Quilt Now - UK (2020-04)

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Us Jane

Goddar’s

essentia

appliqué guid,

xclusiel wit

this issu of

Quil No!

CUSHION

Th cact ar

appliqué t th

backgroun fabri

squares usin th

machin ziza

metho of appliqué.

Th complete squares

ar the joine wit

narro pin sashin

an th cushio

is fi nishe wit

som diagona

lin quiltin an

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FISED ZE: 26" SURE

MATERIALS

◆ 30" squares of white fabric

for background

◆ fabric scraps in a variety of

colours for the cacti (the

largest scraps needed are

6" squares)

◆ 1m pink fabric for the sashing

& cushion back

◆ 28"-square of calico

for backing

◆ 28"-square wadding

◆ 0.5m fusible webbing

◆ 18" zipper

◆ co-ordinating thread to match

shapes being appliquéd

◆ pale yellow thread for quilting

◆ 26"-square cushion pad

◆ appliqué templates included

with this issue

Things t rememer

Use a ¼" seam allowance

throughout unless

otherwise stated

WOF – width of fabric

CUTTING

From white fabric, cut:

9 8½" squares

From pink fabric, cut:

12 1x8½" strips

4 1x26½" strips

2 13¾x26½" rectangles

From fabric scraps, cut:

Pots, leaves, plants & fl owers

ASSEMBLY

1

Using the instructions in the appliqué

guide, prepare the shapes. Janet has

used the following templates to create

her blocks:

Row 1 Block 1: pot 12, circle 1, circle 3,

plant 6

Row 1 Block 2: pot 3, plant 4, bloom 9

(x2)

Row 1 Block 3: pot 6, plant 5, leaf 3,

bloom 4 (x2)

Row 2 Block 4: pot 10, circle 3, bloom 3

(x3)

Row 2 Block 5: pot 7, cactus 1, bloom 5

Row 2 Block 6: pot 2, cactus 3, leaf 1,

leaf 2 (x2)

Row 3 Block 7: pot 11, plant 3