Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-12)

ARCTIC CIRCLE

PIECINGTHECIRCLEBLOCKS

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Takefourblue/brightpinkquarter

block1 andsewtogetherin pairs,

pressingseamstoalternatesides.Sewthe

pairstogether,pressingtheseamopen,to

makea fullcircleblock(FigG).Repeatto

makethree cream/light circle blocks.

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Arrangeonecream/lightpinkandone

blue/brightpinkquarterblock1 with

twoquarterblock2 intoa four-patch,

referringtoFigH forplacement.Sewinto

pairs,thensewthepairstogether. Make a

totalofsixsplitcircleblocks.

PIECINGTHESTRIPEBLOCKS

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Jointhreecreamandthreelightpink

1 in x WOFstripstogetheralongthe

lengths,alternatingthecolourstomakeone

stripset.Repeat to make the following

stripsets:

QFourcream/lightpink strip sets. Set two

aside for later.

QThreecream/brightpink strip sets. Set

twoasideforlater.

QFourcream/bluestripsets.

QTwoblue/brightpink strip sets. Set both

asideforlater.

QTwoblue/lightpink strip sets. Set both

asidefor later.

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Subcutthestripsetsyouhaven’tput

aside into 6in squares. You’ll need nine

piecing the stripe blocks

cream/lightpink,fourcream/brightpinkand

twentythree cream/blue stripe units.

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Takeonecream/lightpinkstripset

fromthoseyousetaside.Arrangeso

thecreamstripis ontheleftside,right

sideuponyourcuttingsurface.Trimthe

loweredgesquare,thenmark^3 / 8 in from

thebottomedgealongtheleftside.Use

the 45-degree line on your ruler to cut a

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