Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

DESERT FLOWER

NOTES

QSeamallowancesarein throughout,

unlessotherwisenoted.

QPressseamstooneside,unless

otherwiseinstructed.

QTemplatesincludeseamallowances,

aroundtheouteredgesonly.

QFortemplates,seep86.

QPressfabricswellbeforecutting.

QRST= rightsidestogether.

QFPP= FoundationPaperPiecing.

QForFPP,setyourstitchlengthto1.5.

QPattern assumes fabric is 42in wide.

FABRICSUSED

FabricsarefromtheDreamWeaver

collectionbyAmanda Castor for Riley

BlakeDesigns.

CUTTINGOUT

1

Fromthebackgroundfabriccut:

QTwo(2) 1 in x 6in rectangles.

QTwo(2) 1 in x 4in rectangles.

QTwo (2) 1in x 3in rec t angles.

2

Fromtheterracottafabriccut:

QOne(1) 4 in x 6in rectangle.

QOne(1) 4 in square.

QOne(1) 3 in x 4in rectangle.

PIECINGTHESNAKEPLANT

3

StartwiththeSnakePlantFPPTemplate,

SectionA.Usingthetemplateasa

guide,cutyourfabricpiecesforeach

sectionofthetemplate.Besureeach

piecewillcovertheentiresection, plus at

least in all the way around.

TONE ON TONE BLENDERS AND

LOW VOLUME PRINTS ARE

PERFECT FOR ADDING TEXTURE

YOUWILLNEED

Tomakeallthreeblocks:

QBackgroundfabric:yd

QGreenscraps:ydin total

QTerracottafabric:

one(1)fateighth

QOne(1)copyeachof theFlower

(SectionsA–G),Snake

(SectionsA–G)andSucculent

Plant FPP Templates

FINISHEDSIZE

QOne(1)15inx 6inblock

QOne(1)10inx 6inblock

Q One (1) 8in x 6in block

4

Placethe1Afabricpiecerightsideup

ontheunprintedsideofthetemplate.

Makesureit coverstheentiresection,plus

at least in seam allowance all around.

5

PlacethepieceoffabricforSection2A

RSTwiththe1Apiece,overlappingthe

linebetweenthetwosectionsbyin.

Checkthatwhensewnthe2Apiecewill

covertheentiresection,plusat least in

all the way around. Pin in place.

6

Turnthetemplateovertotheprinted

sideandsewalongthelinebetween

Sections1 and2. Removethepins,foldthe

paperoutof thewayandtrimtheseam

allowancetoin.Foldbackthepieceof

fabric to cover Section 2A and press.

7

Repeatsteps5–6,piecingeachsection

in orderuntiltheentiretemplateis

pieced.Trimaround the outer dashed line

of the template.