Finishedquiltsize:
203cm(80in)squareNote:RefertotheFabricKeyforthe
specificfabricsusedinthisproject.Seam
allowancesof^1 ⁄ 4 inareusedthroughout
forthepiecing.Instructionsaregivenfor
workingfromtheprintedPatternSheetin
themagazine,butyoucandownloadthe
digitalpatternsfromwww.homespun.net.
auandprintthemoutinstead.PREPARATION
1
ThisinstalmentofourBlockof
theMonthprovidesinstructions
foraddingBorder3 tothequilttop,
includingtheBlushingBlooms
blocks.You’llalsobeusingthe
CircleStarblocksthatyoumade
inPart2 ofthisproject.2
If you’renotusingprecutpapers,
tracethe^1 ⁄ 2 inhexagonandthe
1injewelshapesfromthePattern
Sheetontotemplateplasticusinga
permanent-markingpen.Cutthem
outjustinsidethetracedlines.Use
themtotrace 20 hexagonsand 360
jewelsonstiffpaperandcutthem
outonthelines.BORDERBACKGROUND
3
FromFabricC,cut:- Fourstrips,8inacrossthewidth
ofthefabric.
4
Fromthe12instripofFabricE
youcutinPart1 andputaside
forBorder3,cut:- Eightstrips, 11 ⁄ 2 inacrossthewidth
ofthefabric.
5
Measureyourquilttophorizontally
andverticallythroughthecentre.
It shouldmeasure 361 ⁄ 2 in from raw
edge to raw edge in each direction
but slight variations from this are fi ne.
Trim the strips of Fabrics C and E
to this measurement.6
Joina FabricE striptobothlong
edgesof eachFabricC strip.Press
seamstowardsFabricE.Foldeachof
thebordersstripsinhalf,rightsides
togetherandlongedgesmatching,
andlightlypressthefoldtocreatea
horizontalcreasealongthecentreof the
strip.Repeattofoldeachborderstripin
halfwiththeirshortedgesmatchingand
lightlypressthefoldtocreatea vertical
creasedownthecentreof thestrip.BLUSHINGBLOOMS
7
Youneedtomake 20 Blushing
BloomblocksforBorder3.Each
blockismadefromone^1 ⁄ 2 inhexagon,
18 jewelsandthreedifferentfabrics- thesixjewelsinthefirstroundof
theflowerareallcutfromthesame
fabricandthe 12 inthesecondround
areallcutfromthesamefabric,as
showninDiagram1.
8
Choosethethreefabricsyou
wishtousefora blockfromyour
‘generaluse’fabrics.Sharonfussy
cutsomestripeprintsforsomeof
herblooms,butmostofhershapes
weren’tfussycut.Sheencourages
youtovarythepositionoflightand
darkvaluefabricsinyourblocks–
thatis,sometimesusedarkervalue
fabricsforthecentrehexagon,
sometimesusetheminthefirstround
ofjewelsandsometimesusethem
inthesecondroundofjewels.9
Onceyou’vechosenthethree
fabricstouse,laya papershape
onthefabricandcutaroundit^1 ⁄ 4 in by
eye outside the edge of the paper. If
you wish to fussy cut petals for some
of your fl owers, refer to Sharon’s Tips
for Fussy Cutting published in Part 1
of the instructions for this project.10
To prepare each shape for
stitching, lay the fabric right
side down. Centre a paper shape on Diagram 1the wrong side of it. Run a thin smear
of water-soluble fabric glue near the
outer edge of the paper shape, one
side at a time. Fold the seam
allowance over the edge of the paper.11
Lay out the six matching jewels
and the centre hexagon for a
fl ower. Match one of the jewels with
the hexagon, right sides together and
edges aligned. Beginning with a knot
concealed in the seam allowance,
whip stitch them together along one
edge with small, fi ne stitches that
catch only the very edge of the fabrics
and don’t penetrate the papers.12
Repeat this process to join
the remaining fi ve jewels to
the centre hexagon. Then join the
jewels to each other.13
Join the jewels cut for the
second round in pairs along one
long edge. Then join the pairs to the
edge of two adjacent round-one jewels.14
Remove the papers from
behind the centre hexagon and
the round-one jewels. Press the block.15
Repeat Steps 8–14 to make 20
Blushing Blooms.LAYOUT
16
Lay the Border 3 strips from
Step 6 around the edges of
your quilt top. Position fi ve Blushing
Bloom blocks on each border strip
and rearrange their order until you
are happy with the grouping of
colours and prints.17
Work on one border strip at
a time. Apply a small dab of
appliqué glue to the wrong side of
the Bloom that you wish to have in
the centre of the strip. Centre it over
the creases in the border fabric, as
shown in Diagram 2.Homespun 115