SUNNY SIDE UP
Fig 1
FOUNDATIONPAPERPIECING
4
FoundationPaperPieceonequarterof
thesunshineat a timeasfollows.Place
thefabricpieceforSection1 rightsideup
ontheunprintedsideof thetemplate
againstthesection.Ensurethefabric
coversthewholesection, plus at least in
alltheway around.
5
PlacetheSection2 fabricpieceright
sidedownontopoftheSection 1
piece,matchinguprawedgesontheside
whereSections1 and2 willbejoinedand
makingsurethatwhenfoldedbackalong
the seam line, Section 2 will be covered by
thefabricplusat least in all around. Pin
thefabric piece in place.
6
Turnthetemplateovertotheprinted
sideandstitchalongthemarkedline
betweenSections1 and2, backstitchingat
thebeginningandtheendoftheseam.
Foldthetemplateawayfromtheseamand
trimto in.Foldthetemplateback,turn
theworktothefabricside, flip Section 2
openand then press.
7
Continuesewingyourfabricpiecesin
thiswaytopiecetheremainingsections
of the sunshine FPP template, in numerical
order.Trimalongthedottedseam
allowance line when complete.
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Repeatsteps4–7topieceallfour
copies of the sunshine template.
9
Pintogethertwocompletedsections,
carefullymatchingpointsat theedges
andseams.Returnyourstitchlengthtoits
normallengthforpiecing.Sewthepinned
sectionstogether.Removethepaperfrom
theseam only and press the seam open.
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Repeatstep9 withtheothertwo
completedsections.Thenjointhe
twopairstogethertoformthesun(Fig1).
Note:thereis a gapin thecentreofthe
sunwhichwillbecoveredwithanappliqué
oval.Thisgaphaspurposelybeenleftto
avoidhavinglots of bulky seams joining at
thecentre.
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Removethepapertemplatesfrom
theback,tearing along the seam
lines. Press.