Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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PROJECTl hotchpotch hexies

stoppinginfromthecentrepoint

ofthediamond,inthemiddleof

thejoineddiamondsseam.Liftthe

presser foot and align the next edge

thenstitchrighttotheedge.Press

theseamopen.Thebackground

fabricstripsshouldform a ‘Y’ shape.

Make eighteen (18).

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Stitchthetrianglesintothree

(3)pairswiththecentrefabric

at thepointstouching.Stitchallthe

way along the seam and press open.

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Stitcheachoftheremaining

four(4)diamondstoa triangle,

againwithpointsmatching.Press

seamsopen.Maketwo(2)and two

(2) in reverse orientation.

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Nowlaythepiecesout

followingthelayoutdiagram in

Fig 9 and pictureinFig 10.

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First,stitchthehexagonsinto

rows. The first row at the

bottomhasfour(4)hexagons.Stitch

thesetogether,startingandstopping

infromtherawedges.It canbe

helpfultomarkthesepointsonthe

WSofeachshapewithdotsbefore

stitching.Pressseamsopen.Stitch

the following rows in the same way.

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Atthetop,setinthepaired

three(3)triangle units. Press

the seams open.

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Now,stitchthehexagonrows

togetherstartingwiththefirst

seamat oneendandworkingyour

waytotheother.Alignthesidesof

thehexagonsforthefirstseamand

stitchtotheinpoint,whichwill

alignwiththeseamunderneath.

Leavetheneedleintheworkand

liftthepresserfoot.Pivotandalign

the next two (2) edges – the previous