MIRROR THE PIECING WITH A STYLISH TWO-TONE BINDING... JUST USE YOUR SCRAPS!
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout,
unless otherwise noted.
■ Press seams open throughout,
unless otherwise instructed.
■ HST = Half-square Triangle.
■ RST = right sides together.
■ WST = wrong sides together.
FABRICS USED CUTTING OUT
1
From the dark green fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 6½in squares.
■ Two (2) 5½in x 10½in.
■ One (1) 5½in square.
■ One (1) 6in square. Cut in half on the diagonal to make two triangles (only one will be used).
2
From the medium green fabric cut:
■ One (1) 4½in square. Cut in half on the diagonal to make two triangles.
3
From the light green fabric cut: ■ Four (4) 5½in squares.
4
From the pale green fabric cut:
■ One (1) 4½in square. Cut in half on the diagonal to make two triangles.
5
From the white fabric cut:
■ Two (2) 6½in squares.
■ Five (5) 5½in squares.
■ Two (2) 5½in x 10½in.
■ One (1) 6in square. Cut in half on the diagonal to make two triangles (only one will be used).
6
From the binding fabric cut: ■ Four (4) 2½in x 22in strips.
MAKING THE HSTS
7
Take one white 6½in square and draw a diagonal line on the back. Place RST with a dark green square, and sew ¼in from either side of the line. Cut along the marked line and press open to make two units (Fig 1). Leave the units untrimmed.
8
Repeat to make a total of four HST units. Cut one HST in half on the diagonal to make two triangles (Fig 2). Trim the remaining HSTs to 5½in square.
MAKING THE FLYING GEESE
9
Take two white 5½in squares, and draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each. Place one square in the corner of
a dark green 5½in x 10½in rectangle. Stitch along the marked line, trim ¼in from the stitching and press open. Repeat with the other square on the opposite corner to make one Flying Geese unit (Fig 3).
10
Repeat step 9 to make a second dark green/white Flying Geese unit. Repeat again using light green squares and white rectangles to make two white/light green Flying Geese units.
MAKING THE QUILT TOP
11
Take one HST unit and place a pale green triangle RST, aligning the long diagonal edge of the triangle with one of the dark green edges of the HST. Make sure the triangle is centred with the HST edge. Sew in place, press open. 12
Repeat step 11 to sew a medium green triangle to the opposite side. Trim the triangles even with the edges of the square. Use the same process to add triangles to the remaining sides (Fig 4). Square up the unit, trimming ¼in outside the points of the HST.
13
Add the HST triangles to opposite sides of the centre unit, carefully aligning the seams. Trim the triangles even with the edges of the square. Then add a white and dark green triangle to the remaining sides (Fig 5). Trim to 10½in square, carefully centring the unit.
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Arrange the centre unit with the Flying Geese, HSTs and remaining white and dark green 5½in squares, referring to the
Layout Diagram. Sew the units together in rows, then sew the rows together, carefully matching seams throughout.
FINISHING THE QUILT
15
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.
16
Quilt as desired. Sarah quilted an eight point star, using her walking foot. Trim the excess batting and backing and square up the quilt.
17
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. Sew the binding to the right side of the quilt, folding a neat mitre at each corner. Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.