Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

YOUWILLNEED

QWhitefabric: 1 yds

QBlackfabric:2yds

QPinkfabric:/ yd

QBindingfabric:yd

QBatting:53inx 71in

QBackingfabric:3yds

QOne(1)copyeach of Templates

A, B, C and D

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 45in x 63in

NOTES

QSeamallowancesare in, unless

otherwisenoted.

QPressseamstooneside,unless

otherwiseinstructed.

QTemplatesincludeseam allowances,

wherenecessary.

QFortemplatesseep86.

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QWOF= widthoffabric.

QFabricsuppliedbyRobert Kaufman

(robertkaufman.com)

QDaisyusedAurifil40wtthread in

shades 2410 and 2692.

FABRICSUSED

FabricsareallEssexLinenbyRobert

Kaufmanin Blossom,Yarn Dyed

Charcoal and White.

ROW-BY-ROW CONSTRUCTION

MAKES THIS COMPLEX-LOOKING

QUILT A BREEZE TO PIECE!

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromthewhitefabriccut:

QForty(40)TemplateA pieces.

QFortyseven (47) Template C pieces.

2

Fromthepinkfabriccut:

QForty(40)Template B pieces.

QSix(6) 5in squares.

3

Fromtheblackfabriccut:

QFortyseven(47)TemplateD pieces.

QFortyseven(47)5insquares.

QTwent yfour(24) 53 / 8 in squares.

Subcuteachsquareonthediagonalto

yieldfortyeight(48) triangles. Discard

one(1) triangle.

4

Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QSix (6) 2in x WOF strips.

PIECINGTHEQUILTTOP

5

FoldeachTemplateA andB piecein half

andfingerpresstomarkthecentreof

eacharc.PlaceonewhiteTemplateA piece

andonepinkTemplateB piecerightsides

together,matchingupthecreases.Pin

togetherat thecentreandat eitherend.

Easethefabricalongthecurvebetween

thesepoints and pin in place.

6

Sewthetwopiecestogetheralongthe

curveusinga scantin seam,pivoting

regularlywiththeneedledownasyou

stitch.Pressopenandtrimto5insquare

(Fig1).Repeatwiththeremaining

TemplateA andB piecestomake a tot al

offorty quarter circle units.

7

Taketwoofthequartercircleunits

and sew together as shown in Fig 2,

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