Australian Homespun — February 2018

PREPARATION AND CUTTING

1

From the solid cream fabric, cut:

• Four strips, 4^11 ⁄ 2 in across the
  width of the fabric and crosscut a total
  of 32 squares, 4^1 ⁄ 2 in (background).

2

From the light blue fl oral print

fabric, cut:

• Three strips, 2^1 ⁄ 4 in across the width
  of the fabric (binding).

HALF-SQUARE

TRIANGLE UNITS

3

Rule a diagonal pencil line from

corner to corner on the wrong

side of all the cream squares.

4

Match a marked cream square,

right sides together, with a print

fabric square. Stitch^1 ⁄ 4 in either side of

the drawn line, as shown in Diagram

1. Cut along the line to make two
   half-square triangle units and press
   the seams towards the print fabric.

5

Repeat Step 4 to make a total of

64 half-square triangle units.

6

Trim the units to measure 4in

square exactly. To do this, place the

pieced square on a cutting mat, right

side up. Position a quilter’s ruler with

its 45-degree line matching the seam

and the right edge of the ruler just

inside the raw edge of the fabric. Trim

the two exposed edges of the square on

the top and right edge of the ruler with

a rotary cutter. (If you’re left-handed,

trim the top and left edges.) Rotate the

square by 180 degrees. This time when

the quilter’s ruler is put in position, the

45-degree line needs to match the seam

and the vertical line indicating 4in

needs to lie on the just-cut left edge of

the pieced square. Trim the remaining

two exposed edges of the square, as

shown in the diagram. Refer to Kristin’s

Trimming Tip and Diagram 2.

ASSEMBLY

7

Arrange the half-square triangle

blocks as shown in the Topper

Diagram 1

Diagram 2 Topper Layout Diagram

Patchwork and quilting detail

45°

45°

4in

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