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BLOCK OF THE MONTHl hand-pieced sampler


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Stitchtwo(2)pairstogetherto
makea blockquarter(Fig 2 ).
Make four (4).

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Now,stitchthefour(4)quarters
together to make a circle(Fig 3 ).

Fig 2

Fig 3

Fig 4

Fig 5

Fig 6

Fig 7

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TohelpyoustitchcircleA into
position,foldintoquartersand
fingerpressat theoutsideedgeof the
circle.Foldeachquarterandfinger
pressagain(Fig 4 ). Younowhave
eight(8)balancepointsontheoutside
edgeof thecircletomatchupwith the
piecing on the outer circle.

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Pintheoutercircletocentrecircle
A at thebalancepointsfirstand
theninbetweenasneeded(Fig 5 ).
Stitchinplace,rememberingnotto
stitch the seam allowances down(Fig 6 ).

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Youcannowappliquéthepetalsin
thecentreorwaituntiltheblockis
finishedwiththeaddition of E and ER
corner pieces.

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StitchE andERtogetherinto
pairs(Fig 7 ). Make four (4).

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Now,pintoeachcornerof the
block(Fig 8 ). Tomakesure
eachcurveis assmoothaspossible,
pinthestartandfinishof theseam
firstandworkinfromeachend
alternatelywiththepinning. Stitch all
four (4) corners in place.

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Useyourfavouritemethodto
appliquéthepetalsasshownin
Fig 9. Carolynusesfreezerpaperfor
accuracy. Cut out the petal shape from

TECHNICALTIP
Youcanchoose
whicheverplacement
youlikeforthepetals.
Carolynusedonelayout
inthetealblockand
anotherforthevintage
and 1930s blocks.
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