Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

PASTEL POSY

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seamopen,ortooppositesides, spinning
thecentre seam open (Fig 2).

7

Arrangethefour-patchblockfrom
step6 withtwo4inHSTsanda 4in
backgroundsquare.Sewtogetherin a
four-patch,pressingseams as in the
previous step (Fig 3).

8

Repeatstep7, joiningthenewfour-
patchwithtwo 7 in HSTsandone
background 7 in square(Fig4).Repeat
again,joiningtwo 14 in HSTs,one
background 14 in squareandthenew
four-patch(Fig5).Thiscompletes one
quarterof the quilt top.

9

Repeatsteps6–8tomakethe
remainingthreequarters.Arrangethe
fourquartersintotworowsoftwo,
referringtotheLayoutDiagramfor
placement.Sewtogetherin rows,then
sewtherowstogether,pressingseamsas
youdidforthefour-patchblocks, to
completethequilttop.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

10

Cutthebackingfabricin halfacross
thewidth.Removetheselvedgesand
sewthetwopiecestogetherusing a in
seam. Press the seam open.

TOP TIPS

Considerusingmultiplebackground

fabricsto reallymixupthelookof your

quilt.It’sa greatwayto usewhatyouhave

in yourstash,ratherthan needing one big

piece of yardage!

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