This happy Hippo Quilt was designed for my Cousin and her baby boy. It's a fun and simple pattern perfect for any Jungle or Safari room.
3 sizes: Main instruction is for 36x42 crib size, with additional measurements for 24x28 and 48x56
Using the largest size and a border you can make this Hippo the center of a quilt for a Twin Bed. Or use a combination of sizes so big brother can have a matching quilt.
Skill Level: A great pattern for beginning quilters. All straight cutting, and straight seams. The instructions include fabric yardage, cutting instructions, triangle tips, sewing instructions, and basic finishing instruction.
The pattern first uses a chart with the given number of strips to be cut for each color. Second, it has a set of charts with piece lengths to be cut and labeled from those strips. The shaping is done with quick corner triangles, or the “snowball method” where a sew line is drawn corner to corner on a square and place on top of another square or rectangle. Once those squares are marked you follow a full page color labeled image of the Hippo, assembling piece by piece row by row.
