Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

EYE CANDY

YOUWILLNEED

QEyewhitesfabric:1yd

QPrintfabricsforeyesandlashes:

Approxthirty(30)fateighths

QBackgroundfabric:

Approx 5 yds

QBindingfabric:^5 /^8 yd

QBackingfabric:5yds

QBatting:83inx 88in

QLightweightfusible web (20in

wide)1yd

QOne(1)copyeachof Diamond,

TopDiamond,SideDiamond,

QuarterDiamond,EyeCentre,

IrisandPupiltemplates

QSixty(60)copieseachof Eyelash

Section A, B and C Templates

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 75in x 80in

NOTES

QSeamallowancesarein throughout,

unlessotherwisenoted.

QPressseamstooneside,unless

otherwiseinstructed.

QTemplatesincludeseamallowances,

wherenecessary.Fortemplates see p86.

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QWOF= widthoffabric.

QQuiltedbyQuiltingbytheStitch

(quiltingbythestitch.com).

QFabricsuppliedbyHoffmanCalifornia

Fabrics (hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net).

FABRICSUSED

FabricsarefromtheUntamedcollection

bySarahSharpforMe+ You,a divisionof

Hoffman,plusIndah Batiks and Metals.

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromtheeyewhitesfabriccut:

QFive(5) 6 in x WOFstrips.Subcut

intosixty(60) 6 in x 3in rectangles.

Subcuttherectangles using the Eye

Centre template.

2

Fromthebackgroundfabriccut:

QFourteen(14) 73 / 8 in x WOFstrips.

Subcutintofortyfive(45)pieces

usingtheDiamondtemplate,and

four(4)piecesusingtheQuarter

Diamond template (two regular and

THERE’S MORE TO THISDESIGN

THAN MEETS THE EYE – IT’S

A REAL SKILL-BUILDER!

twowiththetemplateturned over

formirrorimagepieces).

QEighteen(18)piecesusing the Side

Diamondtemplate.

QTen(10)piecesusingthe Top

Diamondtemplate.

QSavetheremainingfabric for piecing

theeyelash sections.

3

Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QEight(8) 2 in x WOFstrips.

MAKINGTHEFIRSTBLOCK

4

TraceoneIrisandonePupilontothe

papersideofyourfusibleweband

cuteachoneoutroughly.Choosetwo

ofyourprintfabricsandapplythefusible

webtothewrongside.Cut each piece

outonthe drawn line.

5

UsingtheEyeCentretemplate

forreference,applytheIrispieceto

oneEyeCentrepiece,followingthe

manufacturer’sinstructions.Thenapply

the Pupil on top of the Iris. Stitch around

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