Magic 8 technique
1
Placetwo(2)di erent8insquares,rightsidestogether,withthelighter
fabricuppermost.Markdiagonallinescornerto cornerin each direction.
Stitch a in seam either side of the marked lines(Fig2A-C).
2
Cutthesquarein half vertically and horizontally, and along the marked
lines(Fig 2D-E).
3
Trimeachof theeight(8)half-squaretrianglesto 3 in square,making
sure the seams are 45-degrees and bisect the corners(Fig2F).
Cutting out
RefertoFig 1 forfabrickey.Sortand
label your fabrics for easy identification.
1
FromFabricA,cutas follows:
QFour(4) 3 in x WOFstrips.
Subcutinto forty-five (45) 3 in
squares.
QFive (5) 8in squares.
2
FromFabricB,cutas follows:
QFive(5)8insquares.
QTwo(2) 3 in x WOFstrips.Subcut
into twenty-two (22) 3 in squares.
3
FromFabric C, cut five (5) 8in
squares.
4
FromFabric D, cut eleven (11) 8in
squares.
5
FromFabricE,cut twenty (20)
3 in squares.
6
FromFabricF,cutone(1) 3 in
x WOFstrip.Subcut into ten (10)
3 in squares.
7
FromFabric G, cut as
follows:
QTw e n t y - o n e (21) 8 i n s q u a r e s.
Fig 2A Fig 2B Fig 2C
Fig 2D Fig 2E Fig 2F