Australian Homespun - February 2016_

13

Join the rows, abutting

the seams so they match

perfectly. Press all the seams in

one direction. The centre panel

should measure 60^11 ⁄ 2 x40^1 ⁄ 2 in,

raw edge to raw edge.

Border

14

Return the centre panel

to the design wall. Arrange

80 of the 3 x 5^1 ⁄ 2 in coloured

rectangles around the four sides,

overlapping them slightly so there

are two per half-square triangle

unit. You should have 16 across

the top and bottom and 24 down

each side. Spend some time

deciding on the sequence of

colours and tones. You have 10

more rectangles than you need,

so you again have some leeway

in arranging the colours.

15

It’s a good idea to take a

photo of the border colour

sequence before you begin

assembling the Flying Geese units.

16

Draw a diagonal line from

corner to corner on the wrong

side of all 160 solid grey 3in squares.

17

With right sides together,

place a grey square over the

left end of a coloured rectangle

with the diagonal line running

from top centre to bottom left.

Stitch on the line and trim^1 ⁄ 4 in

outside the stitching. Press the

grey triangle outwards.

18

Repeat Step 17 with a second

grey square on the right end

of the rectangle. Your Flying Geese

unit should measure 3 x 5^1 ⁄ 2 in from

raw edge to raw edge.

19

Replacing the Flying Geese

units in the layout as you

go, make a total of 80 units as

described in Steps 16-18.

20

Working along each border

in the correct order, join the

Flying Geese units in two strips

of 16 and two strips of 24. Press

the seams of each border strip in

the opposite direction to the

seams of the centre panel to make

matching the seams easier when

you join the borders to the quilt.

21

Sew the long side borders

to the left and right edges

of the quilt, matching the seams.

Press the seams towards the border.

22

To make the corner blocks,

rule a diagonal line from

corner to corner on the wrong side

of all the 3^1 ⁄ 2 in grey squares.

23

Match a grey square, right

sides together, with a

coloured 3^1 ⁄ 2 in square. Sew^1 ⁄ 4 in

either side of the diagonal line.

24

Cut the half-square triangle

units apart on the diagonal

line. Press them open with the seam

towards the darker fabric or pressed

open as desired. Repeat Step 8 to

trim the units; this time you will be

trimming to 3in square. You will

have a total of 24 half-square triangle

units – only 16 will be used.

25

Arrange the units in four

sets of four, referring to

Diagram 2. The surplus units allow

you to customise the colours of the

corner blocks to contrast or

coordinate with the surrounding

units as you wish.

26

When you’re happy with the

colour placement, join the

half-square triangles for each corner

block in two pairs of two and press

the seams in opposite directions.

Join the two units, nesting the

seams so they meet perfectly in the

middle of the block.

27

Sew the corner blocks to

each end of the top and

bottom border strips, keeping the

colour placement as you planned.

28

Join these borders to the

top and bottom of the quilt,

matching the seams as before, and

press the seams towards the border.

Finishing

29

Cut the backing fabric into

two equal lengths, remove

Step 17

Step 18

Step 19

Step 20

Corner block

Diagram 2

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