Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

BLOCK OF THE MONTH l spoondrift quilt

Fig 3

EbbandFlowarrivesin theUK

in November,contactJanetand

Tonyformoreinformation

usingtheemailaddress

provided.

STOCKUPON

FABRICSFOR

YOUR QUILT!

Cuttingout

1

FromStarfishPearl,cuttwelve(12)

3insquares and twelve (12) 2in

squares.

2

FromShipsDarkOcean,cutfour

(4)3i nsquares for half-square

triangles.

3

FromSeaweedSky,cutfive(5)3in

squares for half-square triangles.

4

FromSeabirdsSky,cutthree(3)

3insquares for half-square

triangles.

Makingtheblock

5

Ta ket he3i nsqu a r e sc utf r omt he

backgroundfabricanddark

fabrics.Pairupandmaketwenty-four

(24)half-squaretrianglesasbefore.

Tr i m each squa re to 2i n.

6

Takethesquarescutfromthe

backgroundfabricandthe

half-squaretriangles.Carefullylayout

theblockinrows,asinFig 3. Check

thateverythingis intherightplace

beforeyoubeginpiecing,thenjointhe

units in rows to complete the block.

Meetthedesigner

Aftercompletinga degreeinfashionandtextiles,Janetworkedasa

freelancedesignerformanyyears.Janetalsocreateslivelydesigns

forquiltsandstitcheriesthatcombineheruniquejointappliqué

templatesandfree-motiondrawingtechnique.Asanexperienced

speakerandteacher,Janetregularlyhosttalksandworkshops

focusingonthedesignprocessandcreativetechniques.She’salso

writtenfivebooks,includingFreyaandFred,HeartyGoodWishes,

A FieldGuide,HomeQuiltHomeandTheWordsmith. Youcanget

intouchwithJanetbyemailingherat:[email protected]

http://www.janetclare.co.uk Janeteclare

Useuptherestofthose

leftoverscrapsforsomehalf-

squaretrianglestocreatethis

simple yet stellar star block

BLOCKOFTHEMONTH

STAR BLOCK