Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

SUNNY SIDE UP

Fig 1

FOUNDATIONPAPERPIECING

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FoundationPaperPieceonequarterof
thesunshineat a timeasfollows.Place
thefabricpieceforSection1 rightsideup
ontheunprintedsideof thetemplate
againstthesection.Ensurethefabric
coversthewholesection, plus at least in
alltheway around.

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PlacetheSection2 fabricpieceright
sidedownontopoftheSection 1
piece,matchinguprawedgesontheside
whereSections1 and2 willbejoinedand
makingsurethatwhenfoldedbackalong
the seam line, Section 2 will be covered by

thefabricplusat leastin all around. Pin

thefabric piece in place.

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Turnthetemplateovertotheprinted

sideandstitchalongthemarkedline

betweenSections1 and2, backstitchingat

thebeginningandtheendoftheseam.

Foldthetemplateawayfromtheseamand

trimtoin.Foldthetemplateback,turn

theworktothefabricside, flip Section 2

openand then press.

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Continuesewingyourfabricpiecesin

thiswaytopiecetheremainingsections

of the sunshine FPP template, in numerical

order.Trimalongthedottedseam

allowance line when complete.

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Repeatsteps4–7topieceallfour

copies of the sunshine template.

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Pintogethertwocompletedsections,

carefullymatchingpointsat theedges

andseams.Returnyourstitchlengthtoits

normallengthforpiecing.Sewthepinned

sectionstogether.Removethepaperfrom

theseam only and press the seam open.

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Repeatstep9 withtheothertwo

completedsections.Thenjointhe

twopairstogethertoformthesun(Fig1).

Note:thereis a gapin thecentreofthe

sunwhichwillbecoveredwithanappliqué

oval.Thisgaphaspurposelybeenleftto

avoidhavinglots of bulky seams joining at

thecentre.

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Removethepapertemplatesfrom

theback,tearing along the seam

lines. Press.