Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

TECHNICALTIP

Toensurecorrectcolour

placement,weadvise

cuttingpiecesforeach

blockandborderas

youwork.

Fig 1

Notes

QSeamallowancesarein, unless

otherwisestated.

QPressaftereachseam.

QRS= rightside(s).

QMixandmatchtheprintfabrics

acrossthequilt,choosing whatever

placementyouprefer.

QQST= quarter-squaretriangle.

* Sallyused 36 printsin herquilt.

**Eachof Sally’sblocks2 and 3 use

adierent pair of colours.

QFrombackground fabric, cut

as follows:

• Four(4)trianglesusing template C
  (forblock2, unit1).


• Eight(8) 5 in squares,subcutin
  halfdiagonally once (for block 2,
  unit2).


• Sixteen(16) 2 in squares.


• Eight(8) 3 in squares,subcut in
  halfdiagonallyonce.


• Eight(8)4insquares,subcut in
  halfdiagonallyonce.


• Eight(8) 5 in squares,subcut in
  halfdiagonallyonce.


• Four(4) 9 in squares,subcutin
  halfdiagonally once (for block 3
  corners).


• Four(4)3inx 7in rectangles.
  Trimoneendto a 45-degreeangle
  fromtopleftto bottom right for
  block3 (Fig 1 ).


• Four(4)3inx 10inrectangles.
  Trimoneendto 45-degreesfrom
  bottom left to top right (for block 3).

(8) 5 in squares,subcutin half

diagonallyonce,and eight (8) 2in

x 5in rectangles.

4

Forborder2,cutasfollowsfrom

backgroundfabric(youneedto

joinWOFstripstogetthelengths):

QTw o(2) 1 i n x 4 9 i ns t r i p s.

QTw o (2) 1i n x 5 0i n s t r i p s.

5

Forborder3,cut the fabric

asfollows:

QFromprintfabricscut:

• Seven(7) 6 in squares,subcut in
  halfdiagonallytwice.


• Twenty(20) 5 in squares, subcut
  in halfdiagonallyonce.


• Four(4)3insquares(forcorners).
  QFrombackground fabric cut
  as follows:


• Ten(10) 6 in squares,subcut in
  halfdiagonallytwice.


• Four(4)3insquares(forcorners).


• Four(4)3inx 5in rectangles (for
  corners).

6

Forborder4,cutthefollowing

fromprintfabrics:

QFifty-two(52)4insquares.

QOne-hundred-and-four(104) 3 in

squares,subcutin halfdiagonally

once(usefour(4)trianglesof the

same colour for each 4in square).

7

Forborder5,cut as follows from

printfabrics:

QFifty-six(56) 2 in x 5in

rectangles.

QFour(4) 2 in squares(forcorners).

QEight(8) 2 in x WOFstripsusing

remaining leftover fabric for binding.

Makingthecentreblock

8

Takethe 2 incolour1 square

andfour(4) 3 inbackground

triangles.Stitchtwo(2)trianglesto

theoppositesidesoftheblock,press,

thenaddtheremainingtriangles

inthesameway(Figs2Aand2B).

Note:Younowhavebiasedgeson

theoutsideof the block, so handle

with care.

Fig2A Fig2B

3

Forborder1, cut the fabric

asfollows:

QFromassortedprintfabrics, cut a

totalof thefollowing:

• Sixty-four(64) 2 in squares.


• Four(4) 5 in squaresin thesame
  colour,subcutin halfdiagonally.


• Four(4) 5 in squaresto match
  block2, colour3. Subcut in half
  diagonallyonce.


• Four(4) 3 in squares (for corner
  squares).


• Eight(4) 3 in squaresin
  matchingpairs,subcutin half
  diagonallyonce(forcorners).
  QFrom background fabric, cut eight

9

Takethecolour2 and3 3in

trianglesandaddmatching

trianglestooppositesidesoftheblock

(Figs3Aand3B). Repeattoaddthe

roundsof4inand 5 intrianglesin

thesamewayworkinganti-clockwise

(Figs4Aand4B). Presswellthen

trim to 9in square(Fig 5 ).

Fig 3A

Fig 4A

Fig 5

Fig 3B

Fig 4B

Block 1