Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

PROJECTl paved with gold

Fig 8

Fig 9

Fig 10

Fig 11C

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StillreferringtoFig 7 , sewthe

3 in settingtrianglesto thetop

andbottomof eachpiecedstrip.Chain

piecingis greatforthiswholeprocess.

Becarefulof theplacementof the

trianglesas youdon’twant them going

in the wrong direction.

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Jointwenty-seven(27)pieced

stripsforeachsideof thequilt

(Fig 8 ). Carolynpressedherrowsas

shejoinedthemto eachother– you

wanttheseamsto alternatein order

to fit snuggly for matching points.

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Makefourcorner‘wedges’

usingtheremaining 1 in

squaresandtrianglesfollowingFig 9.

Attacheachwedgeto oneendof each

borderto continue the pattern(Fig 10 ).

Press.

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Marktheinseamallowance

pointat theinneredgeof

eachborderstriponthewrongside

(Fig11A). Stitchthebordersto each

sideof thequilt,pinningwellas this

canbestretchy.Startandstopyour

seam at the in marks(Fig 11B).

Fig 11B

Stopat

in dot

Foldquilt

topin half

diagonally,

RST

Alignandstitch

diagonal seam

TECHNICALTIP

Thesquareson-pointborder

canbeachievedbystitching

1 inwidestripsintoa strip

setwithcreamfabricinthe

middle,andthensubcut

into 1 inwideunits.If

youdothisbecarefulof

repetitionoffabricswhen

laying out the borders.

Fig 11A

Make 4

Mark in SA