Something Fishy Going On!
By Jennie Rayment
You will need:
For 12½” square cut:
- One 6½” sq Fish body
- Three 3 7/8” sqs Red – cut in half diagonally
- Three 3 7/8” sqs Blue – cut in half diagonally
- Four 2 x 9½” strips Blue + scrap
- Four 2” sqs Green
Use 0.75cm (¼”) S/A
Press seams open
Step 1
Cut scrap of blue fabric and applique it to the fish body to make the ‘mouth’.
Step 2
Join five Red and Blue triangles together to make five squares. N.B There will be one Red and one Blue triangle left.
Step 3
Join Green squares to ends of two Blue strips.
Step 4
Stitch Red/Blue squares into rows.
Step 5
Attach shorter row to one side of fish body and longer row to other side.
Step 6
Press seams open, remember to cut off ears! Not yours!!!
Step 7
Attach two Blue 2 x 9½” strips to opposite sides of block.
Step 8
Attach remaining strips to the other two sides. Press seams toward outside edge.
Step 9
Add an eye.