Make-Something Monday: Week 1 - Using your Cricut (or other die cut machine) to Make Applique's for a Baby Quilt

Rencently I came up with a plan to make a baby quilt for my expecting sister-in-law. I really wanted to do an applique quilt in the theme of Baby African Animals (her nursery theme). Below are a list of the steps that I took to start the quilt. With a few photos of what I have done so far.
Step 1: Select shapes on Cricut Cartridge.
Step 2: Cut Shapes out as large as possible on the Cricut.
Step 3: Visit Kinko's or a copy shop to enlarge the shapes to the size desired for the quilt.
Step 4: Cut Shapes out to use as a pattern.
Step 5: Select Fabrics and iron Heat 'n Bond to the back of each color.
Step 6: Using the pattern pieces cut shapes out of fabric.
Step 7: Iron pieces together to form shapes.
Step 8: Iron shapes to a piece of base fabric.
Step 9: Using either a sewing machine or needle and thread, stitch around each shape.
Step 10: Put quilt together with batting, and back.
Step 11: Stitch around the edge of the quilt to bind it.
Step 12: Tie the quilt with embroidery floss or yarn every 6-8 inches.

The Giraffe is all cut out I just need to get the mouth and eyes figured out and iron everything down. He stands almost 4 feet tall (to give you an idea of how large the animals are). All of the pattern pieces started out at 11.5 inches.

Giraffe head up close.

The Elephant is ready for a mouth and eyes and then I can iron everything down on it as well.

The "Crocidator" as my nephew Nicholas calls this one is done and ready to be added to the quilt base.

The Monkey needs the pink for the inside of his ears, and black for his eyes then he is all ready to be ironed together.

The Hippo is complete except for her eyes, they need to be ironed down and then she can join the Crocidator on the quilt base.

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions. :)