Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

Fabrics used

QStrawberryJambyCoreyYoder

forModaFabrics,see

http://www.winbournefabrics.co.uk

Notes

QQSTs= quarter-squaretriangles.

QHST= half-squaretriangles.

QRS= rightsides.

QPleasereadthroughthe

instructionsbeforeyoubegin,

assumingainseamallowance

anda fabricwidth(WOF)of

42in.Makinga test block is

recommended.

thehorizontalsashing.Subcut the

remainderasfollows:

• Tw e n t y(2 0) 2 i nx 12i n
  pieces(forverticalsashing)


• Twelve(12) 2 inx 6inpieces.


• Tw e n t y - f o u r (2 4 ) 2i n x 4i n
  pieces.


• Three-hundred-and-twelve (312)
  2 insquares.
  QOne(1) 1 inx WOFstrip.Subcut
  into twelve (12) 1in squares.

7

Fromthebindingfabric,cut eight

(8) 2in x WOF strips.

PiecingtheQSTunits

8

Marka diagonallineontheback

ofa 5ingreensquareandpin

withRStogethertoa 5inneutral

square,thenstitchinawayfrom

eachsideofyourmarkedline.

Cutalongthatlineandpressboth

half-squaretriangles(HSTs)open,

pressingtowards the darker fabric,

asinFig 1.

9

Marka diagonallineontheback

ofone(1)oftheHSTsat right

anglestotheseamandpinwithRS

togethertotheotherHST,matching

thecontrastingfabricssothatthe

seams nest. Again, stitch in away

Fig 1 Fig 2

fromeachsideofthemarkedline,

cut apart and press open(Fig 2 ).

10

TrimeachQSTto 4 insquare

makingsureseamsbisect

corners. Make fifty-two (52) units.

TECHNICALTIP

Tomaketrimmingmore

ecientandaccurate,

findthe45-degreeline

atthecorneroftheruler

andmarka 4insquare

withwashi(lowtack)tape,

whichmakesit easierto

line up the diagonals.