Australian Homespun — June 2017

Cut the fabric

1

From the assortment of light

print fabrics, cut:

• 30 squares, 3^33 ⁄ 8 in. Cut each square
  once across the diagonal to yield a
  total of 60 half-square triangles (A).

2

From the blue spot print fabric, cut:

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

Make the blocks

3

Read Michelle’s tips on the

different methods that you could

use for making pieced squares. The

choice of method is determined by the

size of the fabric scraps you’re using

and how quickly you wish to work.

4

Use your preferred method/s to

make a total of 1830 pieced

squares that measure 2^1 ⁄ 2 in from raw

edge to raw edge. (They will measure

2in square in the fi nished quilt.)

5

The centre of the quilt is made

from blocks that have four pieced

squares, as shown in Diagram 1. Each

medium-dark triangle in the block is

made with a fabric from the same

colour family, but not the same fabric.

6

From your pile of 1830 pieced

squares, select four to use in a

block. Lay them out in two rows of

two, with the medium-dark triangles

all oriented the same way. Sew the

squares together in pairs. Press

seams in opposite directions. Then

sew the pairs together, carefully

matching the seams. Your block

should measure 4^1 ⁄ 2 in square from

raw edge to raw edge. Repeat to

make 450 of these blocks.

Top and bottom edge units

7

Use the remaining pieced squares

and the A half-square triangles of

light print fabrics to make 15 units for

the top edge of the quilt and 15 units

for the bottom edge, as shown in the

Edge Unit Diagrams.

Appliqué

8

The quilt is assembled in diagonal

rows with the blocks ‘on point’. Use

a design wall or the fl oor to lay out all

the blocks, referring to the Quilt Layout

Diagram. Check that all the blocks are

oriented in the same way. Swap the

blocks around until you have an array

of colours and prints that you like.

Single block

Diagram 1

Top Edge Unit Diagram – make 15

Bottom Edge Unit Diagram – make 15

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