Australian Homespun – August 2019

CUTTING

1

If you’reusinga JellyRoll,select

36 stripstouseinthisproject.

2

Fromeachofthe 36 stripsof

assortedprintfabrics,cut:

• Onestrip, 21 ⁄ 2 x 32in(A)


• Onesquare, 21 ⁄ 2 in(B).

3

Fromeachofthesolidredand

solidaquafabrics,cut:

• Fivestrips, 61 ⁄ 2 inacrossthewidthof
  thefabric.Crosscutthemtoyield 72
  rectangles, 21 ⁄ 2 x 6^1 ⁄ 2 inofeachfabric.

4

Fromtheredprintfabric,cut:

• Sevenstrips, 21 ⁄ 2 inacrossthe
  widthofthefabric(binding).

DETOURBLOCKS

5

Dividethe 36 A stripsinto 12

groupsofthreestripseach.Sew

thethreestripsineachgrouptogether

alongtheirlongedgestomakea strip

set.It shouldmeasure 61 ⁄ 2 inwide.

Presstheseamsinonedirection.

6

Fromeachstripset,cut 12

segments, 21 ⁄ 2 inwide,asshown

inDiagram1.Youshouldhave 144

segmentsintotal.

7

Sewa 2^1 ⁄ 2 x 6^1 ⁄ 2 in strip of solid red

or solid aqua fabric to the right

edge of each segment, as shown in

Diagram 2. Press the seam towards

the solid fabric.

8

To make one Detour block, you need:

• one B square cut from one of the
  assorted print fabrics


• two segments with red rectangles
  joined to them (‘red segments’)


• twosegmentswithaquarectangles
  joinedtothem(‘aquasegments’).
  Theblockismadebysewingthered
  andaquasegmentsaroundthe
  centralB square.

9

Beginassemblingtheblockby

sewingtheB squaretothetop

rightprintsquareinanaquasegment

usinga partialseam.Thatis,only

sewabouttwo-thirdsoftheway

downtheB square.Presstheseam

awayfromtheB square.

10

Next,joina redsegmentto

thetopedgeoftheblock,sew

anotheraquasegmenttotheright

edgeandthenanotherredsegmentto

thebottomedge.Oneachoccasion,

sewthesegmentswiththestripof

threesquaresnexttothecentralB

squareandtherectangleofsolid

redoraquafabricontheouteredge

oftheblock.Presstheseamsaway

fromtheB squareeachtime.

11

Completetheblockbyextending

thepartialseamyoubeganin

Step9 downtheremainderof theB

squareandalongtheedgeof thesecond

redsegment,asshowninDiagram3.

Yourblockshouldmeasure 101 ⁄ 2 in

squarefromrawedgetorawedge.

12

RepeatSteps8-11tomake

a totalof 36 blocks.

ASSEMBLY

13

Referring to the Quilt Layout

Diagram, lay out the blocks in

six rows of six blocks each, rotating

every alternate block by 90 degrees to

create windmill fan shapes of solid red

and solid aqua across the surface of

the quilt top. Move the blocks around

until you have an array of colours and

prints that you like – double checking

each time you move a block that you

have rotated it correctly in the layout.

14

Join the blocks in each row

together. Press seams in alternate

rows in the opposite direction.

15

Then join the rows, carefully

matching seams. Press.

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Diagram 3

2½in 2½in 2½in 2½in 2½in

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