Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

Magic 8 technique

1

Placetwo(2)dierent8insquares,rightsidestogether,withthelighter

fabricuppermost.Markdiagonallinescornerto cornerin each direction.

Stitch a in seam either side of the marked lines(Fig2A-C).

2

Cutthesquarein half vertically and horizontally, and along the marked

lines(Fig 2D-E).

3

Trimeachof theeight(8)half-squaretrianglesto 3in square,making

sure the seams are 45-degrees and bisect the corners(Fig2F).

Cutting out

RefertoFig 1 forfabrickey.Sortand

label your fabrics for easy identification.

1

FromFabricA,cutas follows:

QFour(4) 3 in x WOFstrips.

Subcutinto forty-five (45) 3in

squares.

QFive (5) 8in squares.

2

FromFabricB,cutas follows:

QFive(5)8insquares.

QTwo(2) 3 in x WOFstrips.Subcut

into twenty-two (22) 3in squares.

3

FromFabric C, cut five (5) 8in

squares.

4

FromFabric D, cut eleven (11) 8in

squares.

5

FromFabricE,cut twenty (20)

3 in squares.

6

FromFabricF,cutone(1) 3 in

x WOFstrip.Subcut into ten (10)

3 in squares.

7

FromFabric G, cut as

follows:

QTw e n t y - o n e (21) 8 i n s q u a r e s.

Fig 2A Fig 2B Fig 2C

Fig 2D Fig 2E Fig 2F