Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

MIDNIGHT AND MUSTARD

PIECINGTHEDRUNKARD’S

PATHUNITS

9

TakeoneFabricH Template2 piece
andoneFabricB Template3 pieceand
creasethecentreofeachoftheshapes.
PlaceTemplate2 ontopoftheTemplate 3
carefullymatchingthecreasesandends,
andpinin place.Easealongthecurveand
pintogether between these points.

10

WithTemplate2 ontop,sewthe
piecestogetheralongthecurved
edge.Workslowlytoavoidstretching,
removingeachofthepinsasyougo.Press
theseam toward the darker fabric (Fig 1).

11

Repeatsteps9–10tomakethe

following Drunkard’s Path units:

Fig 1

Fig 2

QEightFabricB/H.

QSixFabricD/H.

QEightFabricE/H.

QFourFabricF/H.

PIECINGTHEORANGEPEELUNITS

12

Drawa diagonallinefromcornerto

corneronthereverseofeachFabricB

6 / insquare.PlaceRSTwitha FabricH

6 /in squareandsewa scantin either

sideofthedrawnline.Cutdowntheline

toyieldtwoHalf-squareTriangleunits

(Fig2).Press open and trim to 6in square.

13

Repeatstep12 to make the following

HSTunits:

QEightFabricB/H.

QFourFabricC/H.

QTenFabr icD/H.

QSixFabricE/H.

QFourFabric F/H.

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Takea FabricA Template1 pieceand

pressunderin allthewayaroundthe

outeredge.Youcanmakea templatefrom

card,usingtheinnerdashedlineofthe

templateanduseasa guide.Placeright

sideupontopofa FabricB/HHST.Align

thepointswiththeseamoftheHST.

Centrethepiecesothepointsareapprox

in from each corner. Pin in place.

15

Topstitcharoundtheouteredgeofthe

Template1 pieceusinga coordinating

coloured thread to appliqué in place.

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Repeatsteps14–15tofinishtheHST

OrangePeelblocks,referring to Fig 3

forfabric combinations.

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TaketheFabricH 6in squareandfold

eachonein halfdiagonally.Finger

presstomarkthediagonal.Repeatsteps

14–15addingtheremainingFabricA,C

andG Template1 pieces,usingthe

diagonalcreasetoplacethepieces.You

willhavefourteenblocksforeachfabric.

ASSEMBLINGTHEQUILTTOP

18

SewtheDrunkard’sPathandOrange

Peelblocksintotenrowsoftenblocks.

Thensewtherows together to complete

thequilttop.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

19

Cutthebackingfabricin halfacross

thewidth.Removetheselvedgesand

sewthetwopiecestogetherusing a in

seam.Press the seam open.

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Pressthequilttopandbackingwell.

Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

backing fabric right side down, the batting