Australian Homespun - June 2018

MATERIALS
Q Fabrics B, C, D, F, H, I, K, L, N, Y
and AA
Q DMC Stranded Embroidery Cotton
in Dark Hazelnut Brown (420),
Very Light Avocado Green (471),
Ultra Light Avocado Green (472),
Light Wedgwood (518), Dark Moss
Green (580), Turquoise (597),
Light Turquoise (598), Dark Drab
Brown (610), Medium Olive Green
(733), Light Tangerine (742), Pale
Yellow (744), Golden Olive (832),
Very Dark Beige Brown (838),
Dark Beige Brown (839), Light
Parrot Green (907), Very Light
Peach (948), Ultra Very Light
Dusty Rose (963), Light Seagreen
(964), Very Light Apricot (967),
Medium Forest Green (988),
Medium Yellow Beige (3046),
Light Yellow Green (3348), Light
Dusty Rose (3354), Pine Green
(3364), Light Melon (3708),
Medium Wedgwood (3760), Dark
Grey Green (3768), Cyclamen
Pink (3805), Light Cyclamen Pink
(3806), Light Straw (3822), Pale
Golden Brown (3827) and Very
Dark Straw (3852)
QAppliqué pins or glue
QTemplate plastic and fine-point
permanent-marking pen
QErasable fabric-marking pen
QRotary cutter, ruler and mat
QGeneral sewing supplies

Stitches used:Backstitch, blanket
stitch, buttonhole stitch, colonial
knot, cross stitch, fishbone stitch,
French knot (optional), pistil stitch,
satin stitch, split stitch, stem stitch,
straight stitch

BLOCK

OF THE

MONTH

FLORAL

BOUQUET

PART 5

5

Use an erasable fabric-marking

pen to trace each of the flowers/

leaves from the Pattern Sheet on

to Fabric AA leaving at least 1in

OUR FABRICS

This quilt uses a large variety of

print and solid fabrics selected

by Sarah and Rachel from the

Tilda ‘LemonTree’, ‘Devonstone’

and Robert Kaufman ‘Essex Yarn

Dyed’ ranges, distributed in

Australia by Two Green Zebras.

BACKGROUND

1

From each of Fabrics B, C, D, F, H,

I, K, L and N, cut:

• One square, 6^11 ⁄ 2 in.

2

Lay the squares out in three

rows of three. When you have

an array of colours and prints that

you like, sew the squares in each

row together, then sew the rows

together, carefully matching the

seams. Your background should

measure 18^1 ⁄ 2 in square from raw

edge to raw edge.

VASE AND FLOWERS

3

Trace the vase shape from the

Pattern Sheet onto template

plastic using a fine-point permanent-

marking pen. Cut it out on the traced

line. Trace around it on the wrong side

Fabric Y. Cut the shape out of fabric

(^1) ⁄ 4 in by eye outside the traced lines.
4
Use appliqué glue to position the
vase on the background fabric. Its
bottom edge should be about 2^1 ⁄ 2 in up
from the bottom edge of the background
after it has been appliquéd. Needleturn
appliqué it in place.
This Block of the Month project is being
published over 10 issues of Homespun,
from February to November 2018. The
materials required to make the complete
quilt appeared in the February issue.
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