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Rubber Duckie Wall Quilt
The playful Rubber Duckie Wall Quilt brings a bit of whimsy to bathrooms or children's rooms. To make this rubber duck quilt, applique rubber duckie shapes to a blue background and add jumbo rick rack trim so it looks like the ducks are swimming!
Project TypeMake a Project
Quilt Size6.5 inches wide x 38.5 inches long
Time to CompleteWeekend project
Primary TechniquePieced & Appliqued
MATERIALS:
- Background fabric —1⁄4 yard
- Yellow fabric—1⁄4 yard or fat quarter
- Orange fabric—1⁄3 yard (includes binding)
- Black fabric—scrap
- Fusible Web—1⁄2 yard
- Backing—1⁄4 yard
- Batting—9" x 42"
- White jumbo rick rack—2 yards or one package
- Fabric glue stick
- Accuquilt die cutting machine
- Accuquilt Baby, Baby (55037)
- Accuquilt 5" x 10" mat (55110)
- Accuquilt Strip Cutter-2½" (55017)
- Half Square-2" Finished Triangle (Die packaged with fabric cutter)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cutting Directions:
Background Fabric:
- Cut 1—6-1⁄2" x 34-1⁄2" rectangle
Yellow Fabric:
- Cut 6—2" finished half square triangles
- Cut 6 ducks with fusible web backing (3 facing right and 3 facing left)
Orange Fabric:
- Cut 3—2-1⁄2" x width of fabric strips for binding
- Cut 6—2" finished half square triangles
- Cut 3 beak and wing pairs with fusible web backing
Black Fabric:
- Cut 6 eyes with fusible web backing
White Jumbo Rick Rack:
- Cut 6—7" pieces
Tip: Use a fine point black permanent marker to outline blades
on the die foam to aid in placing fabric on small blade areas.
Sewing Directions:
- Pin and sew six yellow and orange 3" finished half square triangles right sides together. Press seams toward orange triangles.
- Pin and sew 3" finished half square triangles into two sets of three following orientation in diagram. Press seams toward orange triangles.
- Pin and sew 3" finished half square triangle sets to top and bottom of background rectangle. Press seam toward background rectangle.
- Measure 1⁄2" from seam line at bottom of background rectangle. Press to crease.
- Remove paper backings from appliqué shapes.
- Following diagram, position left facing duck on creased line on background rectangle. Add beak, wing and eye. Fuse in place following manufacturer’s directions.
- Measure background rectangle 5-1⁄2" from bottom of fused duck. Press to crease.
- Position and fuse right facing duck, beak, wing and eye.
- Continue to position and fuse additional ducks measuring and creasing a line 5-1⁄2" from the bottom of one duck to the bottom of the next duck. Trim appliqué shapes even with sides of background rectangle.
- Machine appliqué edges of shapes with matching thread and a narrow zigzag or narrow satin stitch.
- Run a line of fabric glue along one side of white jumbo rick rack. Position over creased lines on background rectangle. Rick rack should cover bottom edge of ducks.
- Sew across center of rick rack with matching thread and a narrow zigzag stitch.
- Trim excess rick rack even with sides of wall hanging.
Quilting and Finishing:
- Layer batting between wall hanging top and backing.
- Pin or baste layers together.
- Model was machine quilted with medium stippling around appliqué shapes and curved arcs in half square triangles.
- Add binding, mitering corners, adding a hanging sleeve, if desired, before hand stitching binding to back of wall hanging.
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sharon56 5904978
Jan 02, 2018
would like to see a picture of the finished quilt

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