Australian Homespun — February 2018

PREPARATION AND CUTTING

1

After removing the selvedges,

from the white low-volume print

fabric, cut:

• One length, 70in across the width
  of the fabric and crosscut two
  rectangles, 17 x 70in


• Two strips, 17in across the width
  of the remaining fabric (background).

2

Sew the 17 x 42in strips together

on their short ends and trim the

strip to measure 17 x 70in so you now

have three strips, 17 x 70in. Lay them

out side by side with the joined strip on

the right. Join them on their long edges

with a^11 ⁄ 4 in seam allowance and press

the seams open. The background is

now 70 x 50in and will be trimmed

to the fi nished size later.

3

On a large sheet of paper, draw a

grid of 4in squares, nine squares

high and four squares wide. Copy the

scale diagram of Leaf 1 onto your

grid to make an appliqué pattern.

4

Use the same process to create

appliqué patterns for Leaf 2 and

Leaf 5 referring to their scale diagrams.

5

Referring to the Leaf Cutting List,

trace the required number of each

appliqué shape from the patterns you

created in Steps 3 and 4 and from the

Pattern Sheet onto the paper side of the

fusible web, leaving about^1 ⁄ 2 in between

the shapes. Mark them with their

numbers and cut them out roughly.

Trace one chameleon shape and cut

it out with a generous allowance.

6

Cut the centre out of the larger

shapes, leaving about^3 ⁄ 8 in of

fusible web inside the traced

outlines. Reducing the amount of

fusible web behind large shapes

makes the finished quilt less stiff; use

the fusible web cut from the centre

of the large shapes for the small

shapes on Leaves 6 and 7.

7

Fuse the shapes for the leaves

and stems to the wrong side of

the appropriate fabrics, referring to

the photograph and Leaf Cutting List

as guides to colour placement. Cut

them out accurately on the lines.

Set aside the fusible-web chameleon

shape for now.

8

From the black and white stripe

print fabric, cut:

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

Leaf 1 scale diagram

MANDY’S

SIMPLICITY TIP

Joining strips of diamonds

together for the chameleon

can be a little fiddly. If you

wish to simplify the process,

you could cut your patchwork

panel in Step 16 at a 90-degree

angle for a chequerboard of

squares rather than diamonds.

Leaf 2 scale diagram

Leaf 5 scale diagram

Large leaf appliqué detail

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