Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-12)

RAINBOW ROUNDS

YOUWILLNEED

QFabricA (background) 2 yds

QFabricB (darkgrey) (includes

binding)yd

QFabricsC,D,E, F, G,H,I, J:

one(1)fatquartereach

QBackingfabric:3yds

QBatting:52inx 70in

QOne(1)copyeachof the

Octagon,InnerWheel and Outer

Wheel templates

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 48in x 64in

NOTES

QSeamallowancesare in, unless

otherwisenoted.

QPressseamsopenthroughout, unless

otherwiseinstructed.

QTemplatesincludeseamallowances,

wherenecessary.Fortemplates, see p87.

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QWST= wrongsidestogether.

QWOF= widthoffabric.

QFabricsuppliedbyArtGallery Fabrics

(artgalleryfabrics.com)

FABRICSUSED

AllprintfabricsarefromtheIconElements

andDecostitchElementscollections by Art

GalleryFabrics,asfollows:

QFabricA:DecostitchCloud.

QFabricB: DecostitchGranite.

QFabricC:IconApplePop.

QFabricD:CoquelicotFire.

QFabricE:GoldenToken.

QFabricF: JadeArrow.

QFabricG:CobaltStar.

QFabricI: CharacterSky.

QFabricJ: WatermelonBar.

Backingfabricis BreezyBlossoms

LemonadefromtheSummersidecollection

byDanaWillardforArt Gallery Fabrics.

CUTTINGOUT

1

FromFabricA cut:

QTwelve (12) 16in s quares.

2

FromFabricB cut:

QTwelve(12)4insquares.Usethe

octagontemplate to trim the corners

tosize(FigA).

QSix (6) 2in x WOF strips for binding.

PLAY WITH THE PLACEMENT

OF YOURBLOCKS TO CREATE

MOVEMENT ACROSS THE QUILT

3

Fromeachof Fabrics C, D, E, F, G, H, I

andJ cut:

QSix(6)7insquares.Cuteachsquarein

halfdiagonallytomaketwelveHalf-

squareTrianglespercolour.

PREPARETHEBACKGROUND

4

Folda FabricA squarein quartersand

press.Taketheouterwheeltemplate

andalignthestraightedgeswiththe

foldededgesofFabricA.Cutaroundthe

curveanddiscard the centre circle of

fabric(Fig B).

5

Carefullyfoldtheunitfromthelaststep

in halfagain,bringingthefoldededges

togetherandpress(FigC).Pressingthe

unitlikethiswillmarkthecirclein eighths,

whichwillhelpwhen sewing the blocks

together later.

6

Repeatsteps4–5with all twelve of the

Fabric A squares.

Preparing the background

A

B