Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

EYE CANDY

theouteredgeofeachpieceusing
a matching thread to secure.

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FoundationPaperPiecetheeyelashes.
TakeoneEyelashSectionA template.
Cuta pieceofprintfabriclargeenoughto
coverSection1A,plusat leastin allthe
wayaround.Repeattocuta pieceof
backgroundfabricforSection2A.Place
theSection1Apieceontheunprintedside
of thetemplate,coveringthesectionplus
in allthe way around. Pin or glue in place.

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PlacetheSection2Apieceontop,
RSTwiththeSection1Apiece,sothat
whensewnandpressedopen,it willcover
Section2Aplusat leastin all the way
around. Pin in place.

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Turnthetemplatetotheprintedside
andsewalongthelinebetween
Sections1Aand2A.Pressthepieces
open.Repeatsteps7–8topieceeach
sectionofthetemplatein numericalorder,
alternating background and print fabric.

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Onceallsectionsaresewn,cutalong
theouterdashedlineandremove the
paperby tearing along the lines.

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Repeatsteps6–9topieceoneEyelash
SectionB templateand one Eyelash
SectionC template.

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JoinEyelashSectionsB andC along
thestraightedges.JoinEyelashSection
A tothetopofyourpiecedEyeCentre.
ThenjoinEyelashSectionB/Ctothe
bottomtocompleteoneEyeblock(Fig1).

PIECINGTHEREMAININGBLOCKS

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Youwillneedtopiecea totalofsixty
(60)eyeblocks,asoutlinedin steps
4–11. Sarah chose to use some of the

Fig 1

followingmodificationstomakeeachof

herblocksunique.Youcanmakeallyour

blocksthesame,orchoosefrom the

modifications as you wish.

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Foreyecentres,fussycutdifferent

shapesforthepupils,suchashearts,

crossesorelongatedovals.Youcanalso

cuttheiriswiderorthinner.Onceyouhave

appliedtheshapes,trimthemevenwith

theouter edge of the eye centre piece.

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FoundationPaperPiecetheeyelashes

ignoringthemarkedlines,makingthe

trianglescloserorfarther,thinnerorthicker.

Orusestraightlinestocreaterectangular

pieces.Trimaroundtheouterdashedlines

of thetemplateswhen complete and finish

as in steps 9–11.

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