American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-12)

4. Referring to Diagram 2, place
   a thin line of glue along a template
   edge, fold fabric seam allowance over
   template edge, and press. Repeat with
   remaining edges to make a basted
   A hexagon (Diagram 3). Do not
   remove paper template.


5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with
   remaining tone-on-tone 3" squares to
   make seven basted A hexagons total.


6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with B triangle
   templates to make six gray basted
   B triangles (Diagram 4) and six light
   gray basted B triangles.


7. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with
   C rectangle templates (Diagram 5)
   to make six light gray basted
   C rectangles.
   8. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with
   D hexagon template to make one light
   gray basted D hexagon.

ASSEMBLE PINCUSHION

In English paper piecing, the

quiltmaker decides the order of

construction because paper templates

stabilize the fabric, making it possible

to work in any direction.

1. Referring to Diagram 6, place a
   gray basted B triangle atop dark gray
   basted A hexagon with right sides
   together. Hold pieces together with
   your hand or a small clip.


2. Thread hand-sewing needle with
   neutral sewing thread. At one corner,
   begin whipstitching using tiny stitches
   and catching a few threads of both
   fabric folds on back of templates. You
   will feel the papers with your needle,
   but do not stitch through them.
   Backstitch to secure seam. Whipstitch
   to the opposite corner; backstitch.
   Finger-press joined pieces open.


3. Referring to red arrows on Sewing
   Guide Diagram, in the same manner
   add remaining gray basted B triangles
   to remaining edges of Step 2 dark gray
   basted A hexagon (Diagram 7).
   4. Referring to Diagram 8 and black
   arrows on Sewing Guide Diagram,
   add remaining basted A hexagons
   to Step 3 unit, setting in seams as
   necessary. To set in a piece, sew seam
   on one side, reposition stitched pieces
   so next seam is aligned, and continue
   sewing.
   5. Referring to Diagram 9 and blue
   arrows on Sewing Guide Diagram,
   add light gray basted B triangles to
   Step 4 unit to make pincushion top.

Back Front

Diagram 5

C

Diagram 6

Back Front

Diagram 7

Diagram 8

Sewing Guide Diagram

Diagram 2

Back Front

Diagram 3

Back Front

Diagram 4

B

Diagram 9

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26 APQ ¥ December 2019