Fabric Fuse Penguin Love Mini Quilt

It's that time of the year! Valentine's Day is just right around the corner! Stores are filled with hearts, candies and all sorts of love themed items! Designer Jamie Mueller has a sweet mini quilt for you today that is perfect for Valentine's Day and all year round. Make one for a friend with a small penguin to mark each of their children. Or perhaps a grandparent. You could even embroider names on it...let Jamie help get you started!   Supplies: 3 Fat Quarters (one for front background, one for backing and one for binding) Fabric scraps (Fat Eighth or larger) for penguins and heart (black solid-body, black and white printed-face, grey-tummy, orange–beak and pink-heart) Buttons or beads for embellishments Heat N Bond® Ultra Hold Fusible Adhesive Fabric Fuse™ Liquid Adhesive   Directions: *Before cutting any of the scrap fabrics for penguins, attached Heat N Bond® to the wrong side of all the fabrics needed for penguins and heart.

1. With a black solid fabric cut 2 circles at a 6” diameter (or whatever size you desire). Repeat with a black and white printed fabric for 2 more circles. You should have 4 circles. These will be the body and the face for the two larger penguins.

*TIP: I used an Olfa circle cutter with it on the 3” mark to make my 6” diameter circle. If you don’t have a circle cutter, trace a circle using a small plate or glass.

2. With a black solid fabric cut 1 circle at a 3” diameter. Repeat with black and white printed fabric. You should have 2 circles. (I had my Olfa cutter on the 1 ½” mark.) These will be the body and face for the smaller penguin.

If you’ve never used an Olfa cutter before, watch my YouTube video here for tips.

3. With 1 black and white printed fabric circles (used for penguins face) fold in half. Then, cut a rounded heart shape on one end of the folded circle. Start at the folded part and cut towards the outside. Repeat with the other 2 face circles.

4. With a grey fabric cut 2 large ovals (smaller than the circles); I don’t have a specific size, I just eyeballed it. With the same fabric cut 1 smaller oval. You should have 3 ovals for all 3 penguins tummies. Lay oval on top of face circle heart to measure where to cut the oval to make the tummy shape. Repeat with all 3 ovals. 5. With an orange fabric cut 2 triangles for the larger penguins beaks and 1 triangle for the smaller penguins beak. 6. With a pink fabric, cut a small heart (mine was about 2” wide). 7.Cut background Fat Quarter to 16” X 20”. Layout for Quilt:

1. Layout penguins and heart on 16” x 20” background fabric as desired.

2. Follow instructions on Heat N Bond® packaging to iron all penguin pieces and heart in place. *TIP: for extra strength you can appliqué around all pieces. You can appliqué them down by using a zigzag stitch on your sewing machine. I didn’t do this as I just quilted over the entire project.   Finishing the Quilt:

1. Layer your backing fabric, StitchnSew™ Sew In Fleece (I used as batting) and penguin mini quilt top and quilt as desired. (I did a fun all over swirl).

2. Trim your quilted mini to desired size. 3. Bind mini quilt using remaining fat quarter. Embellishments for Quilt:

1. Using Fabric Fuse™ as instructed on packaging, attach buttons or beads as eyes for your penguins. Allow Fabric Fuse™ to dry fully before hanging your mini quilt. The glue will dry clear, I took the photo right after gluing.

I hope you enjoy your Valentine’s Penguins and I can’t wait to see what you make! Please tag me using #sunflowerquilts if you make one and spread the love!