American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-06)

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*Always test a marking tool on a scrap of fabric from your project before using.

01 | ERASABLE PENCIL

Use to trace around

templates on the back side of

fabrics.

02 | WATER-SOLUBLE PEN*

Mark dots and seam lines

on fabric. The marks can be

removed with water.

03 | THREAD SNIPS

Clip threads easily with a

small pair of scissors.

04 | THIMBLE

Use a protective finger cover

to relieve pressure when

pushing a needle through

fabric layers.

05 | APPLIQUÉ PINS

Hold pieces in place with

small pins that won’t obstruct

your work.

06 | THREAD

Choose the thread type you

prefer in colors that match

your fabrics in order to help

hide stitches.

07 | BETWEEN NEEDLES

Hand-piece with a needle

that has a short, strong shaft

and a small eye.

08 | STRAW OR MILLINERS

NEEDLES

Hand-piece with a needle

that has a long, narrow shaft.

It pulls easily through fabric,

leaving very small holes.

09 | THREAD

CONDITIONER

Strengthen your thread and

prevent it from tangling and

fraying.

CHOOSE PIECING METHOD

We recommend hand-piecing this

table mat because of the many set-in

seams and small pieces. Stitching by

hand from dot to dot on seam lines

also means that seam allowances

aren’t sewn down, allowing you to

choose the direction to press each unit

or round after it is completed. For more

information, see “How to Hand-Piece,”

page 28.

If you prefer to machine-piece,

stitch carefully between matching

points, sewing from dot to dot.

CUT FABRICS

Cut pieces in the following order.

Patterns are on Pattern Sheet 4.

Make templates of patterns, referring

to Make & Use Templates, page 98;

FINISHED TABLE MAT:

263 ⁄ 4 " diameter

MATERIALS

Yardages and cutting instructions

are based on 42" of usable fabric

width.

▫ 1 ⁄ 2 yard beige print (table mat top)

▫ 11 ⁄ 4 yards total assorted medium

and dark prints (table mat top)

▫ 18 ×21" piece (fat quarter) black

print (binding)

▫ 1 yard backing fabric

▫ 35"-square batting

follow the hand-piecing instructions.

Be sure to transfer the dots to

templates, then to fabric pieces. The

dots are matching points used when

setting in seams. Transferring seam

lines is optional.

From beige print, cut:

▫ 120 of Pattern A

From assorted medium and dark

prints, cut:

▫ 200 of Pattern B

▫ 8 each of patterns C, D, D reversed,

E, and E reversed

From black print, cut:

▫ Enough 1^3 ⁄ 8 "-wide bias strips in

varying lengths to total 110" in

length for single-fold binding

(For details, see Cut Bias Strips,

page 98.)

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