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onesideforpressinglater.Continue

sewingalloftheotherblocksto

maketen(10)intotal,one(1)willbe

spare. Do not worry about the seams.

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Whenyouhavesewnthetwo(2)

stacksoffive(5),youshouldend

upwithten(10)dierentblocks.

Presstheblockswellandtrimeach

individualblocksquareaslargeas

youcan– theyareoftendierent

sizesat thispoint(Fig 4 ). A perfect

cutis 12insquare,butif youcan

cutthemalllarger,thebiggerthe

quiltwillbe.Allblocks need to be

the same size.

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Layoutandjointheseblocks

togetherinthree(3)rowsof

three(3),twistingandturningthe

blockssonotwomatchingfabrics

toucheachother.Makesurethe

dominantfabricswithina blockare

onthefour(4)outsidecornersand

one(1)inthemiddle– thiswillhelp

tomakesurethebalanceofcolouris

evenandeective.Sewtogetherwith

a consistent in seam allowance.

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Cuttheborderfabricinto

four(4) 2 inx WOFstrips.

Measureyourpatchworkthroughthe

centreandtrimtwo(2)borderstrips

tothislength.Then,jointothetop

andbottomofthequilt.Measurethe

heightofthequiltthroughthecentre

andcuttwo(2)borderstripstothis

lengthbeforeaddingthemto the

sides of the quilt. Press.

TECHNICALTIP

Onceyouhavesewntwo(2)

piecestogether,laythem

backdownonthestacksoit

is clearwhichsidethenext

piece is to be sewn to.

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Taketheocutsfromthered

andwhiteydpiecesand

cutintorandomlengthsthatare

consistently5inwide.Sewtogether,

endtoend,tomakeborderslong

enoughforyourquilt.Addthemto

thetopandbottom and then to the

sides(Fig 5 ).

Quiltingandfinishing

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Layeryourbackingfabric,

battingandquilttop.Baste

alllayerstogether.If usingfleece

foryourbacking,spraywitha fabric

adhesiveandlaythewrongsideof

thequiltontop,smoothing out any

lumps and bumps.

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