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Free Quilted Pattern - Toddler Tic Tac Toe

11/21/2014

Here's an easy quilted tic tac toe game for toddlers. All kinds of fabrics can be used for this, just make sure they are bright and fun. Any shapes can be used for the game pieces. The one pictured below has a monkey theme with sock monkey heads and banana shapes. I made another one with X and O game pieces. Download and print out the free instructions at the bottom of this post. Monkey head and banana shapes are included.

Pinking Shears
9 - 6.5” squares
1 - fat quarter for backing
6 - 1.5“ x 6.5” for sashing between squares
2 - 1.5“ strips x width of rows sewn together
Scraps of low loft batting and fabric for Xs and Os
30” grow grain ribbon

Make a big nine patch block with sashing in between for game board. Sew it together, pressing as you go. Piece together a backing or use a fat quarter. Make a quilt sandwich of backing, batting and top. Quilt as much as you like. In the ditch along the binding/sashing strip edges, Xs across the diagonals of the 6.5” squares. Trim and bind this little quilt.

Here's what it looks like folded up and ready to be put away or thrown in the diaper bag.

Make game pieces, Xs, Os or whatever you want. It could be anything. Xs and Os are easiest. Trace the letters on to freezer paper. Cut out the patterns and press on to right side of fabric. Make a quilt sandwich with pattern piece on top. Backing and batting should be slightly larger than pattern. Pin sandwich together and cut shape slightly outside your traced line. Remove paper and sew 1/2” in side each shape around entire edge. Serpentine stitch worked well and it’s enough to hold it together. Edges will be pinked.

Now you’re ready to play. The granddaughter loved this at 2-1/2 even though she didn’t really grasp the game. Just fun to pick up the pieces and place them. Older kids like it too. I made Xs and Os the first time and she always insisted on having the Xs. Happy Thanks and Giving everyone!

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Ichimatsu Doll Appliqué and Quilt

11/5/2014

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I'm excited to share this new pattern with you. Ichimatsu Mountain Home. Think Sunbonnet Sue with Asian flavor. You can use your stash of beautiful Asian prints in large and small scale to make the quilt. Or take a look at the beautiful lines of Kona Bay Fabrics and Hoffman. The Ichimatsu Doll appliqué, mountain blocks, and house block can be used for other future projects too. I was thinking it might be fun to do an Indigo table runner with the Ichimatsu Doll stitched out in Sashiko. Pattern is available here in PDF download format. Hope you have fun with it.

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