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FABRICS are from the Animal Alphabet collection by Deane Beesley Designs, Inc. for P&B Textiles (pbtex.com).

PROJECT: Toy Storage Basket

Corral toys and books in a cheerful catchall that will brighten a child's room.

INSPIRED BY: Fall's Finery from designer Andy Knowlton (abrightcorner.com) QUILT TESTER: Diane Tomlinson

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should be 3¹⁄²×6¹⁄²" including seam allowances. Repeat to make eight white Flying Geese units total.

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Repeat Step 7 using marked green print 3¹⁄²" squares and blue print 3¹⁄²×6¹⁄²" rectangles to make four blue Flying Geese units total.

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Repeat Step 7 using marked green print 3¹⁄²" squares and pink print 3¹⁄²×6¹⁄²" rectangles to make four pink Flying Geese units total.

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Referring to Diagram 4, lay out four matching corner units and four matching Flying Geese units that use the same background color and one alphabet print 6¹⁄²" square in three rows.

Sew together pieces in rows. Join rows to make a block. The block should be 12¹⁄²" square including seam allowances.

Repeat to make four blocks total.

ASSEMBLE BASKET BODY

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Referring to Diagram 5, sew together blocks in a row to make patchwork unit. The unit should be 12¹⁄²× 48¹⁄²" including seam allowances.

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Layer patchwork unit atop foam stabilizer 16 × 52" rectangle. Press to lightly adhere foam to patchwork unit. Trim foam stabilizer even with patchwork unit edges.

3

If desired, machine-quilt the unit.

The denser the quilting, the stiffer the basket will be.

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Fold quilted unit in half crosswise with right side inside. Sew short ends together (Diagram 6). Press seam open to make a cube.

FINISHED BLOCK: 12" square MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.

▫ ¹⁄3 yard green print (blocks)

▫ ³⁄8 yard white print (blocks)

▫ 1¹⁄8 yard red print (blocks, lining, binding)

▫ ¹⁄4 yard each blue print and alphabet print (blocks)

▫ ¹⁄2 yard pink print (blocks, basket body)

▫ 36×58" rectangle foam stabilizer (We used ByAnnie's Soft & Stable.)

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

From green print, cut:

▫ 16—3¹⁄²" squares

▫ 8—2¹⁄²" squares From white print, cut:

▫ 8—3¹⁄²×6¹⁄²" rectangles

▫ 8—3¹⁄²" squares

▫ 8—1¹⁄²" squares From red print, cut:

▫ 2—2¹⁄²×42" binding strips

▫ 2—12¹⁄²×24¹⁄²" rectangles

▫ 1—12¹⁄²" square

▫ 16—3¹⁄²" squares

▫ 8—2¹⁄²" squares From blue print, cut:

▫ 4—1¹⁄²" squares From pink print, cut:

▫ 1—12¹⁄²" square

Measurements include ¹⁄⁴" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

Press seams in directions indicated by arrows on diagrams. If no direction is specified, press seam toward darker fabric.

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Use a pencil to mark a diagonal line on wrong side of green print and red print 3¹⁄²" squares and 2¹⁄²" squares and white print, blue print, and pink print 1¹⁄²" squares.

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Align a marked green square 2¹⁄²" square with one corner of a white print 3¹⁄²" square (Diagram 1;

note direction of marked line). Sew on marked line. Trim seam allowance to ¹⁄⁴".

Press open attached triangle.

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Align a marked white print square with green print corner of Step 2 unit (Diagram 2). Stitch, trim, and press as before to make a white corner unit.

The unit still should be 3¹⁄²" square including seam allowances.

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make eight white corner units total.

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Repeat steps 2 and 3 using blue print 3¹⁄²" squares, marked red print 2¹⁄²" squares, and marked blue print squares to make four blue corner units total.

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Repeat steps 2 and 3 using pink print 3¹⁄²" squares, marked red print 2¹⁄²" squares, and marked pink print squares to make four pink corner units total.

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Align a marked red print 3¹⁄²"

square with one end of a white

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Lay Step 4 cube atop Step 5 square with right sides together; match cube seams with corners of square (Diagram 7). Sew together cube and square, stopping ¹⁄⁴" before each corner and pivoting before sewing the next set of edges.

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Turn Step 6 unit right side out to make basket exterior; press well.

ASSEMBLE BASKET LINING

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Layer red print 12¹⁄²× 24¹⁄²" rectangles with right sides together. Sew both sets of short ends together (Diagram 8).

Press seams open to make a cube.

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Lay Step 1 cube atop red print 12¹⁄²"

square with right sides together (Diagram 9). Sew together, stopping

1⁄⁴" before each corner and pivoting before sewing the next set of edges, to make basket lining.

FINISH BASKET

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Insert basket lining into basket exterior with wrong sides together (Diagram 10). Sew top edges together using a scant ¹⁄⁴" seam allowance.

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Bind top edges using red print binding strip to complete basket.

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2¹/2"

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3¹/2" sq.

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

1¹/2"

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3¹/2"

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Diagram 3

3¹/2×6¹/2"

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Diagram 4

Diagram 5

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5 Diagram 8

12¹/2×24¹/2"

Diagram 9

Diagram 10