TECHNICALTIP
Choosea minimalpalette
ofstronglycontrasting
colourstocreatea bold
design.Remember,
darkcoloursrecedeso
theymakeanexcellent
backgroundforlighter,
brighter prints.
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Fabrics used
Q‘LilRed’byStaceyLestHsuforModa
Fabrics and Makower ‘Linen Texture’.
Notes
QPleasereadthroughthepatternbefore
youbegin,assuminga in seam
allowanceanda fabricwidth(WOF)
of 42in.Makinga test block is always
recommend.
QRST= rightsidestogether.
QWST = wrong sides together.
8
Joina 2 inx 9inbackground
piece to each side, asinFig 3.
Fig 2
Fig 3
Fig 4 Fig 5
Fig 6
11
Joina 2 inx 17inleafpieceto
thetopandbottom(Fig 6 ). At
thispoint,yourblockshouldmeasure
17i n squ a r e. M a ke n i ne (9). Make 9
9
Joina 2 inx 13inbackground
pieceto the top and bottom
(Fig 4 ).
10
Joina 2 inx 13inleafpieceto
each side, as showninFig 5.