WIP Wednesday - Charm pack baby quilt and a tutorial

I am the process of making a cute little baby quilt using the Bungle Jungle by Tim and Beck for Moda charm pack and white background fabric.  I decided to make all the blocks into the disappearing four patch block and written a step by step tutorial.

But before I get to the tutorial, just have a look at some of the cute animal prints, they are just adorable.

  

Start out by making a four patch, using four 5 inch pieces of fabric, two white and two print.  Make sure to press the seams to the dark/print fabric, once you have your four patch, press the seam in the middle to the bottom.

 

Nest the seams closely together, that way your block will have a perfect finish.

Cutting was a bit tricky since I don't have a rotary cutting mat.  So I worked slowly not to move the pieces of fabric while cutting, and because I'm right handed I had to really work slow while cutting with my left.  I got the hand of it soon enough.

Line up he ruler 1 inch below the
seam and cut all the way through

Line up the ruler 1 inch to the
right of the seam and cut all
the way through.  

Line up the ruler 1 inch abovethe seam and cut all the way through.

Line up the ruler 1 inch to the
left of the seam and cut all the 
way through.

Your pieces will end up looking like this.  Now its time to swap around the following pieces.  Swap around pieces A with B, and C with D.  Rotate piece E counterclockwise once.

To ensure that your points match up perfectly you'll need to press the seam of block F towards the print fabric.

Now you'll assemble the block in rows, -top, -middle and the bottom row.  Make sure to press the seams as shown below in the directions of the white arrows.

Once your block is complete press the two middle seams to the outsides.

Make sure to press the seams correctly from the start that way the seams will match up perfectly.

Linking up to WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced.

Happy quilting.