Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

Youwillneed

QLowvolumefabrics– Thirty-two

(32)8inx 14inpieces*

QPrintedfabrics– Thirty-two (32) 8in

x 21inpieces*

QBackingfabric– 4yds

QBatting– 80insquare

QBinding fabric – yd

Finishedsize

Q 72 in square

Notes

QRST– rightsidestogether.

QWST– wrongsidestogether.

QQST– quarter-squaretriangle.

QHST – half-square triangle.

* Youmaychooseto usejusttwo(2)

fabricsforyourquilt,in whichcase

youwillneed 2 ydsof light fabric and

3 yds of dark fabric.

BEHIND THE QUILT

THE MAGICNUMBER
“Thisis a greatscrap-busterof a quilt.However,to giveit someconsistencyand
makethestitchingprocessworkforyou,I stitchedtheblocksin pairsas it makes
betteruseof thequickstitchtechniquefortheQSTs.Eachblockusesoneprintand
a lowvolumefabric.Forease,youcouldusethesamelowvolumefabricacrosseach
of theblocks.Or,if youhavea large-scaleprintthatyoulove,youcouldmakeallof
theblocksin thatto showit o! Thisquiltcouldeasilybemadein a coordinating
colourwayorthemedfabrics,buthere,I choseto uselotsof dierentprintsand
coloursforanexcitingdesign.Theblockusedin thisdesign,Triplet,lendsitselfto
a coupleof dierentlayouts,andyoucouldmakea greatquiltbyplacingallof the
blocksin thesamedirection.Onceyouhavesewntheblocks,takeyourtimelaying
themoutin a waythatworksforyouin anarrangementthatyoulike.Thisis oneof
thegreatthingsabouta comparativelysimpleblock – there are often great design
layouts you can play with!”–Carolyn Forster

TRIPLETBLOCKPROJECT

SCRAPPY TRIPLET

Cutting out

1

Fromeachofthelowvolume

fabrics,cutfour(4) 3 insquares

andthree(3) 4 insquares.You

needone-hundred-and-twenty-eight

(128) 3 insquaresandninety-six

(96) 4in squares in total.

2

Fromeachoftheprintedfabrics,

cuteight(8) 3 insquaresand

three(3) 4 insquares.Youneed

two-hundred-and-fifty-six(256)

3 insquaresandninety-six (96)

4 in squares in total.

3

Cutthebackingintotwo(2)

equallengths.Removethe

selvedgeandjointogetheralong the

long edge. Press seam open.

4

Cutthebindingfabricintoeight

(8) 2 inx WOFstrips.Jointoa

continuouslengthwitha biasjoin.

Press along the length, WST.

Makingthe blocks

5

Tomaketheblocksinpairs,first

makethequarter-squaretriangle

units.Pairupthe 4 insquares,a

printwitha lowvolumefabric,RST.

Onthebackofthelowvolumefabric,

drawa diagonallinecorner to corner

on each one(Fig 1 ).