Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

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PROJECTl chain reaction

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EachblockDcontainssixteen

(16)HSTs,one(1)economy

square,eight(8) 2 inBKGsquares

andfour(4) 2 inx 4inBKG

strips.Layouttheunitsinrows,as

showninFigs14-16. Joinunitsto

makerows,thenjointherowsto

completetheblock.Makethirteen

(13)blockDstakingcaretofollow

thecolourplacementinthelayout

diagram for each block.

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EachblockE containssixteen

(16)HSTs,one(1)darkblue

economysquare,eight(8) 2 in

BKGsquaresandfour(4) 2 inx

4 inBKGstrips(Figs17-19). Make

twelve(12)blockEs,takingcareto

followthecolourplacementinthe

layout diagram for each block.

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Sewtheblockstogetherin

rows,pressseamsthensew

therowstogethertoassemblethe

quilttop.Again,followthelayout

diagram and images for layout.

Quiltingandfinishing

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Sewthetwo(2)piecesof

backingfabrictogetheralong

thelongsidesusinga in seam.

Press seam open.

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Makea quiltsandwich,

bastingtogetherthe backing,

batting and quilt top.

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Quiltasdesired.Lynne

quilteda diagonalcross-hatch

oflinesapprox. 1 inapartusing a

cream Aurifil 40wt thread.

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Sewthebindingstripsendto

endusingdiagonalorstraight

seamsaspreferred.Foldandpressin

half,wrongsidestogether,alongthe

length.Bindthequilt taking care to

mitre corners.

BlockC –

make 8

BlockD –

make 13

BlockE –

make 12