Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

PASTEL POSY

YOUWILLNEED

QAtleasteight(8)printfabrics:

one(1)fatquartereach

QBackgroundfabric:2yds

QBackingfabric: 35 / 8 yds

QBatting:64insquare

Q Binding fabric: yd

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 56in square

NOTES

QSeamallowancesarein, unless

otherwisenoted.

QPressseamstooneside,unless

otherwiseinstructed.

QWOF= widthof fabric.

QHST= Half-squareTriangle.

QWashandpressall fabrics well

before cutting.

FABRICSUSED

Allfabricsusedarereclaimed bedsheets

fromthe50s–70s.

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromthebackgroundfabric cut:

QFour(4)15insquares.

QFour(4) 14 in squares.

QFour(4)8insquares.

QFour(4) 7 in squares.

QFour(4) 4 in squares.

QFour(4)4insquares.

QFour(4) 2 in squares.

QEight(8) 2in squares.

2

Fromtheprintfatquarters, cut a total of:

QFour(4)15insquares.

QFour(4)8insquares.

QFour(4) 4 in squares.

QFour(4) 2in squares.

3

Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QSix (6) 2in x WOF strips.

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Fig 1

MAKINGTHEHSTS

4

Marka diagonallineonthewrongside

offour 2 in backgroundsquares.Place

eachbackgroundsquarerightsides

togetherwitha 2in printsquare.Sewa

in oneithersideofthemarkedline.Cut

eachsquarealongthemarkedlineand

pressseamsopen(Fig1).Trim each HST

blockto 2in square.

5

Repeatstep4 usingthefollowingpairs

ofprintandbackgroundfabric,

trimming to the size listed:

QPair 4 in squares, trimming HSTs to

4insquare.

QPair8insquares, trimming HSTs to

7 in square.

QPair15insquares,trimming HSTs to

14 in square.

6

Arrangetwo 2 in HSTsandtwo 2 in

backgroundsquaresintoa four-patch.

Sewthesquarestogetherin tworows of

two.Presstheseamstowardthe

backgroundsquares.Sewtherows

together, nesting the seams. Press the