Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

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UnitC is madeina similar

waytoA2/A3.Checkthesewn

unitis 6inx 4in(Fig 6 ). Onlytwo

(2)UnitCsareneededforColumn

1, withthebottomunitrotated

180 -deg reesbefore being sewn into

the column.

thesewnunitis 5insquare.Makethe

followingUnitDs (enough for both

Column2s):

QFabric1 and9 – makeeight(8).

QFabric1 and7 – makeeight(8).

QFabric1 and 11 – makeeight(8).

QFabric1 and6 – makeeight(8).

QFabric 1 and 10 – make eight (8).

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Tomakethehalf-rectangle

UnitFs,use 4 inx 2in

piecesofFabric1 andFabric9. Start

bymarkingtheinseamallowances

asinFig10Aonthenextpage(just

usedotsif youlike).Onthelight

piece,marka diagonallinefromdot

todotasshown.PlacethepiecesRS

together,anglingthelightpieceso

theseamallowancedotsarealigned

(Fig10B). Pininplaceandsew

alongthemarkedline.Trimexcess

fabricandpressthetriangleinto

place(Fig10C). Checkthe unit is

4 in x 2in(Fig 10D).

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Maketwo(2)UnitFslikethis

andtwo(2) using Fabric 1

and Fabric 10.

TECHNICALTIP

TheA unitforColumn 1

is thetrickiestareatoget

rightinthequilt,soit’sa

goodideatopractisethe

unitfirstonsome

spare fabric.

AssemblingColumn 1

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FollowFig 7 carefullytomake

thenecessarynumberofunits,

payingattentionto choosing the

correct fabrics.

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Toj o i nt h eC o l u m n1 u n i t s

together,laythemoutasshown

inFig 7 , takingtimetogetthe

correctorderandrotateunitswhere

needed(shownbytheletterR onthe

diagram).Youwillseethatthereis

a regularrepeatoftheshapes.Sew

theunitstogetheringroupsoffour

(4),matchingseamscarefullywhere

needed,andpress.Checkeachblock

is 12inx 7in.Accuracyis very

importantat thisstage.Whenall

four-unitblocksaremade,sewthe

blockstogetherandpress.Checkthe

sewn column is 12in x 70in.

MakingColumn2 units

Thiscolumnis madeupoftwo(2)

piecedunits(seeFig 8 ) withtherest

of the pieces just plain rectangles.

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SewthepiecesD1andD2

togetherwitha curvedseam,

usingthesamemarking,pinningand

sewingmethodasbefore–Figs9A-

9D show the basic process. Check

PROJECTl cable knit

A1 A3

A2

B1

B2 C1 C2

A1 A3

A2

B2

R

B1

R

A1

R

A3

R

A2

R

B1

ShapesrepeatB

B2

R

B1

R

A1

R

A3

R

A2

R

C1

C2

A1 A3

A2

B

R

B1

R

A1

R

A3

R

A2

R

B1

B

6 in x

4in

One block

One block

Fig 7

Fig 6

C1 C2

Fig 9C

WS RS

Curved D unit Half-rectangle

triangle F unit

D1

D2

Fig 8

D2

(RS)

A

D1

(WS)

Fig 9A

Fig 9B

Fig 9D