Australian Homespun — June 2017

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Cut the 1^11 ⁄ 2 in dark lime print

strip in half to yield two strips,

11 ⁄ 2 in x about 21in. Sew the leftover

1in blue and green print strip from

Step 4 between these two dark lime

half strips, right sides together and

long edges matching, and press the

seams towards the centre.

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From this dark lime/blue

strip-set, cut:

• Eight units, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in.

18

Stitch two 1^1 ⁄ 2 in units to each

long edge of a 1 x 3in blue-

green strip you cut in Step 4 to make

a cornerstone. Make a total of four.

19

To assemble the centre panel

of the quilt, lay out the nine

appliqué blocks in the nine-patch

arrangement from Step 10. Add

pieced sashing strips between all the

blocks and add the four cornerstones

at the sashing intersections. Refer

to the Centre Panel Layout Diagram.

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Join the centre panel in rows.

The fi rst, third and fi fth rows

are blocks and sashing strips, and the

second and fourth rows are sashing

strips and cornerstones. Press the

seams towards the sashing rows.

Replace the rows in the layout as

you complete each of them.

21

Join the rows in order,

matching the seams carefully

at the intersections.

Appliqué and assembly

22

Peel the backing paper off the

small blue/green interrobang

shapes. Position groups of four around

each of the cornerstones, as shown in

Diagram 2: the narrow ends should be

about^1 ⁄ 4 in from the blue/green strip in

the adjacent sashing strips. When you

are happy with their placement, fuse

the shapes in place with a hot iron.

23

For Border 1, join the remaining

1in blue and green print strips

end to end to make one length and

press the seams open.

Step 16 Step 18

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PROJECT

Centre Panel Layout Diagram

Diagram 2