This 9 block quilt comes together really quickly and is a great opportunity for using those larger design modern prints. Valerie chose a selection of pale grey with an alternative terracotta fabric that read as plain. Although they are tone-on-tone the selection within the quilt is effective.
Valerie also loves to create the flying geese with an easy Four at a go, no waste – which is also quick and easy.
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Adding borders
This is the final stage of making the quilt top – adding two borders.
The first can be as a single strip with cornerstones, or you could echo the sashing and put this around – it’s when you have smaller pieces of fabric left.
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All your blocks should now have been made whether they are 9 or 12 or 15.
The next step is to join your blocks together with sashing strips and corner stones. You’ll love this stage in the process, because all your blocks now look as though they belong together!
We will be working on the borders ...
Another simple design from Sally Ablett using the Water Meadow range of fabrics from Lewis & Irene. Simple squares and rectangles, with some sashing make up this cushion. Valerie has used a variety of fabrics, since many of them can be fussy cut. You could get away with using a single fabric...
