Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-12)

ARCTIC CIRCLE

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Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QEight(8) 2 in x WOFstrips.

PIECINGQUARTERBLOCK 1

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Folda brightpinkTemplateB anda
blueTemplateC in halftofindthe
centrealongthearcs.Foldtheedgesin
tomeetthecentreandfingerpressagain
(FigA).PlacethepiecesRST,aligning the
marks, and pin together (Fig B).

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WithTemplateB ontop,sewthepieces
togetheralongthecurvededge.Work
slowlytoavoidstretching,removingeach
ofthepinsasyougo.Pressopen(FigC).
RepeattosewtheblueTemplate A piece
ontop of Template B (Fig D).

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Repeatsteps6–7tomaketenblue/
brightpinkquarterblock1, and
eighteen cream/light pink quarter block 1.

piecing the circle blocks

A

PIECINGQUARTERBLOCK 2

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Repeattheprocessin steps6–7tosew

eachofthecreamTemplateF andD1

piecestoeithersideofa lightpink

TemplateE piece.Thensewthecream

TemplateF andD2piecestothe

remaininglightpinkTemplateE pieces

(Fig E). Repeat again with the blue

TemplateF andD1/D2piecesand the

brightpink Template E pieces.

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Arrangethetrianglesin contrasting

pairs,andsewtogetheralongthe

diagonal,pressingtheseamsopentoyield

twelvequarterblock2 (FigF).Noteyou

will have six regular and six mirror image.

B

C D

E F

G H