Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

PROJECTl lenten rose

Piecingthe side border

flowers

Note: Foreachof theflowermotifs,

youwillneedone(1)4insquareand

eight(8)3insquaresof thesameprint,

plusfour(4)4inx 5in creampieces,

six(6)3inbackgroundsquares and two

(2) 3in border squares.

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Makethree(3)petal

units(steps8-10)with3in

backgroundsquares.Makeone(1)

petalunitwith3inbordersquares

(Fig 4 ). Make a total of eight (8) sets.

Piecingthe four-

patches

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Jointwo(2)3insectionsof

stripsetA,pressingyourseams

tooneside,oropenif preferred,

asshowninFig 5. Makea totalof

thirty-six (36) four-patch units.

Piecingthecornerunits

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Joina 3insectionofstripset

B toa 3inx 5inborderpiece

(Fig 6 ). Presstowardstherectangle.

Make a total of four (4).

TECHNICALTIP

Placingthecream

portionsofthefour-

patchesnexttotheprint

portionsofthepetal

unitswillhelpwiththe

correct placement.

Fig 4

Fig 5

Fig 6

Fig 7

Piecingthecorner

borderf lowers

Note: Foreachof theflowermotifs,

youwillneedone(1)4insquareand

eight(8)3insquaresof thesameprint,

plusfour(4)4inx 5in creampieces,

four(4)3inbackgroundsquares and

four (4) 3in border squares.

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Maketwo(2)petalunits(steps

8-10)with3inbackground

squares.Maketwo(2)petalunits

with3inbordersquares. Make a total

of four (4) sets.

Assemblingthequilt

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Assemblethequiltcentretwo

(2)rowsat a time,asshownin

Fig 7 , finishingwithanextrarow1.

Thefirstrowalternatestheflower

centreandmatchingpetalunitswith

4inbackgroundsquares.Pressaway

fromthepetalunits.Thesecondrow

alternatespetalunitswiththefour-

patchesmadeinstep13.Again,press

awayfromthe petal units or open if

preferred.

Row 1

Row 2