Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

usedtomakea matchingcushion.

Youneedtwo-hundred-and-sixteen

(216)darkHSTsandfive-hundred-

and-sixteen(516)lightHSTs.

Assembling the

quilttop

10

UsingtheHSTsandsquares

ofbackgroundandprint,

assembleeachrowoftwenty-six(26)

unitsfollowingFig 4 forplacement

androtation.Completeonerow

at a time,layingoutyourpieces

inorderfromlefttoright.Pickup

thefirsttwo(2),placerightsides

togetherandstitchwithainseam.

Continueuntilyoureachtheendof

therow,chainpiecingallthe units.

Snip the segments apart.

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Continuejoiningsegments

usingthechainpiecing

techniqueuntilyourrowis sewn

together.Checkregularlythatyour

HSTsareintherightplaceand

facingtherightway.It is mucheasier

tocorrectthisat thisstage,rather

than once the rows are assembled!

12

Onceyouhavecompletedall

yourrows,presstheseamsof

eachinalternatingdirections.This

will ensure your seams nest.

13

Sewyourrowstogether.Joinin

pairsandpressseamsopenas

yougo.Sewanadditionalsetoftwo

(2)eachtime until you quilt top is

complete.

Quiltingandfinishing

14

Cutyourbackingfabricin

twoequallengths,trimo

selvedges and sew together with a

in seam allowance. Press well.

15

Layyourbackingfabric,batting

andquilttop,ontoptocreate

a quiltsandwich.Quiltasdesiredby

handormachine.Jessie’squilthas

beenlong-armquiltedbyTrudi

Wood(@trudi_woodonInstagram)

instraightlinestoaccentthe

radiating pattern from the centre.

Layout diagram

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PROJECTl starburst

Fig 4