Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

SECRET GARDEN

YOUWILLNEED

QPrintfabric:4yds

QDarkbluefabric: 3 yds

QMuslin: 1 yds

QBackingfabric:7yds

QBatting:86inx 106in

QBindingfabric:^5 /^8 yd

QOne(1)copyof the

Honeycomb template

FINISHEDSIZE

Q 80in x 100in

NOTES

QSeamallowancesare in, unless

otherwisenoted.

QWOF= widthoffabric.

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QPatternassumesWOFis at least42in.

QMuslinrefersto“simple,cheapplain

weavefabricin white,creamor

unbleachedcotton”.In theUK,this is

usuallyreferredtoasCalico.

QFortemplates,seep86.Templates

includeseamallowances.

QFabricsprovidedbyFreeSpirit Fabrics

(freespiritfabrics.com)

FABRICSUSED

Printfabricis byAnna Maria Horner for

FreeSpirit Fabrics. MATCH THE SOLID FABRIC TO

THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR

FEATURE PRINT

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromtheprintfabriccut:

QTwo(2)51inx WOFpieces.

QFive(5) 77 / 8 in x WOFstrips.Subcutinto

thirtyfour (34) 4in x 7^7 / 8 in pieces.

2

Fromthesolidfabriccut:

QTwo(2)51inx WOFpieces.

QFour(4)7 / in x WOFstrips.Subcutinto

twenty six (26) 4in x 7 / in pieces.

3

Fromthemuslincut:

QEight(8)7 / in x WOFstrips.Subcut

into sixty (60) 4in x 7 / in pieces.

4

Fromthebindingfabriccut:

QTen (10) 2in x WOF strips.

MAKINGTHEHONEYCOMBS

5

UsetheHoneycombtemplatetotrim

thecornersfromalltherectangles.

Stackyourrectanglesin setsoffourto

eight,cuttingat once,tospeedupthe

process.If youprefer,youcanusea

squareruler,aligningthediagonalline

alongthecentreoftherectangle to trim

thecorners (Figs A–B).

6

WithRSTplaceonemainfabric

honeycombononemuslinhoneycomb

andstitchallthe way around the outer

edge(Fig C).

7

Clipallcornersandmakea 2in–3inslitin

the muslin layer only, making sure to not