New Pattern: Zippy Zebra Applique

$5.00

Purchase the zebra applique pattern here.

(Psst! Read all the way to the end - there's a sale this weekend!)

First there was The Cheerful Chimp. Then we met (and fell in love with) The Happy Hippo. Today I bring you. . . The Zippy Zebra! She's the newest block in the Safari Quilt Block of the Month series.

There's just something about black and white stripes that I adore - and I love the wiggly stripes I found for this!

She's actually a teeny bit easier to make than the Happy Hippo (no inside points, no small pieces), but I put her third because there's some extra embroidery required for her mane. So she's not more difficult than block #2, but she will take a little more time to make - probably about 2-3 hours.

These make big blocks (16 inches square) and I like to include full-sized pattern pieces so you don't have to mess with enlarging anything. But one of the great things about applique patterns is that you can also use them for lots of other things - smaller applique, embroidery, cut paper collage, wood burning, painting, etc. For those things you probably don't want a pattern so huge, and being spread over 2-3 pages makes it hard to enlarge or reduce. So in this pattern I also included an additional page with the image roughly 6 inches tall. That way you can easily enlarge or reduce it to any size you like. Handy!



So this pattern is for one large block. You can make a single block and use it for a wall hanging or a pillow, applique it on a tote bag or a T-shirt. Make a bunch of the same block and turn it into an Andy Warholish quilt (ooooh - different color stripes in every block would be so amazing!). Or sign up for the Block of the Month Club. You'll get a new block every month for 12 months. The lesson for month 13 shows you how to join them into a single twin-sized quilt, with all the instructions you need to join, layer, quilt, and bind it.

So -  a link recap is, I think, in order. . .

how-to videos
How to Machine Applique Convex Curves video

How to Machine Applique Inside Points video

patterns
Cheerful Chimp Applique/Quilt Pattern

Happy Hippo Applique/Quilt Pattern




Zippy Zebra Applique/Quilt Pattern

Safari Quilt Block of the Month series

Look! It's starting to look all quiltish!

Did you know that tomorrow is National Quilting Day? I think it's important to honor these things so I'm having a SALE. Everything in the Quilting and Applique section of the shop is 20% off. No minimum order - just use code QUILT when you check out. (Sorry - the discount doesn't apply to shipping.) Sale ends at midnight EST on Sunday 3/18.

Happy stitching! And have a great weekend!

Best,
Wendi