Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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Choosetwocontrasting

fabricsfora livelyblock,asin

Carolyn’s turquoise colourway

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StitchtheER/DRpairstotheF

pieceandthe E/D set to the FR

piece(Fig 2 ).

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Jointheeight(8)unitstocomplete

thering.Stitchtheunitstogether

intopairs,thenthepairsintotwo(2)

halvesof theblock.Finally,stitchthe

two (2) halves together(Figs 3-5).

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Youcannowsetinthebackground

A andB piecesaroundtheoutside

of theunit(Fig 6 ). Remember,with

handstitchingyoucandothisasa

continuouspieceof stitching.Youcan

nowpresstheblock– refertoFig 7 for

how to press the seams.

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Useyourfavouritemethodto

appliquéthecircleoverthe

centre,butbearinmindthatyouare

appliquéingovera hole.Forthis

reason,Carolynsuggeststhatyou

mightfindit easiesttousethefreezer

papermethod(asshehasdescribedin

previousblocks),as the paper stabilises

the fabric itself.

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Oncecomplete,presswelland

addtheframe. Press and layer

for quilting.

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