Pattern
Bring
Easter Egg Hatched
Designed and Made by Caoimhe and Theo
Finished Size: 8” (20cm) square
out the
Sometimes we adults need to take a page out of our children’s proverbial
book. Which is exactly what we did for our Kids’ Spring project.. We went
straight to the design experts...our children..
Our Easter chicken was an original drawing by six-year-old Caoimhe.
Simply provide grid paper and ask for colour drawings for every season
Artists,
and before you know it, you can have design makings for a quilt that
captures your entire year.
Materials
spring is
¼ yd of background fabric
yellow piece fabric for chick
multi color print fabric for egg
fusible web
here
yellow thread
black thread
CuttinG inStruCtiOnS
Calculating materials to size is
good math practice for children
and may be done with child-
friendly scissors.
Cut 4 4½“ background squares
Use the manufacturer’s instruc-
tions for fusible web. Trace the
shape of the egg and chick onto
the fusible web. Cut out each
shapes making sure to allow at
least ¼” around each one. Iron
the shapes to the reverse side of
the corresponding fabrics. Cut
out all the pieces directly on the
traced line.
Draw a zigzag line across two-
STEP ONE BACKGROUND 2. Right sides together, sew the
thirds of the egg. Cut on the line
to create two broken pieces of
1. Right sides together, sew two
two rows of squares together,
egg.
squares together along one
lengthwise. Press four-patch
edge. Press. Make two sets.
block.
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