Calico Cat Food Mat

This cute project takes no time to make! If you have a cat you can put it to use straight away, or make it as a gift for a friend!

Materials

1. AccuQuilt GO! Big or GO! Fabric Cutter
2. AQ55226 Go! Crazy Quilt – 6” Finished
3. AQ55065 GO! Calico Cat
4. AQ55000 GO! Square – 6 12/” (6” Finished)
5. AQ55017 GO! Strip Cutter – 2 ½” (2” Finished) 3 Strips
6. One Fat Quarter for the backing
7. 1/8 Meter Fabric for the binding
8. Scrap of Batting
9. Scraps of Fabric
10. Iron on fusible web
11. Sewing Machine
12. Matching Sewing Thread
13. General Sewing Tools

Cutting Instructions

1. From the fat quarter:
   • With scissors or rotary cutter
     • Roughly cut a rectangle 17” x 10”

2. From the scrap of batting:
   • With scissors or rotary cutter
     • Roughly cut a rectangle 15” x 8”

3. From the 1/8 meter of binding fabric
   • Using AQ55017 Go! Strip Cutter – 2 ½” (2” Finished) 3 Strips
     • Cut (1) 2 ½” strip

4. From the fabric scraps
   • Using AQ55226 Go! Crazy Quilt – 6” Finished
     • Cut (1) each of shapes A to J

5. From one fabric scrap
   • Using AQ55000 GO! Square – 6 12/” (6” Finished)
     • Cut (1) 6 ½” square

6. From one fabric scrap – iron on the fusible web and then
   • Using AQ55065 GO! Calico Cat and with fabric facing down
     • Cut (1) Calico Cat

Sewing Instructions

All seams are ¼” unless otherwise specified.

Sew the Crazy Quilt Block

1. Following the block assembly instructions found HERE for the Crazy Quilt Block, sew shapes A till J together to make the block:

Optional: Use your machine’s specialty stitches to embellish the crazy quilt block.

2. Position the Calico Cat applique on the 6 ½” square.

Press and applique as desired.

4. Sew the crazy quilt block to the left of the Calico Cat block.
5. Layer the pieced blocks onto the batting and backing to make a quilt sandwich:

Quilt as desired.

5. Trim the food mat:

6. Bind using your preferred method.

Congratulations on finishing your project!