Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

Tips

QIf workingwithindigo,it is

advisabletoprewashallyour

fabricswitha colourcatcher

toreducetheriskofthedye

runningwithsubsequentwashes

of the completed quilt.

QIt canbeusefultoironand

starchthefabricsoncewashedto

reducethefabricstretchingwhen

yousewtherectangles together

along the bias.

QYoumaywishtoswapsome

oftheplainindigorectanglesfor

somepatternedindigofabricto

createa scrappierlook as Anna

did in this quilt.

bottomrightto topleft.

QFabricD – sixteen(16)half-

rectangleswiththediagonalgoing

frombottomleftto toprightand

sixteen(16)withthediagonalline

going from bottom right to top left.

13

Trimallofthehalf-rectangle

unitsto8inx 6in,ensuring

the seam bisects the corners.

14

Cutall8inx 6inrectangles

intofour(4)equalstrips

measuring 2in x 6in(Fig 4 ).

15

Rearrangethefour(4)strips

as showninFig 5 and sew

togetherusinga scantinseam.

Pressseamstowardsthedarkfabric

andchecktheblockmeasures 6 in

square.Theaccuracyofthisblockis

importanttoensuretheDMblocks

fitaroundthecentralmotifsquare.

If theblockdoesnotmeasure 6 in

square,theaccuracyofthescantin

seamneedstoberevisited.Repeat

with all blocks, with half in reverse.

16

Taketwo(2)blocksofthesame

shadebutwithalternating

diagonalseamsandsewtogether

witha scantinseamtoforma DM

blockmeasuring 6 in x 12in(Fig

6 ). Youwillhave:

QFour(4)FabricA blocks.

QEight(8)FabricB blocks.

QTw e l v e(12)F a b r i cC b l o c k s.

QSixteen (16) Fabric D blocks.

Assembling the quilt

top

17

Ta keone(1)Fabr icA DM

blockandsewthistothe

left-handsideofthe central motif

fabric square.

18

Takethefinalthree(3)Fabric

A blocksandsewa 6in

(FabricA)square to the left-hand

side of this.

19

Sewthefinal 6 in(FabricA)

squaretotheright-handside

of one of the units created in step 18.

20

Sewtheunitsfromsteps18-

19 tothecentral motif fabric

as showninFig 7.

21

SewallFabricB DMblocks

intopairs. You will have four

(4) pairs.

22

Sewa 6in(FabricB)square

totheleft-handsideofthree

(3) of the units created in step 21.

23

Sewthefinal 6 in(FabricB)

squaretotheright-handside

of one of the units created in step 22.

24

Sewtheunitsfromsteps22-23

tothe quilt top as shown in

Fig 8.

25

SewtheFabricC blocksinto

four (4) sets of three (3) DM

blocks.

26

Sewa 6in(FabricC)square

totheleft-handsideofthree

(3) of the units created in step 25.

27

Sewthefinal 6 in(FabricC)

squaretotheright-handside

of one of the units created in step 26.

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PROJECTl serene mountains

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