Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

ALPHABET SOUP

YOUWILLNEED

QLightblue,green,yellow,

orange,redandpink fabrics:

ydtotaleach

QBackgroundfabric: 2 yds total

QBackingfabric:2yds

QBatting:45inx 68in

Q Binding fabric: yd

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 36in x 60in

NOTES

QSeamallowancesare in, unless

otherwisenoted.

QPressseamstooneside,unless

otherwiseinstructed.

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QHST= Half-squareTriangle.

QWashandpressfabricsbeforecutting.

QFindtherestofthealphabetat

http://www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com

QQuiltedbyEmmaLaSota.

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromlightbluefabriccut:

QFifteen(15) 2 in squares.

QFour(4) 3in squares.

2

Fromgreenfabriccut:

QTen(10) 2 in s quares.

QOne(1) 3in square.

3

Fromyellowfabriccut:

QEleven(11) 2 in squares.

QOne(1) 3in square.

4

Fromorangefabriccut:

QFifteen(15) 2 in squares.

QOne(1) 3in square.

5

Fromredfabriccut:

QEleven(11) 2 in squares.

QTwo(2) 3in s quares.

6

Frompinkfabriccut:

QEleven(11) 2 in squares.

QFive(5) 3in squares.

7

Fromthebackgroundfabriccut:

QThreehundredand thirty two (332)

2 in squares.

QFourteen (14) 3in squares.

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LAYOUT DIAGRAMS FOR EVERY

LETTER OF THE ALPHABET!

8

Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QSix(6) 2 in x WOFstrips.

MAKINGTHEHSTS

9

Placeonebackgroundandonelight

blue 3 in squareRST.Drawa diagonal

lineonthewrongsideofonesquare.Sew

in eithersideoftheline,cutalongthe

lineandpressopen (Fig 1). Trim each HST

to 2 in square.

10

Repeattheprocessin step 9 to make

thefollowingHSTs:

QEight(8)lightblue/background

(discardone).

QTwo(2)green/ bac kground.

QTwo (2) yellow/background.

QTwo(2)or ange/ bac kground.

QFour(4)red/background(discardone).

QTen(10)pink / bac kground (dis c ard one).

PIECINGTHEQUILT

11

Arrangeyoursquaresin twenty

sevenrowsof sixteen,referringtothe

LayoutDiagramforplacement.If youdon’t

havea designboard,a cleanbed top or

flooringis perfect for this.

12

Beginsewingyoursquaresintoblocks,

asoutlinedin the following steps, and

referring to Fig 2.

13

Sewtheblockswithrainbowsquares

together, arranging in four rows of four

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