Australian Homespun - February 2016_

LEANNE’S TRIMMING

TIPIf you trim the half-square triangle

units before opening the square, you’ll only

need to do two cuts instead of four. A small

square quilter’s ruler is best to use, although

you can use larger rectangular rulers, too

• they’re just a bit unwieldy. Position the
  ruler on the fabric so that 5^11 ⁄ 2 in marks on two
  adjacent edges lie on the end of the seam
  line of your unit – NOT on the edge of the
  fabric – and trim the two sides, as shown in
  Diagram 3. For trimming the small units used
  in the border corners, position the ruler with
  the 3in marks on the seam line.

LEANNE’S

BINDING

TIP Roll up

your prepared

binding and pop

it on a spare

spool holder on

your machine. It

makes machine

binding so much

easier when it’s

not caught up

amongst the quilt

Diagram 3 in your lap.

51 ⁄ 2 in

51 ⁄ 2 in

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