I have had some inquiries about the mini quilt, so I thought I would post a little more information since some people can't get to the original instructions.
My grandson, Drew, loves animals, so I wanted to feature large pictures of animals in his quilt. I purchased a few pieces of fabric that had several different animals on one piece of yardage. I made a frame out of cardboard and placed it over the animal pictures and then marked the cutting lines through the inside of the frame.
The post where I got this idea from used a variety of kid-themed fabrics with smaller prints so they didn't need to fussy cut them. This would be a more economical way to make the quilt, but I really wanted to feature the animals for Drew's quilt, so I was willing to splurge a bit. 
I found that both Walmart and Hobby Lobby had a lot of animal and children's prints to choose from.
I cut out thirty 4 1/2 inch blocks -- 2 of each print and then stitched them together in six rows of 5 across using 1/4 inch seams. I then layered the backing (right side down), the batting, and the quilt top. I pinned these layers together with safety pins. (I cut the batting and the backing larger than the top.) I tied the quilt at the intersections with perle cotton. After it was tied I trimmed the batting even with the quilt top and cut the backing 1" larger than the top. I then turned the backing over toward the top to form a binding and stitched it down by hand.
This shows the tying at the intersections:
This shows the backing folded over and used as binding:
This is definitely not a family heirloom -- I just hope it will be a fun little gift for my one and only grandson. It was a lot of fun to make and I'm hoping to make more in the future. If you have other questions I would be glad to try to answer them. Perhaps when I make another one I can do a tutorial.
Becka
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on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am
When my girls were little I made both of them quilts for their beds. They weren’t in patchwork squares like this one is though. I found some really cute pretty, frilly, ruffly curtains. I then purchased a couple of full size flat sheets (their beds were twin size) and coordinating solid color for the backing and used this same method to make matching quilts for their beds. I used full size sheets because, once the edges were folded over and the borders sewn, it would have made the quilts too small for the beds. The full size sheets were just the right size once they were all put together. It really looked nice once I finished. I’ve also made a quilt this same way for our son but used a soft, warm blanket for batting and it worked very nicely.
on Oct 21st, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I saw the fabric with big animals on it too, and could hardly leave it there! So cute!
on Oct 22nd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I got the jungle babies fabric for my son!! So cute, I can’t wait to start the crib set I’m going to make with it! Thanks for the ideas!
on Oct 22nd, 2009 at 8:32 pm
A very cool gift for a fine little guy. I’m immensely jealous of your sewing skills. Personalized gifts like this one are very special. Thanks for sharing the strategy.
on Oct 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I made a full-scale quilt kind of like you have made here, several years ago. It too is knotted instead of actually quilted. I’ve got it in my head to make another one, and may sometime in the summer when I have a lot more time. It was fun, and has a lot of memories because I used scraps of fabric from various sewing projects — mostly involving clothing items and projects we did when my daughter was small — so I’ve enjoyed it a lot.
The biggest difference between your work and mine, is that you are a careful seamstress and I tend just to throw things together.