Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

Youwillneed

QCentreblockbackground (cream) –

one(1)FatQuarter

QStripefabricforfussycuttingcentre

(optional)– approx. yd OR eight (8)

repeats

QYel lowflor a lf abr ic–yd

QCream1 (border1) –yd

QCream2 (border 2 and Sawtooth

Stars)– 1yd

QCream3 (HSTs)–yd

QCream4 (on-pointborder)–yd

QAssorted prints – approx. 4yds in

total

QBeigeprint(on-pointborder) – yd

QBackingfabric– 6yds

QBatting– 92insquare

QBindingfabric–yd

QTe m p l a t e s (s e e Te m p l a t e s s e c t i o n)

Finishedsize

Q81in square

Notes

QSA= seamallowance.

QHST= half-squaretriangle.

QWOF = width of fabric.

BEHIND THE QUILT

SIMPLY R ADIANT
“IloveNorthCountryFramequilts,soI usedsomeof myfavourite
characteristicsof thestylein thisproject;it is alsoa scrappyquilt,as manyof them
oftenwere.I useda yellowfloralfabricat dierentpointsthroughoutthequiltto
addconsistency,andI findthatthisdrawstheeyefromthemiddleto theouter
border.ThecreamfabricsI usedarea mixof dierentdesigns,butyoucould
useonethroughoutthequilt.Forthecentreof theCastleWallblock,I fussy-cut
froma stripefabricto createa secondarydesign– if youwantedto skipthis,use
thesolidoctagontemplate.Thegreatthingaboutthelastframeonthisquiltis
thatyoucanmakeit fitanysizeof quilt,whichis probablywhyit wassopopular
amongquilters.Thequiltingwasinspiredbya piecein MarionDrake’s collection
(check out her I nstag ra m:@mariongiseladrake).”– Carolyn Forster

MEDALLIONPROJECT

PAV E D W I T H G OL D

Cutting out

1

Frombackgroundcreamfabric,for

thecentreblock,cutas follows:

QFour(4)piecesusingtemplateD.

QFour (4) pieces using template E.

2

Fromassortedprintfabrics,for

centreblock,cutas follows:

QEight(8)trianglesusingtemplate

A (fussy-cuttheseto createa

kaleidoscopeeect),ORuse

templateF,andcutas onepiece.

QEight(8)squaresusingtemplateB.

QEight (8) diamonds using template C.

3

Fromtheyellow floral fabric, cut

as follows:

QTw o(2) 12 i n s q u a r e s ,s u b c u t

intofour(4)HSTs(for centre block

settingtriangles).

QFour(4)4insquares(forborder1).

QFour (4) 5in squares (for border 2).

4

Fromcreamfabric1, cutfour(4)

23 in x 4in strips (for border 1).

5

ForthepiecedHSTtriangle

corners,cutas follows:

QCream3 fabric– cuttwenty(20)

5 in squares, subcut in half