paper piece pattern | WOMBAT QUILTS

A few months ago I agreed to test a paper piecing pattern for Louise at I’m Feeling Crafty. I was thrilled when Louise sent thru the most darling Alligator pattern, in three different sizes no less.

To test the pattern I decided to make the smallest version of the Alligator, my theory being that the smallest patterns are most of the time the fiddliest/hardest to make.

This pattern does have a few parts to it, but Louise’s instructions are easy to follow and the design makes assemble straight forward. I used the pin method to make sure that my points aligned, and it worked perfectly. When I was done with my small Gator I had a block measuring 9 x 21 inches.

The three different sized patterns Louise’s includes are designed to make this lovely quilt…

But I wanted to shake things up a little, so I put the Gator up on my design wall and started playing… a butterfly and some scrappy cream solids later I had a finished baby quilt.

My Alligator is definitely the star of the show…

button eyes, and all…

For the butterfly I used a paper piecing pattern I found on Craftsy. It adds such whimsy to the quilt I think.

To finish things off I used a yard of Michael Miller fabric I had hidden in my stash for the backing…

I did some straight line quilting with some kitty help… yep you warmed me last week this would happen and it did!

And finally some Kona solids, in blue and brown for the binding…

Using the small Gator pattern this quilt ended up at 35 x 39 inches. Next time I think I will use the medium Gator pattern and add more butterflies. It is such a great block I will definitely be using it again.