Love Patchwork & Quilting

QUILT

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YOU WILL NEED

■ Fabric A (print fabric): 7/8yd

■ Fabric B (solid fabric): 13/ 8yds

■ Backing fabric: 1¾yds

■ Batting: 42in x 58in

■ Binding fabric: ½yd

FINISHED SIZE ■ 36in x 52in

NOTES

■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted.

■ Press seams open, unless otherwise noted.

■ RST = right sides together.

■ WOF = width of fabric.

■ HST = Half-square Triangle.

■ Press all fabrics well before cutting.

■ Pre-wash Essex Fabric as there is more shrinkage than with plain cotton.

FABRICS USED

■ Fabric A: Rosa Peach from the Les Fleurs collection by Rifle Paper Co. for

Cotton+Steel.

■ Fabric B: Natural from the Essex collection by Robert Kaufman.

■ Backing: Ivory from the Kona Cotton Solids collection by Robert Kaufman.

■ Binding fabric: Navy from the Essex collection by Robert Kaufman.

CUTTING OUT

1

From Fabric A cut:

■ Three (3) 4½in x WOF strips. Subcut into seventy-one (71) 1½in x 4½in strips.

■ Three (3) 5in x WOF strips. Subcut into twenty-three (23) 5in squares.

2

From Fabric B cut:

■ Seven (7) 4½in x WOF strips. Subcut into one hundred and forty-two (142)

2in x 4½in strips.

■ Three (3) 5in x WOF strips. Subcut into twenty-three (23) 5in squares.

3

From the binding fabric cut five (5)

2½in x WOF strips.

MAKING THE STRIPE BLOCKS

4

Chain piece each 1½in x 4½in Fabric A strip to a 2in x 4½in Fabric B strip, along

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the long edges. To chain piece, once you have sewn the first pair, allow the machine to run a few stitches, before continuing to the next pair, without snipping your thread. Once all pairs are sewn, remove from the machine and snip the threads between each unit. Press seams open on each unit.

5

Chain piece the remaining 2in x 4½in Fabric B strips to the A/B units from Step

4, along the Fabric A edge. Snip threads between units, and press seams open to complete seventy-one (71) stripe blocks.

MAKING THE HSTS

6

Pair one Fabric A square and one Fabric B square, RST. On the wrong side of Fabric A mark a diagonal line from corner to corner.

7

Stitch ¼in either side of the marked line and then cut through both layers on the marked line, to make two HST units. Repeat with remaining Fabric A and B 5in squares to make forty-six (46) HST units.

8

Press each HST unit open. Keeping the

45-degree line of your ruler aligned with the diagonal seam, trim the units to

4½in square.

ASSEMBLING THE QUILT TOP

9

Arrange your stripe blocks and HSTs in thirteen rows of nine blocks. Arrange the blocks in any order and orientatio­n you choose. Use a design wall, the top of a bed or a clear area of floor to organise the blocks in a design you like. Have fun with this part!

10

Once you have finalised your arrangemen­t, sew the blocks together in rows. Then sew the rows together to complete the quilt top.

QUILTING AND FINISHING

11

Press the quilt top and backing well. Make a quilt sandwich by placing the backing fabric right side down, the batting on top, then the quilt top centrally and right side up. The backing and batting are slightly larger than the quilt top. Baste the layers together using your preferred method.

12

Quilt as desired. Jenny quilted a series of diagonal lines.

13

Trim the excess batting and backing level with the quilt top edges and square up the quilt.

14

Sew the binding strips together end-to-end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open and trim away the dog ears. Fold in half lengthwise, WST, and press.

15

Sew the binding to the right side of the quilt, folding a mitre at each corner.

16

Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt. and hand stitch in place to finish.

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