Beginner's Guide to Quilting - UK (2020-02)

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MATERIALS

QPrint fabrics (Fabrics A–G):

seven (7) fat quarters

QSolid fabric (Fabrics H–I):

two (2) fat eighths

QBackground fabric (white): 1yd

QBinding fabric: ½yd

QBatting: 46in x 57in

QBacking fabric: 48in x 59in

FINISHED SIZE

Q44in x 55in approx.

NOTES

QSeam allowances are ¼in,

unless otherwise stated.

QRST = right sides together.

QHST = Half-square Triangle.

Q WOF = width of fabric.

QRead through all steps before

cutting or sewing.

QFabric requirements are based

on 44in wide fabric.

QPress fabrics well before starting.

CUTTING OUT

1

From the background fabric cut:
QTwenty (20) 6¾in squares.
QTwenty (20) 5¼in squares.
(Cutting Diagram: Background Fabric).

2

From each of Fabrics H and I cut:

Q Ten (10) 2¼in x 8½in strips.

(Cutting Diagram: Fabrics H & I).

3

From Fabrics A–F cut:
Q Three (3) 6¾in squares.
Q Three (3) 6in squares.
(Cutting Diagram: Fabrics A–F).

4

From Fabric G cut:
Q Two (2) 6¾in squares.
Q Two (2) 6in squares.

5

From the binding fabric cut:

QSix (6) 2½in x WOF strips.

For stripy binding cut along the short

selvedge edge to yield fourteen

(14) 2½in x 18in strips.

PIECING THE BLOCKS

6

Make your HSTs. Match each background

6¾in square with a patterned 6¾in square,

RST. Mark a line across the diagonal.

7

Stitch the squares together by sewing

¼in from the line one each side. Cut along

the marked line, open out and press seams

towards the darker fabric.

8

Trim each HST to measure 6in square.

Repeat for all print/background pairs to

make a total of forty 6in HST units.

9

Make your striped squares. Cut each

5¼in background square in half along the

diagonal. Fold in half and gently finger press

to mark the centre point. Fold your 8¼in x

2¼in coloured strips in half widthways to mark

the centre on these too. Match up the centre

lines RST and sew your strip to your triangle.

Press the seam towards the darker fabric.

Attach the second background triangle to the

other side in the same way, matching up the

centre creases. Trim to 6in square, carefully

centring the strip in each block (Fig 1).

QUILTING AND FINISHING

10

Assemble your lolly blocks. For each

lolly block you’ll need one 6in patterned