Australian Homespun - June 2018

indicated by the red lines, then join

the sections to complete the panel.

It should measure 5^11 ⁄ 2 x19^1 ⁄ 2 in from

raw edge to raw edge.

Stove top panel

23

From the solid white fabric, cut:

• Two strips, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in across the
  21in width of the fat quarter. Crosscut
  them to yield four rectangles, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x4^3 ⁄ 4 in
  (N) and one rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x14^1 ⁄ 2 in (O)


• Four squares, 2in


• Four rectangles, 1 x 1^1 ⁄ 8 in (P)


• Two rectangles, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x4^1 ⁄ 2 in (Q).

24

From a dark print fabric from

your assortment, cut:

• Two rectangles, 1 x 3^1 ⁄ 2 in (R)


• Two rectangles, 1 x 4^3 ⁄ 4 in (S).

25

From the taupe print fabric, cut:

• Two squares, 4^1 ⁄ 2 in (T).

26

Sew a white P rectangle to

each end of a dark R rectangle.

Sew a white N rectangle to the top

and bottom edge of this unit. Sew a

dark S rectangle to the bottom edge.

Repeat to make a second unit exactly

the same. They should measure 3^1 ⁄ 2

x4^3 ⁄ 4 in from raw edge to raw edge.

27

Repeat Steps 1-8 to make a Pie

block, but this time, use white

2in squares instead of the taupe ones

you used before.

28

Sew the units from Step 26 to

the left and right edges of the

Pie block. Join the white O rectangle

to the bottom edge. Then sew a

white Q rectangle to the left and

right edges of the panel.

29

On the wrong side of each of

the taupe T squares, mark the

centre of the top edge – 2^1 ⁄ 4 in from the

top corners. Draw a line from this mark

to one of the bottom corners: the

bottom right corner on one square and

the bottom left corner on the other.

Match these squares, right sides

together, with the left and right ends

of the stove top panel, as shown in

Diagram 7. Stitch on the lines, trim

the fabric^1 ⁄ 4 in outside the stitching

and press.

30

Trim the taupe shapes even

with the top edge of the stove

panel and the bottom corner of the

white triangle. Your stove top panel

should measure 4^1 ⁄ 2 x19^1 ⁄ 2 in from raw

edge to raw edge.

Oven base panel

31

From one of the assorted

print fabrics, cut:

• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x4^1 ⁄ 2 in


• One rectangle, 5 x 4^1 ⁄ 2 in (towel).

32

From another print fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 1 x 4^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (towel trim).

33

From dark grey print fabric

#1, cut:

• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x2^1 ⁄ 2 in (EE)


• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x7^1 ⁄ 2 in (FF)
  (towel bar).

34

From dark grey print fabric

#2, cut:

• One rectangle, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x4^1 ⁄ 2 in (U)


• One rectangle, 4^1 ⁄ 2 x7^1 ⁄ 2 in (V)


• One rectangle, 3^1 ⁄ 2 x 7in (W)


• Four squares, 2in (X) (oven window).

35

From the pale yellow print

fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x2^1 ⁄ 2 in (Y)


• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x7^1 ⁄ 2 in (Z)


• Two rectangles, 3^1 ⁄ 2 x9^1 ⁄ 2 in (AA)


• Two rectangles, 2^1 ⁄ 2 x19^1 ⁄ 2 in (BB)
  (oven surrounds).

36

From a dark print fabric, cut:

• Two rectangles, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x2^1 ⁄ 2 in
  (oven feet).

37

From the taupe print fabric, cut:

• Two squares, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in (CC)


• One rectangle, 1^1 ⁄ 2 x13^1 ⁄ 2 in (DD).

38

Assemble the towel by sewing

the towel trim rectangle

between the two rectangles cut for

the towel.

39

Make segments for the oven

window by sewing the EE strip

to the top edge of the Y strip and the

U strip to the bottom edge of the Y

STEPHANIE’S

ACCURACY TIP

Some of the patches in this quilt

end up being quite tiny – the

yellow triangles surrounding the

oven knobs are one example.

There are a couple of things you

can do to increase your accuracy

when sewing small shapes:

• Sew with a shorter than usual
  stitch length and press the seams
  open, rather than to one side.


• Spray the fabric with starch
  or fabric stabiliser before cutting
  and sewing it.

Stove top detail

Diagram 7

Oven Dials Panel Layout Diagram

JJ

I I

B

BB

B

CC

CC

D

L

A

EE

HH

FFMMF M MFFF

2¼in 2¼in