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   1. Cut the following amount of 2″ squares for each block in your quilt: 46 reds, 44 yellows, 64 browns, and 117 background squares.

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   2. Begin piecing the squares together to make the following single color chains:
   Red — 1 nine piece, 1 five piece, 1 four piece, 1 two piece, 1 eight piece, 1 six piece and 2 three pieces.
   Brown — 6 two pieces, 5 four piece, 5 three pieces, and 2 five pieces.
   Yellow — 5 two pieces, 6 three pieces, 1 four piece and 1 seven piece.
   Background — 3 five pieces, 7 four pieces, 10 three pieces, 1 six piece, and 11 two pieces.




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   3. Piece the rest together following the pattern. You can view the full large pattern by clicking the image on the left.

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   Here's a couple of progress shots of the piecing. I accidentally left the bottom row of his foot off. Oops!




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   Here's a couple of progress shots of the piecing. I accidentally left the bottom row of his foot off. Oops!

6. 

   Quick tip:
   
   If you want to do a solid like I did -- (so that you use the same fabric for each color) then there is a quicker way to make up this block.
   
   Instead of sewing together 2" blocks when you have two of the same color touching, use the following measurements.
   
   When you have a 2-piece, cut the piece 2" x 3.5"
   When you have a 3-piece, cut the piece 2" x 5
   When you have a 4-piece, cut the piece 2" x 6.5"
   When you have a 5-piece, cut the piece 2" x 8
   6-piece, cut the piece 2" x 9.5"
   7-piece, cut the piece 2" x 11"
   8-piece, cut the piece 2" x 12.5"
   9-piece, cut the piece 2" x 14

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Cat Morley

11 Jan 20:41

Wow, this is amazingly cool!

Jackie H.

11 Jan 21:03

love it!!! i think my son will be getting this soon...he loves it!

ms.cass

11 Jan 21:09

that is awesome!

athenamat

11 Jan 21:23

Thanks all :)

Let me know if you have any questions.

northernstar

11 Jan 22:46

This is brilliant! love Mario ;)

Eien

12 Jan 01:19

well this is full of win.
I'll have to make one to go with the mario mushroom pillows I made once.

Thank you so much for sharing.

Vampish Brat

12 Jan 03:13

I so have to make my cousin this one

Lizz R.

12 Jan 12:05

**sings the mario brothers theme** I wish I could quilt !!

Heather P.

12 Jan 15:15

This is the coolest quilt EVER! Good job ^_^

alicia b.

18 Jan 20:38

This is awesome!

Kim

24 Jan 16:11

Love it!
Love it Mario!

ashelee w.

25 Jan 06:53

i love it!

ofenjen

29 Jan 21:23

THAT is so fun! Great job from a fellow quilt geek. :)

Pumpkinniki

06 Aug 14:22

I was thinking about making a Mario quilt...looks like you beat me to it. :P

KMOM14

21 Nov 06:58

I don't know if I have the patience to piece all the pieces together, but I love this pattern and have favorited for my future "to try" list. Thanks for sharing it with all of us!

diyod

31 Dec 10:14

Fabulous quilt! This definitely makes me really want to learn quilting!

Michelle D.

31 Mar 16:11

This is amazing. I'm trying to make it for my boyfriend who has a queen size bed. I'm new to quilting and really bad at math... and was wondering what size (twin, full, queen) the finished quilt is in your pictures. thaaanks!

The Silver Swan

25 May 02:02

Oh wow that is amazing! I so want to make this for a friend of mine. He would love it!

RedheadInBed

28 Sep 08:46

Shut the front door! This is AWESOME!

maraxypaz p.

01 Feb 14:10

what kind of material did you use? Great job! thanks

KealatheKoala k.

04 Feb 17:26

This is so cool and I want to try making this! One question, if your not using a sewing machine, what sort of stitch should you use to sew the mario pieces together?

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January 11, 2008 20:36

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