I made this quilt for Elijah & Aliyah and gave it to them a few months ago. As you can see Jonah has already begun to claim it for himself! Quilt Details Fabric is Celebrate Seuss & Cat in the Hat by Robert Kaufman Pattern - Circle Quilt Tutorial Designed by me Quilted by me Started on 12/2/10 Finished on 4/15/12 Quilt measures - 52" across -- To easily create this quilt I used a 10° Wedge Ruler by Phillips Fiber Art that is 22½" long. It allows you to cut long wedges that are accurately 10° wide. Supplies 1. I made this quilt entirely from my stash & mostly from scraps. If you are going to buy new fabric I suggest getting the ruler first so you can plan out how many wedges you'll be able to cut etc. ( I don't recommend Fat Quarters as the ruler is longer than the Fat Quarters. ) 2. I used batting tape to put leftover pieces of batting together. I did a tutorial on batting tape last year. If you are using new batting you'll need a piece at least 58" x 58" 3. I used scraps for my backing too. If you are using new backing fabric you'll need to make a piece at least 58" x 58" ( 3 1/4" yards will give you 58" x 80" ) 4. I used scraps for my binding. You will need enough fabric to make at least 175" of bias binding. I posted a chart on calculating bias binding in one of my binding tutorials. 1. To make the quilt you will need to cut 36 wedges 10° wide. (360° total) Adjust this quantity if you are using a 15° or other degree ruler. I decided to use 18 fabrics and cut 2 from each. 2. Start with 2 wedges and arrange them as shown. 3. Pin and sew a 1/4" seam along one side. 4. Press seam open or to the darker fabric. I press my seams open 95% of the time. 5. The result! 6. Continue adding wedges. Initially I made one half of the quilt with 18 wedges. I suggest dividing the wedges in 4 sections of 9 wedges. 7. I arranges the remaining 18 wedges on my design wall so that I could make sure the order of the fabrics was the same for the second half. 8. This photo shows you the top right section of 9 wedges sewn together. 9. Then I completed sewing the top left section of 9 wedges. 10. Next I sewed the top 2 sections together to complete the top half of the quilt. 11. Then I sewed the 2 halves together to complete the quilt top. (Minus the hole in the center.) 12. The hole in the center was approximately 4-5" in size. I decided to cut a 10" circle to applique over the hole. That way it would cover the opening and hide any mistakes near the middle. I fussy cut one character from the Dr. Seuss fleece so that it would also have texture for the kids. 13. Layer, Baste & Quilt. I quilted straight lines along the wedges to keep it simple. Here is some pre-binding photos of the quilt that I recently found in my Project Life album. I can't believe how little Aliyah is!! 14. Bind the circle quilt with bias binding. I used a scrappy bias binding made from solid navy & the multicolor stripe. Make at least 175" of bias binding. How to make scrappy bias binding. How to bind curves. -- As I mentioned this quilt was originally a gift for Elijah & Aliyah. Here is my Dad helping Aliyah open the quilt at Hanukkah a few months ago. Aliyah's first move was to do a twirl on the quilt. Then they started searching for the books they have read. ...and then they went back to opening more presents of course! Jonah is a big fan of the quilt. My SIL Karin loves it because it is small enough to bring to the park, but big enough for Jonah to chill & have tummy time. Occasionally they still stake their claim on the quilt. I'm just glad it has gotten so much use & is loved so much!! -- Want to link to this tutorial? Here is a button you can use. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Additional tutorials can be found here. © 2013-2022 Julie R. Herman. All rights reserved. For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/ No part of this tutorial may be reproduced without written consent of Jaybird Quilts.