Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-12)

SAY CHEERS

A

B

C

6

Trimtheexcessfabricfromthecorners,
andcuta notchat thecentrepoint
(FigB).Turnrightsideout,takingcareto
pushoutthecorners.Repeatsteps 5–6 to
makea total of twelve flags.

7

Placeoneletterontoeachflag 1 in
fromthetopedge(FigC).Youcanuse
gluetotemporarilyholdtheletterin place
andthencarefully stitch around the edge
ofeachletter.

MAKINGTHERIBBON

8

Sewtwo2inx WOFstripstogether

along the short edges to make one long

strip.Pressin halflengthwise,wrongsides

together.Openthestripandfoldtheraw

edgestowardthecentrecreaseandpress.

Re-press in half, enclosing the raw edges.

9

Sewtheremainingthree2inx WOF

stripstogetheralongtheshortedges,

andpressasin step8. Cutin halftomake

twostrips each approx 60in long.

10

Pintheflagsevenlyalongtheribbons,

insertingthemin thefoldedfabric,

ensuringtherawedgesat thetopsof the

flagsareenclosed.Usethetwoshorter

ribbonsforthe‘POP’and‘FIZZ’flags,and

thelongerribbonforthe‘CLINK’flags.

Leavea 1ingapbetweeneachflagand

about20inat eachend so that the bunting

canbe hung up.

11

Foldin therawedgesat theendof

eachribbontoensurea neatfinish.

Topstitchalongtheendsandlengthofthe

ribbontocompletethebunting,making

suretocatchbothfolded edges and each

flag as you stitch.

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Kateis a colourfulquilterwith

aneyeforfussycuttingand

a passion for prints!

Kate Webber

making the flags