Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

Blockwith

fussy-cut

As centre

Blockwith

F centre

B

C E

D

F/A

F

A

Fig 1

diagonallyto make forty (40)

triangles.

QAssortedprints– cutthirty(30)

5 in squares,subcutin half

diagonallyto make sixty (60)

triangles.

6

Forcreamborder2, cut four (4)

5 in x 43in strips.

7

Forthesquares on point, cut as

follows:

QCream4 – cutone-hundred-and-

twenty(120) 1 in squares.

QAssortedprints– cutfour-hundred-

and-eighty(480) 1 in squares.

QBeigeprint– cutsixty(60) 3 in

squares,subcutdiagonallyin

eachdirectionto maketwo-

hundred-and-forty(240)quarter-

square triangles (QSTs).

8

ForthePavementborder,from

assortedprints,cutone-hundred-

and-thirty-six (136) 4in squares.

9

FortheSawtooth Star corners,

cutas follows:

QDarkprint– four(4) 5 in squares,

subcut diagonally in each direction

to makesixteen(16)QSTs.

QDarkprint– Sixteen (16) 2in

squares.

QLight(cream 2)– four (4) 4in

squares.

QLight(cream2)– sixteen(16) 2 in,

subcut into thirty-two (32) HSTs.

10

Fromthebindingfabriccut

nine(9) 2 in widestrips.Join

to a continuouslengthwithbiasjoins,

pressedopen.Pressalong the entire

length WS together.

11

Cutthebackingfabricintotwo

(2)92inandtwo(2)12inx WOF

strips.Join12instripstogetheralong

shortedgeandstitch between large

rectangles.

Makingthecentreblock

12

Theinstructionsherearefor

handpiecingtheCastleWall

centre block. First, stitch all the A

TECHNICALTIP

Yourmeasurementsfor

thesizesoftheframes

mayvarydepending

ontheaccuracyofthe

cuttingandmachining,

andthestretchinthe

fabric.Tomakesure

thingskeepfittingateach

stageoftheframing,

measurethesolidframes

andcutaccordingly,

trimmingtosize

if needed.

Fig 2A Fig 2B

Fig 2C Fig 2D

Fig 2E Fig 2F

piecestogetherto makeanoctagon

(Fig 1 ). Alternatively,youcoulduse

shapeF. Followthediagramsto hand

piecetherestof theblock(Fig2A-2F).

Pressto distributetheSAevenly,see

Fig 3 onnextpagefora guide.Your

block should measure 16in square.