Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

Fig 9

Fig 10

PROJECTlheart and soul

a sawtoothstrip.Maketwelve(12)

sawtooth strips, one for each block.

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Tracetheheartmotifand

makea cardtemplate.Iron

eachfusiblewebrectangleontothe

backoftherectangleofredfabric.

Drawroundtheheartontotheback

ofthefusiblewebpaperandcutout.

Note:Katharinemadeherheartsin

twodierentdirections.Peelothe

paper,positiontheheartontothe

5 inx 2inrectangleandpressto

bond.Stitcharoundtheoutsideof

theheartwithmatchingthreadand

a straightstitchclosetotheedge.

Make twelve (12) heart blocks.

Assemblingtheblocks

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Choosefour(4)dierent

squareblockunitsand sew

together in a four-patch.

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Joinanappliquéheart

rectangletoa 2inx 3in

rectangle along the short edges.

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Adda sawtoothstriptoone

side of each block made in step

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Add 8 inx 2insashingstrips

betweeneachblock.Press

seams towards sashing. Trim to size.

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Connectthefour(4)rows

withthe 27 insashingstrips

between them. Trim to fit if required.

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Addthe 4 inx 37inborder

stripstooppositesidesofthe

quilt panel. Press towards the border.

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Addthe 4 inx 35inborder

stripstothe top and bottom of

the quilt panel.

Quiltingandfinishing

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Layerandbastethe quilt top

ready to quilt.

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Quiltclosetotheseamson

thesashingandborder.Quilt

eachblock,stitchingclosetothe

seamsofthepatchwork,fillinginthe

rectangularareawith zigzags around

the heart motifs.

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Oncequilted,removebasting

and finish with binding and

alabel.

23.Adda heartstriptoanadjacent

sidetosquareuptheblock.Repeatto

make twelve (12) blocks(Fig 9 ).

Assemblingthequilt

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Arrangetheblocksona

designwall,balancingthe

colours,withtheheartmotifsall

facing right way up(Fig 10 ).