Beginner's Guide To Quilting - UK (2020-04)

Honeycomb

sheet set

Add simple patchwork detail for a speedy way

to jazz up plain bed linen. By Cynthia Shaffer

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ou don’t have to make a large,
impressive quilt to give your
home a splash of hexagon
action – these sweet shapes look great,
are quick to do and fabulously thrifty!
Low-cost plain white bed linen can be
completely transformed with a simple
row of geometric shapes along one
edge, as shown here. Choose patterns,
designs and colours to suit your
bedroom theme.
This pretty pillowcase and sheet
project is a taster from Stash Happy
Patchwork, by Cynthia Shaffer. Try
adding patchwork shapes to
lampshades or shower curtains, throw
pillows, or the bottom edge of kitchen
bistro curtains for a refreshing pop of
colour throughout your home.

YOU WILL NEED

Materials

Q Basic quilting kit, see page 16

Q Assorted fabrics: ²⁄³yd (60cm)

Q 1 pillowcase and flat sheet

Q Card and plain paper

Q Water-soluble ink pen

Q Templates on page 100

Seam allowance

Q Included in our templates.

CUTTING THE FABRIC

Step 1 Cut out template A on page 82

from scrap card.

Step 2 U s i n g te m p l a te B o n p a g e 8 2

and plain paper, cut approximately

26 paper templates (or however many

you need to cover the width of your

sheet or pillow).

Step 3 With a water-soluble ink pen,

trace the card template A on your

assorted fabrics 26 (or your chosen

amount) times. Cut out the hexagons.

Place the template strategically on

fabrics with large patterns so that you

can fussy cut to capture specific parts

of the pattern and avoid being left

with odd cut-offs.^1

Exploring Shapes

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