American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-02)

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Using an acrylic ruler, rotary

cutter, and cutting mat, trim

the Four-Patch unit at an angle

(Diagram 2).

▪ Place Four-Patch unit under ruler

with one unit edge extending

beyond ruler side edge at an

angle (a). Trim first edge.

▪ Rotate unit 180°. Line up trimmed

edge with a line on the ruler (b).

Trim second edge.

▪ Rotate unit 90° clockwise. Line up

first trimmed edge with ruler top

edge (c). Trim third edge.

▪ Rotate unit 180°. Extend

untrimmed edge past ruler side

edge (d). Decide if you want unit

to be square or rectangular. Trim

fourth edge accordingly to make

a trimmed Four-Patch unit.

The top row of

Playtime includes all

four block layouts

used in the quilt.

From left to right:

Some blocks feature

incomplete frames

that were fi lled in

with a second bright

color or with gray. The

most common blocks

have two gray frames

sandwiching one

bright color frame.

Other blocks have two

bright color frames

next to each other.

And some blocks

alternate gray and

bright color frames.

Diagram 2

a b c d

96 APQ ¥ February 2020