Quilters Companion - AU (2019-11)

in the usual way. Sew the shapes

together from raw edge to raw edge.

Press the seam allowances for the

units in the top right and bottom

left corners of the block towards the

cream A triangles; press the seam

allowance for the units in the top left

and bottom right corners towards the

red B shapes.

4

Now join the top right and

bottom left corner units to

the grey C diamond. Again, insert a

pin through the intersections of the

seam allowance lines/points that you

marked on the wrong side of each

patch, then pin the edges together

in the usual way. This time, sew the

seam from the top or bottom raw

edge of the block to the marked seam

intersection line/point at what will be

the centre corner of the block — that is,

do not sew into the seam allowance at

the centre corner. Press these seams

in the same direction as the seams on

the corner units.

5

Repeat the process described

in Step 4 to sew the top left

and bottom right corners to the

grey C diamond.

6

To complete the block, fold it so

the short edges of the red B and

B-reversed shapes match, right sides

together. Sew these short seams:

start from the outer edge of the block

and stitch to the intersection of the

seam allowance lines/points. Your

stitching should not cross onto the

grey fabric at all.

7

Repeat Steps 1–6 to make a

total of seven Diamond blocks all

exactly the same.

Chevron blocks

1

To make a Chevron block,

you will need:

• one aqua print B shape
  
  
  • one white print A shape
  
  
  • one cream print A shape.
  
  
  
  

2

Lay out the patches, referring to

the Chevron Block Layout Diagram.

3

To piece the block, start by

matching the B shape with one

of the A triangles, right sides together.

Insert a pin through the intersections

of the seam allowance lines/points

that you marked on the wrong side

of each patch, then pin the edges

together in the usual way. Sew the

shapes together from raw edge to

raw edge.

4

Repeat Step 3 to sew the second

A triangle to the other long edge

of the B shape in the same way. Press

the seam allowances towards the

cream print triangles.

5

Repeat Steps 1–4 to make 14

Chevon blocks. Then repeat the

steps to make 14 Chevron-reversed

blocks, using the aqua B-reversed

shapes, and the white print and cream

print A-reversed triangles.

Assembly

1

Lay out the eight Diamond blocks

in a row. Then lay out the Chevron

and Chevron-reversed blocks in two

rows of 14 blocks each — one row

above the Diamond row and one

below it. The cream print fabric in each

Chevron block should be on the outer

edge of the row.

2

Join the blocks in each row

together. Press the seams in the

Diamond row in the opposite direction

from the seams in the other two rows.

Then join the three rows together,

carefully matching seams.

Border

1

Join the four 2½in strips of cream

print fabric together end to end to

make one long strip.

2

Measure your table runner

horizontally through the centre.

Cut two strips this length from the long

strip. Sew them to the top and bottom

edges of the runner. Press seams

outwards.

3

Measure your runner vertically

through the centre. Cut two

strips this length from the remainder

of the long strip. Sew them to the left

and right edges of the runner. Press

seams outwards.

Finishing

1

Remove the selvedges from the

backing fabric and cut it into

two equal lengths. Sew the pieces

together, short edges matching, with

a ½in seam and press the seam open.

2

The runner, backing and batting

are ready for a long-arm

quilting machine as they are. If you’re

quilting by hand or on a domestic

machine, follow the instructions for

Preparing the Quilt Sandwich in the

free downloadable Basics Guide* to

pin or baste the quilt top, batting and

backing together.

3

Quilt as desired. This runner was

initially machine quilted in the

ditch of all the seam lines. Straight

lines were then echo quilted in the

white print zigzag. The cream print

triangles and border were quilted

with a free-motion swirling design.

4

Trim the excess backing fabric

and batting ¼in outside the edge

of the runner.

5

Follow the instructions in Binding

the Quilt in The Basics Guide* to

bind the quilt using the five 2½in strips

of grey stripe print fabric.

* The free Basics Guide is available as a

download online from http://www.cosyproject.

com/blog/quilting-guide

Step 4 Chevron Block Layout Diagram

White print A

Cream print A

B

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