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Materials (for 1 cushion)<br />
8 x assorted spots & stripes fabrics<br />
60cm white Prima homespun<br />
60cm x 60cm square white quilters<br />
muslin<br />
60cm x 60cm square Sew Easy cotton/<br />
bamboo batting<br />
White Gütermann 100% cotton thread<br />
Rotary cutter, mat & quilters rulers<br />
Quilting pins, tape measure<br />
Scissors, seam ripper<br />
Sewing machine with ¼” foot &<br />
walking foot<br />
All fabrics should be 100% cotton,<br />
washed & pressed.<br />
¼” seam allowance used throughout<br />
unless otherwise indicated.<br />
Read all instructions carefully before<br />
commencing the quilt.<br />
CUTTING<br />
• From white homespun cut – two<br />
18½” x 15” pieces for cushion back<br />
and set aside; 8 x 5” squares; 4 x 2”<br />
squares (Block A) and 4 x 2½” squares<br />
(Block B).<br />
• From each of 4 stripe fabrics cut –<br />
two 2” x 5” strips (Block A) and 2 x 2”<br />
squares (Block A).<br />
• From each of 4 remaining spot/<br />
stripe fabrics cut – two 1¾” x 5”<br />
strips (Block B) and two 1¾” x 2½”<br />
rectangles (Block B).<br />
BLOCKS<br />
Block A – make 4<br />
1. Sew a 2” stripe fabric square (Block<br />
A) to one side of a 2” white homespun<br />
square. Sew the matching 2” stripe<br />
fabric square to the opposite side<br />
of the white square. Press seams to<br />
stripe fabric.<br />
2. Sew a 2” x 5” strip of the same<br />
stripe fabric to the top and bottom<br />
of step 1. Press seams to the stripe<br />
fabric.<br />
Block B – make 4<br />
3. Sew a 1¾” x 2½” spot/stripe fabric<br />
rectangle (Block B) to one side of a<br />
2½” white homespun square. Sew the<br />
matching 1¾” x 2½” spot/stripe fabric<br />
rectangle to the opposite side of the<br />
white square. Press seams to spot/<br />
stripe fabric.<br />
4. Sew a 1¾” x 5” strip of the same<br />
spot/stripe fabric to the top and<br />
bottom of step 3. Press seams to the<br />
spot/stripe fabric.<br />
FRONT<br />
5. Arrange blocks A and B alternating<br />
with white 5” squares as desired.<br />
6. Sew 4 blocks in each row together.<br />
Press seams in each row in opposite<br />
direction to row before.<br />
7. Sew rows together; press seams in<br />
one direction.<br />
QUILTING<br />
8. With batting on top of quilters<br />
muslin place cushion front on top of<br />
batting and smooth out any creases.<br />
Pin together in the centre of Blocks A<br />
and B and quilt as desired. Trim away<br />
excess batting and muslin.<br />
BACK<br />
9. Take the two 18½” x 15” pieces of<br />
white homespun and along one 18½”<br />
long edge of each piece, press under<br />
½” then another ½” and topstitch.<br />
Press.<br />
10. With front facing right side up place<br />
one back piece face down with raw<br />
edges aligned at top and sides and<br />
hemmed edge across the centre. Place<br />
remaining back piece face down on top<br />
aligning raw edges at bottom and sides<br />
with centre edge overlapping. Pin and<br />
sew together on all four sides using<br />
¼” seam allowance. Trim corners, turn<br />
through to right side and press. Place<br />
insert into cushion cover with back<br />
edges overlapping. •<br />
Block A<br />
Block B<br />
Block C<br />
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