Patchwork & Quilting UK – July 2019

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PROJECT // stars and fl owers

b. Place card along bottom right

diagonal line and fold paper pattern

back over it, illust. 3b.

c. Place Add a Quarter ruler up against

card and trim excess fabric leaving ¼"

seam allowance, illust. 3c.

8a. Turn square over and place one,

3¼" medium floral triangle right sides

together with cream rectangle aligning

edges, illust. 3d.

b. With pattern uppermost, stitch along

diagonal line, starting and ending seam

a few stitches beyond each end of line,

illust. 3e.

a. Place pattern on top of rectangle b. Fold pattern back over card c. Trim excess fabric

d. Position medium fl oral triangle e. Stitch along line

a. Pin units together

f. Position second cream rectangle

b. Stitch along edge of paper pattern

c. Open out and press triangle back.

d. Repeat with a second 3¼" medium floral

triangle on opposite side of Flying Geese

block.

9a. Place card along horizontal middle line

on pattern, fold back pattern as before

and trim excess fabric to leave ¼" seam

allowance.

b. Place one, 2¾" x 4¾" cream rectangle

right sides together along trimmed edge,

illust. 3f.

c. Turn pattern over so it is uppermost and

stitch along middle horizontal line.

d. Open out and press cream rectangle back.

illust. 3. Pattern C

illust. 4. Complete Flying Geese unit illust. 5. Joining units

illust. 6. Pinning centre unit