YOU WILL NEED

■ Print fabrics (includes binding)

25/ 8yd total or one (1) Jelly Roll ■ White fabric: 23/ 8yd total or

one (1) Jelly Roll

■ Backing fabric: 3Ωyds

■ Batting: 62in x 80in

■ One (1) copy of the Triangle

template

FINISHED SIZE

■ 54in x 72in

9

Repeat steps 4–7 with your white strips to make a total of fifty five diamonds. You will have three strips left over to use in step 10.

10

Piece the three remaining white strips together along the long edges. Cut a total of ten triangles from this strip set, using the template.

11

Take five of your white diamonds from step 9. Unpick the seam at the centre to form ten triangles.

12

Arrange your diamonds and triangles in diagonal rows. Sew the pieces into rows, carefully matching strip seams (Fig 1). Sew the rows together, matching seams between white and print diamonds to align the points. Trim the sides of the quilt top, leaving a generous ºin seam allowance from the edge of each print diamond.

QUILTING AND FINISHING

13

Cut the backing fabric in half across the width. Remove the selvedges and sew the two pieces together using a Ωin seam. Press the seam open.

14

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

15

Quilt as desired. Susan quilted a swirling free-motion design across the quilt using a matching white thread. Trim the excess batting and backing fabric.

16

Sew the binding strips together end-to-end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open and trim the dog ears. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides together, and press.

17

Sew the binding to the right side of the quilt, creating a neat mitre at each corner. Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and hand stitch in place around the edge to finish.

AIRFLOW

Triangle template ACTUAL SIZE