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I am feeling much better today and am really grateful for this. I am hoping that I will be able to work out tomorrow…as surprising as it is I am really missing it. Enough about me being sick, and on to the whirly-giggle pattern -
Here is the pdf. file with the info I used to make my whirly-giggle quilt using 5 different fabrics.
Most of the information on how to cut out the whirly-giggles is taken directly from the tutorial found here at Two Dogs and A Quilt.
What you will need:
- ½ yard of each of 5 different fabrics (this will be enough to cut all of your whirly-giggle pieces and enough for a scrappy binding)
- Rotary cutter
- Acrylic ruler
Take your ½ yard of fabric and cut 3 pieces 5’’ wide by the length of your fabric (44"-45"). You will have a piece 3 inches wide left over- set this to the side and save it to use as a scrappy binding.
From each of the 5 inch wide strips cut 8 pieces that measure 5”x4 3/8”
Stack your 24 pieces so that the right side of the fabric is facing up
Tape your whirly-giggle piece (from the .pdf ) to the wrong side of your acrylic ruler. The diagonal side showing the seam allowance will be placed along the straight edge of the rule. Hopefully the picture will help if my description doesn’t.
Now it is time to cut your whirly-giggle pieces. Line up one 5”x 4 3/8” piece under the ruler so that it lines up with the template. Cutting along the straight edge of the ruler will result in two identical pieces. Cut all pieces this way.
 
Create a stack for each fabric (48 pieces) and assign a number of 1-5 for each fabric.
Using the diagram pick the pieces you need. Starting with row one on the left side you will need one piece from fabric 2 and one piece from fabric 4.
Place them right side together with angled sides touching. Then slide the top piece up ¼ of an inch. Doing this adjusts for the ¼” seam allowance and creates a “square” when you open your pieces up.
When you sew your ¼” seam your stitch line should start and end when the two pieces overlap and create a “v”
Work the quilt row by row and left to right.
Pressing your seams takes extra time but makes your life SO much easier. Don’t try to skip this step.
You will also notice little notes pinned to the left of each row - each one says "row x - left side" so that I could keep track of which was the left side while I was sewing each row.
At this point the finished size is 38 1/2"x 46". Perfect for a crib sized quilt! My plan is to add a small white border, and then add a scalloped border around that.
If you have any questions or need any clarification leave me a comment.
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