Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

Youwillneed

QSeabirdsPearl– 12inx 4in

QCowesSky– 30inx 4in

QSeaweedSand– 12inx 4in

QShipsDarkOcean– 4inx 7in

QCowesDarkOcean– 5inx 6in

QStarfishDarkOcean– 4inx 7in

QStripePearl– 17inx 6in

QStarfishPearl– 12inx 6in

QCowesSand– 18inx 4in

QStarfishOcean– 5insquare

QFusibleweb– 14inx 7in

QLightweightvilene

QTe m p l a t e s – s e e Te m p l a t e s s e c t i o n

Finishedsize

Q12in square

Notes

QBeforeproceedingwithanycutting,

pleasereadthroughalltheinstructions.

QConsidertheorientationof yourprints,

theappliquétemplatesandany sections

youmaywishtofussycut.

QFabricrequirementsareforboththe

BeachHutsandTimeandTideblocks.

QUseainseamallowance throughout.

QRS= rightside.

QWOF = width of fabric.

Cuttingout

1

FromCowesSky,cutone(1) 12 in

x 4inpiece.Set the rest aside for

the next block.

2

Fromeachof thethree(3)dark

fabricrectangles,cut a beach hut

using the template.

Piecingthebackground

3

Takethethree(3)piecesof sand

(StarfishSand),blue(CowesSky)

andcream(SeabirdsPearl)rectangle-

shaped fabricsandpiecetogetherto

formthebackgroundforthebeach

huts(Fig 1 ). Press the long seams Fig 1

Fig 2

Placingtheappliqué

beachhuts

4

Arrangetheappliquébeachhuts

verycarefullyonthepieced

background(Fig 2 ). Oncetheyare

pressedinplacewiththeironthey

cannot be removed, so take your time!

Preparethefusiblewebfortheappliqué

1

Laya pieceof fusibleweb(papersideup)overthebeachhuttemplates

(whichhavebeenreversed)andtrace.Roughlycut the pieces out with

paper scissors leaving a small allowance all round.

2

Placethepiecespapersideuponthereverseof yourchosenfabricsand

irontofixinplace. Now cut them out as carefully as you can on your

traced pencil lines.

3

Peelothebackingpaper.If this is tricky, scratch the middle with a pin

and peel it away from there.

5

Setupyourmachineforfree-

motionstitchingandstitcharound

thebeachhuts.Whenyou’vefinished,

pullthethreadstothereverseof the

fabricandtieosecurely.Press.Tip:

Thisstepcouldalsobesatinstitched

or even buttonhole stitched by hand.

opensotheylieasflataspossible

ready for the appliqué.