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- With right sides together, layer a marked white with small print square
D on top at the bottom left of a 5" ginger brown print square F. Sew
on the drawn line, cut a ¼" from the drawn line, then press back the
resulting triangle. - Repeat Steps 1 and 2 with two 2½" squares C to the top left and bottom
right of the unit from Step 2. - Embellish with 5" strips of ecru medium rickrack.
- Repeat Steps 1-4, sewing the D square to the bottom right of square F.
- Repeat Steps 1-5 to make a total of three left legs and three right legs.
- Sew a left and right leg together to complete a leg row.
- Repeat Step 7 to make a total of three leg rows.
Completing the Quilt- Sew the head, arm and leg rows together to complete a Gingerbread Man
block. Repeat to make a total of three Gingerbread Man blocks.- Sew two 2" x 9½" sashing strips between the three Gingerbread Man
blocks to complete the quilt center. - Sew the two 3½" x 30½" red and tan Homespun side border strips to the
sides of the quilt center from Step 2. - Sew the two 3½" x 15½" red and tan Homespun top and bottom border
strips to the top and bottom of the unit from Step 3 to complete the quilt. - Sandwich the quilt top, batting and backing; baste. Quilt as desired then bind.
- Embellish the Gingerbread Men with black button eyes and the vintage
ecru buttons down the front. Jennie chose to embellish after machine
quilting for ease in the quilting process. Quilt Assembly Diagram