Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

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FromindigoshadeE,cutseven

(7) 5 in x WOFstrips.Sewthese

togetherendto endusingdiagonal

seamsandsubcut into the following

lengths:

• One(1) 60 in x 5in strip.


• Two(2) 65 in x 5in strips.


• One (1) 70in x 5in strip.

6

Fromthecentralmotiffabric,

cutone(1)square measuring

12 in square.

7

Fromthebackgroundfabric,cut

seven(7) 8 inx WOFstrips.

Subcuteachstripintosix(6) 8 inx

7inrectanglesfora totalofforty-two

(42)recta ngles.You w ill need for t y

(40) of t hese.

8

Fromthebindingfabric,cut

seven (7) 2in x WOF strips.

Makingthe Delectable

Mountainblocks

9

Takethefour(4)FabricA

rectanglesandseparatethem

intotwo(2)equalpiles.Withfabrics

placedrightsideup,cutonepilein

halfacrossthediagonalfrombottom

lefttotoprightandcutthesecond

pile across the opposite diagonal

fromtoplefttobottomright(Fig 1 ).

Thisstepis importanttoensureyou

endupwithsymmetricalsidesofthe

Delectable Mountain (DM) block.

10

Repeatstep9 fortheremaining

shadesofindigorectangles

(B-D)andforallthebackground

rectanglestoo,rememberingto

separateeachshadeofindigo(and

backgroundfabric)intotwo(2)

equalpilesandtocuteach pile along

opposing diagonals.

11

PairupeachoftheFabric

A half-rectangleswitha

backgroundhalf-rectangle(Fig

2 ). You will have four (4) with the

diagonallinegoingfrombottom

lefttotoprightandfour(4)with

thediagonallinegoingfrombottom

righttotopleft.Sewthesealongthe

diagonalusinga scantinseamand

thenpressseamstowards the darker

fabric(Fig 3 ).

12

Repeatstep 11 withindigo

fabricsB-D.Youwillhave:

QFabricB – eight(8)half-rectangles

withthediagonallinegoingfrom

bottomleftto toprightandeight(8)

withthediagonallinegoing from

bottomrightto topleft.

QFabricC – twelve(12)half-

rectangleswiththediagonallinegoing

frombottomleftto toprightandtwelve

Make 4 of each (12) with the diagonal line going from

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PROJECT l serene mountains

House,Soho,

http://www.clothhouse.com

QBackground– “Snow”from

theKonaCottonSolids

collectionbyRobertKaufman,

http://www.robertkaufman.com

QBacking– “Widescreen”byCarolyn

FriedlanderbyRobertKaufman

Fabrics,www.robertkaufman.com

Notes

QFabricrequirementsarebasedon

a standard44inwidefabric.

QSeamallowancesarea scant in,

unlessotherwisenoted.

QPressseamsopen, unless otherwise

instructed.

QWOF= widthof fabric.

QDM = Delectable Mountain.

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