70½") side border strips and 4 ( 5) top and bottom border strips. From white print, cut: 4 (-wide) strips for strip sets. From red stripe, cut: 8 (-wide) strips. Reserve 1 strip for strip set. Piece remaining strips to make 2 ( 70½") side border strips and 2 ( 5) top and bottom border strips. From red dot, cut: 13 (-wide) strips. From 2 strips, cut 20 () squares. Remaining strips are for strip sets. From red print, cut: 1 (-wide) strip. From strips cut 4 () D squares. 13 (-wide) strips for strip sets. lock 1. Join 1 green stripe strip and 1 green print strip as shown in Set. Make 9 strip sets. From strip sets, cut RED 20 (-wide) green segment and 20 (-wide) green segment. 2. In the same manner, make 2 strip sets using 1 green stripe strip and 1 white print strip in each. From strip sets, cut 20 (-wide) green segment. RED RED GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN Set Set Set 3. Join 1 green segment, 1 green stripe square, and 1 red dot square as shown in. Make 20 green s. 4. Lay out 2 green s, 2 green segment, 2 green segment, 2 green print rectangles, and 1 Grinch panel square as shown in lock. Join into rows; join rows to complete 1 green block ( lock ). Make 10 green blocks. 3 Fons k Porter s Love of Quilting September/October

4 N ENT ms EGMENT RED RED lock lock GREEN GMENT RED lock ms MENT RED T MENT T MENT RED GREEN s MENT RED RED REEN ENT NT RED red blocks. RED RED RED lock lock Set lock lock ams grams m 1. Join 1 red print strip and ram lock lock REDlock lock lock lock lock RED RED N ams ms RED RED RED Set Set Set iagrams Set lock RED lock lock lock lock lock order lock 1. Join 1 white dotlock strip and 1 red stripe strip as shown in Set lock strip set, cut 8 D. From D D Set D (-wide) segments. D D D order order order order order lock order Set Set order Set September/October 2011 RED R RED 1 red dot strip as shown in Set. Make 9 strip sets. From strip sets, cut RED 20 (-wide) red segment and 20 (-wide) red RED RED segment. 2. Make 2 strip sets using 1 red RED print strip and 1 white print strip in each. From strip sets, cut RED 20 RED (-wide) red segment. Set Set Set 3. Make 2 strip sets using 1 red Set Set Set print strip and 1 green dot red segment 5. Join 1 and Set strip in each. From strip sets, cut 1 red segment as shown in 20 (-wide) red segment. Set. 4. Make 2 strip sets using 1 red Make 20 red s. dot strip and 1 green print stripred in each. From strip sets, cut 20 (-wide) red segment. Set Set # G 6. Lay out 2 red s, 2 red segment, 2red segment, and, 2 red segment RED Gr 1 green square as print Gre lock shownin Gr. Join into rows; join G rows to complete 1 red block R. Make ( lock ) 10 Fons k Porter s Love of Quilting 4

2. Lay out 2 segments, 1 red print D square, 1 green print rectangle, 1 green print square, and 1 white dot square as shown in order. Join into sections; join sections to complete 1 order.

5 2. Lay out 2 segments, 1 red print D square, 1 green print rectangle, 1 green print square, and 1 white dot square as shown in order. Join into sections; join sections to complete 1 order. Make 4 order s. D 3. Referring to Quilt Top, join 1 red stripe side border strip, 2 white dot side border strips, and 1 green print side border strip to make 1 side border. Make 2 side borders. 4. In a similar manner, join 1 red stripe top border strip, 2 white dot top border strips, and 1 green print top border strip to make top border. dd 1 order to each end of pieced top border. Repeat for bottom border. Quilt order 1. Lay out blocks as shown in Quilt Top. Join into rows; join rows to complete quilt center. 2. dd side borders to quilt center. dd top and bottom borders to quilt. Finishing 1. Divide backing into 2 (2 5 8-yard) lengths. ut 1 piece in half lengthwise to make 2 narrow panels. Join 1 narrow panel to each side of wider panel; press seam allowances toward narrow panels. 2. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; baste. Quilt as desired. Quilt shown was quilted with an allover swirl design (Quilting ). 3. Join 2¼"-wide green print strips into 1 continuous piece for straight-grain French-fold binding. dd binding to quilt. Quilting triedktrue Tested for you For a non-seasonal look, we used floral prints from the Emma Grace collection by Kathy rown at the Teacher s Pet for Rooster Fabrics. Quilt Top Quilt Top 5 Fons k Porter s Love of Quilting September/October

6 Pillowcase Easy reate a fun pillowcase to match the quilt you give. Or, visit your stash, and use up some of the great theme fabrics you ve collected. Size: 19" 30" (Fits a standard bed pillow) Materials ¾ yard novelty or theme fabric for pillowcase ¼ yard contrasting fabric for band 2"-wide strip accent fabric (optional) utting From novelty fabric, cut: 1 (27" 40") rectangle. From contrasting fabric, cut: 1 (9" 40") strip. From accent fabric, cut: 1 (2" 40") strip. Sew Smart TM Zigzag, pink, or serge raw edges of seams to help prevent raveling during washing. Liz 1. Referring to 1, fold pillowcase fabric into a 20" 27" rectangle with right sides facing. Stitch along top and side edge with ½" seam. Turn pillowcase right side out With right sides facing, join short ends of band strip with a ½" seam. Press under ½" along 1 long edge of band. 3. Join short ends of accent strip with a ½" seam. Fold accent strip in half with wrong sides facing; press. 4. Referring to 2, pin accent strip to right side of pillowcase fabric with right sides facing and raw edges aligned. Pin contrasting band atop accent strip. Stitch around pillowcase through all layers with a ½" seam. Press seam allowance toward pillowcase Turn band to inside of pillowcase, aligning fold of band with seam. Press. Stitch in the ditch through all layers ( 3). 3 1 Fons k Porter s Love of Quilting September/October

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space ranger Fons k Porter space ranger Inspire a budding astronaut with this quilt made from space-theme fabrics. Cutting triangles for the stars is easy with the Fons & Porter Half & Quarter Ruler. 1 2009 Fons k Porter www.fonsandporter.com