Australian Homespun — June 2017

Preparation and cutting

1

From the fi rst lime print

fabric, cut:

• Two strips, 14in across the
  width of the fabric and crosscut
  fi ve squares, 14in (block
  background).

2

From the second lime print

fabric, cut:

• Two strips, 14in across the width
  of the fabric and crosscut four
  squares, 14in (block background).

3

From the dark lime print

fabric, cut:

• Two strips, 1^11 ⁄ 2 in across the
  width of the fabric (cornerstones).

4

From the blue and green daisy

print fabric, cut:

• 10 strips, 1in across the width
  of the fabric (pieced sashing and
  Border 1). From one of these
  strips, crosscut four rectangles,
  1 x 3in and retain the remainder
  to use in Step 16 (cornerstones).

5

From the green and grey daisy

print fabric, cut:

• Five strips, 5in across the width
  of the fabric and crosscut 36
  squares, 5in (block corners)


• Eight strips, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in across the
  width of the fabric (pieced sashing)


• Five strips, 6in across the width
  of the fabric (Border 2)


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

6

From the Pattern Sheet, trace

45 large interrobangs, 16 small

interrobangs and nine circles

onto the paper side of the fusible

web, leaving space between

them. Cut them out roughly^1 ⁄ 4 in

outside the lines.

7

Fuse 10 large shapes and two

circles on the wrong side of

each of the four watermelon print

fabrics and cut them out neatly on

the lines. Fuse fi ve large shapes

and one circle on the wrong side

of the red print fabric and cut

them out neatly on the lines.

8

Fuse the 16 small interrobangs

to the wrong side of the blue

and green daisy print fabric and

cut them out on the lines.

Appliqué

9

Fold the 14in lime print

squares in quarters and

press the folds lightly to form

guidelines for the appliqué

placement.

10

Before you start to place

the appliqué shapes on

the background, lay out the nine

lime squares in a nine-patch

arrangement, with fi ve matching

squares in the four corners and

centre and four matching squares

between them. Each background

print has shapes in only one

watermelon print on it and the

centre block has red appliqué.

Decide on the combinations of

watermelon print shapes and

lime squares.

11

To prepare each block, peel

off the backing papers and

position the circle in the centre

fi rst. Then arrange fi ve large

interrobang shapes evenly around

the circle. When you’re happy

with their placement, fuse all the

shapes in place with a hot iron.

Repeat this step to prepare all

nine blocks. (The smaller blue

interrobang shapes are added

after the quilt centre has been

assembled.) The stitching is done

after the quilt is sandwiched with

the batting and backing, as part

of the quilting.

Assembly

12

Rule a diagonal pencil line

from corner to corner on

the wrong side of each 5in green

and grey print square.

13

Using four squares per

block, position a marked

square, right sides together, on

each corner of the block in turn

with the outer raw edges even and

the line going across the corner.

Stitch on the lines, trim the seams

and press the triangles out to

make contrasting corners on each

block, as shown in Diagram 1.

14

To assemble the strip sets

for the pieced sashing,

stitch a 1in blue and green daisy

print strip between two 1^1 ⁄ 2 in grey

and green daisy print strips on

their long edges. Press the seams

towards the centre strip. Repeat

this step to make four strip sets.

15

From the strip-sets you

just made, cut:

• 12 lengths, 14in (pieced sashing). Diagram 1

Appliqué block