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45° 5°

triangles – as shown in Diagram 3.

Trim the top and right edges. Rotate

the block 180 degrees, and repeat the

process to trim the other two edges.

9

Repeat Steps 4-8 to make a total

of 55 Kiss blocks.

Cross blocks

10

Cut each of the remaining

55 charm squares in half

vertically so that you have matching

pairs of 2^1 ⁄ 2 x 5in rectangles. Keep

the pairs together.

11

Sew a 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 5in grey strip

between the two rectangles.

Press the seam away from the

grey fabric.

12

Cut the unit in half horizontally,

cutting across the strip you’ve

just sewn, as shown in Diagram 4.

13

Sew a 1^1 ⁄ 2 x 5^1 ⁄ 2 in grey strip

between the two halves of the

block, as shown in Diagram 5. Press

the seams towards the grey fabric

to make a Cross block. It should

now measure 5^1 ⁄ 2 in square from raw

edge to raw edge.

14

Trim the block to measure 5in

square: to do this, place a

quilter’s square ruler on it with the

vertical line marking 2in from the

right edge of the ruler lying over of

the seam on the right edge of the

vertical grey strip and the horizontal

line 2in from the top edge of the ruler

lying over the seam on the top edge

of the horizontal grey strip, as shown

in Diagram 6 (on page 38). Trim the

Cross block

Diagram 4

Diagram 3 Diagram 5

MELISSA’S BUYING

TIPS Invest in your craft. The

better the quality of your notions, the

better the outcome of your projects.

Think decent thread, needles,

scissors. You won’t get frustrated

with your thread snapping, needles

pulling the fabric and blunt scissors

• all of which reduce enjoyment.

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1in 1in

2in 2in

3in 3in

4in 4in

4in 3in2½in2in 1in 4in 3in2½in2in 1in

5in 5in

5in 5in