Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-10)

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Fig 1 Fig 2

Fig 3

Fig 4

Block Layout Diagram

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Fromthedarkredfabriccut:
QFour(4) 2 in x 4in strips.
QTwo(2) 6in s quares.

3

Fromthewhitefabriccut:
QOne(1) 8 in square.
QFour(4) 2 in squares.
QFour(4) 2 in x 4in strips.
QFour(4) 2 in x 6in strips.
QTwo(2)6ins quares.

MAKINGTHEMEDALLIONCENTRE

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Takeonewhite6insquareanddrawa
lineacrossbothdiagonals.Alsodrawa
lineverticallyandhorizontallythroughthe
centre.PlaceRSTwitha darkred6in
square.Sewin fromeithersideofthe
diagonals,thencutalongthedrawnlines
tomakeeightHSTs(Fig1). Repeat with the
remaining 6in squares.

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PressseamsopenforeachHSTunitand
trimto 2 in square,for a total of sixteen
darkred/white HSTS.

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SewoneHSToneithersideofeach
2 in x 4in darkredstripasshown.
Sewa 2in whitesquaretoeitherendof
twoofthestrips(Fig2).Sewthetwo
shorterstripstothetopandbottomofthe
8 in whitesquare,referringtotheLayout
Diagramfordirection. Sew the longer
stripsto the sides.

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SewtwoHSTunitsandtwowhite
2 in x 4in stripsasshown.Alsosew
twoHSTsandtwowhite 2 in x 6in
strips.Make two of each unit (Fig 3).

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Sewthetwoshorterstripstothetop
andbottomofthemedallioncentre,
then sew the longer strips to either side,

referringtotheBlockLayoutDiagramfor

placement.Themedallioncentre should

measure 16in square.

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Clipintotheseamallowanceofthe

innerandoutercornersofthecentre

plus(Fig4).Pressunderin alltheway

aroundtheouteredge.Centretheplusin

themiddleoftheblock,andbastein place

usingyourpreferredmethod.Machine

stitcharoundtheouteredgeusinga

matchingthreadandzig-zagstitch,

pivotingat thecornerstocomplete the

medallion centre block.

BOM

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