Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

Fig 1

Fig 2 Fig 3A Fig 3B

Notes

QHST= half-squaretriangles.

QQST= quarter-square triangles.

QRS= rightside(s).

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QWS= wrongside(s).

QWST= wrongsidestogether.

QThereare 12 blocksinthequilt,

chooseyourownmixof square

units for each one.

5

Foreachquarter-squaretriangle,

cuttwo(2) 4 insquares from

contrasting fabrics.

6

Forthesawtoothstrips,cuta

totalofeighteen(18)3insquares

(nine (9) dark and nine (9) light).

7

Fromeachoftheredfabricand

fusibleweb,cut twelve (12) 2in

x 3in pieces.

8

Fromassortedfabricscuttwelve

(12) 5 inx 2inrectanglesand

twelve (12) 3in x 2in rectangles.

9

Forthesashing and borders, cut

asfollows:

QEight(8) 8 inx 2instripsfor

sashing.Note:Katharineadvises

cuttingthesea bitlonger,then

trimmingthemto size when they

areattached.

QThree(3) 27 in x 2in strips for

sashing.

QTw o(2) 4 i n x 3 7 i n f o r t h e s i d e

borders.

QTwo(2) 4 inx 35infor the top

and bottom borders.

Makingthe pinwheels

10

Pairuponeofeach3insquare,

RST,anddrawa diagonal

lineacrosstheWSofthelighter

fabric.Stitchainseamboth

sidesoftheline,cutapartacross

thediagonallineandpress(Fig 1 ).

Thiswillyieldfour(4) HSTs. Trim

o the ‘dog-ears’.

11

ArrangetheHSTsona flat

surfacewithallseamsradiating

fromthecentre.StitchtheHSTsinto

two(2)pairs,thenstitch the pairs

together(Fig 2 ).

12

Whenthepinwheelis

complete, you can either trim

it toa 3insquaresothattheseams

bisectthecorners(Fig3A), orfora

skewedpinwheel,cuta 3insquare

tracingpapertemplateandmark

thediagonallinesonthis.Pinthis

overthepinwheelona tilt,liningup

thecentrepointandcut around the

template(Fig3B).