Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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Youwillneed

QRedandwhite fabrics – Five (5)

ydpieces

QBorderfabric–yd

QFreezerpaper – One (1) 15in x

35inpiece

QBackingfabricandbatting,or

fleeceblanket– 56insquare

QBindingfabric–yd

QCrazyblockpattern(see

Te m p l a t e s s e c t i o n)

Finishedsize

QApprox. 50in square

Notes

QUseainseamthroughout.

QYourquiltmaybelargerorsmaller

dependingonwhat size you trim

your blocks to.

Preparation

1

Startbytracingtwo(2)copies

ofthecrazyblockpatternontoa

pieceoffreezerpaper.Rememberto

transferthenumbersof each piece.

Do not cut out yet.

2

Prepareyourfabricsbypressing

themallwell.Stacka pileoffive

(5)dierentydpiecesontopof

eachotherwithrightsidesfacingup.

Pinthepaperpatternonthetoplayer

ofthestacktooneside– youwill

need the ocuts for later(Fig 1 ).

individualsections.Thismightbe

a bittrickyif yourfabricsarethick,

butwedonotneedaccuratecutting

at thisstage,sojustdoyourbest.Do

notshue thepiecesabout,make

sureyoukeepthemintheright

sequence and stacked as a square.

4

Removethepaperfromthetop

layerandlayeachnumbered

patternpieceundereachstack.You

shouldhavetwo(2)pilesof five (5)

divided squares(Fig 2 ).

Arrangingthestacks

5

Rearrangeyourstacksasfollows:

QLeavethe stack labelled 0 as

it is.

QTa ket hetopf abr icf r omst ack 1

andplaceat the bottom of

thestack.

QTakethetoptwo(2)fabrics

fromstack2 and add them to

thebottom.

QTake the top three (3) fabrics from

3

Witha largerotarycutterand

ruler,cuttheouteredgesofthe

squares first. Then, carefully cut the

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stack3 andadd them to

thebottom.

QTa ket hetopfou r(4)f abr ic sf r om

stack4 andaddtothebottom.

Eachpieceintheformationshould

now be dierent(Fig 3 ).

6

Placethecut-upsquareonto

a trayasit is andtakeit withyou

toyoursewingmachine.It is very

easytogetthemmuddled up

so do be careful.

7

Takea pieceoffabricfromthetop

ofeachofstacks0 and1 andsew

rightsidestogetherwithainseam.

Makesureyouaresewingthecorrect

edgestogether.Youdonotneedtobe

tooaccuratewithmatchingthesides.

Concentrateduringtheconstruction

ofthefirstblockbecauseyouwill

notyetbefamiliarwiththeshapes–

however,allwillfallinplace if you

follow the sequence.

8

Adda piecefromstack2,

followedbya piecefromstack

3.Repeatwithstack4 andfinallya

piece from stack 5. Leave the block to

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