Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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Fabrics used

QAssortedfabric scraps in shades of blue, red, pink

andmauve.

Q B a c k g r o u n d – ‘ N o t e s ’ f r o m C o m p o s i t i o n s b y M o d a.

Notes

Q*Quantityis approximatebasedonfabricplacement

in theblockshere. You may need more or less for your

own blocks.

remainingsides.Pressseams

towards the borders.

5

Takethetwo(2)2inx

21 insashingstrips

andstitchtooppositesides

of thequiltcentre.Addthe

2inx 24instripstothe

remainingsides.Pressseams

towards the borders.

6

Layoutthe 12 in(12in

finished)blocksaround

thecentre.Stitchtogetherin

two(2)pairsof two(2),and

two (2) rows of four (4).

7

Addtheshorterrowsto

oppositesidesof thequilt

centre.Pressseamstowards

theborders.Addthelonger

rows to remaining sides.

8

Takethetwo(2)2inx

48 in backgroundstrips

andstitchto oppositesides

of thequiltcentre.Addthe

2inx 51in stripsto the

remainingsides.Press seams

towards borders.

a settingtriangle to the side,

as shown.

11

Trimtheexcessfrom

therectanglesfollowing

theedgeof thesetting

triangle as a guide(Fig 2 ).

12

Sewthesepieced

cornerstoopposite

sidesof thequiltcentreand

thentheremainingsidesto

complete the quilt top.

Quiltingand

finishing

13

Layeryourbacking,

battingandquilttop.

Basteusingyour preferred

method.

14

Quiltasdesired.

Laurahadherslong-

armquiltedina looping

design by Natalie Dyer.

14

Jointhebindingstrips

intoonelength,press

wrongsidestogetherand use

to bind the quilt.

Fig 2

Fig 1

9

Turnquiltcentre

on-pointandtakethe

6 in(6infinished)blocks,

6 inbackgroundsquares,

6 inx 12inbackground

rectanglesandthesetting

triangles.Layoutthe

blocks,six(6)ineach

corner,alternatingwith

backgroundpiecesasshown

inFig 1. Thebackground

rectanglesshouldbe

pointing inwards.

10

Sewtheblocks

togetherinrows,then

join the rows together. Add