You need:
• 10 m white cotton or polycotton fabric, 115 cm wide
• Calico, 115 cm wide, as follows: 2.50 m in total of 1 dark print or several dark prints, 2.50 m in total of 1 light print or several light prints
• Polyester quilt batting
• White thread
• Cardboard or Mylar for templates
• Dressmaker's carbon paper (optional) and chalk pencil
• Set square and ruler
To make:
Note: Set machine-stitch length to 12 to 15 stitches per 2.5 cm (1 in).
Assemble blocks so seam lines align as shown. Piece blocks and quilt top with right sides together and use 1 cm seam allowance throughout.
Press seam allowances to dark side when each seam is stitched.
If using a variety of calicoes, use same print throughout each small block and same dark and light prints throughout each large block.
Begin by cutting and piecing 1 complete large block to check accuracy of your templates.
Quick tip: Use glass-headed pins. They're easy to handle and hard to lose inside quilt layers.
To prepare fabric:
Preshrink and press all fabric, checking for colorfastness.
To prepare templates:
Note: Templates include 1 cm seam allowance.
1. Transfer triangle template pattern onto cardboard using carbon paper, or trace onto Mylar. Cut out. (Click here for template pattern. Make sure to resize to indicated measurements before cutting.)
2. Measure and cut a second template, 7 cm square.
To cut fabric:
Note: When cutting triangles, position grain line as indicated on template.
From white fabric, cut 2 lengths, each 260 cm long, for backing.
From remaining white fabric, cut 240 triangles and 480 squares using templates.
From dark print, cut 120 triangles and 240 squares using templates.
From light print, cut 120 triangles and 240 squares using templates.
Page 1 of 3 -- Find instructions for stitching the triangles into your quilt on page 2
