Good Tidings
This magnificent quilt was found lurking in the archives in a Homespun issue from more than 10 years ago. The colours and the blocks are intrinsically traditional, offering a timeless quilt design that’s just as relevant today as it was back then. The first border has been cleverly designed as a pieced first border where there would usually be just setting triangles. The randomly placed green units add real pizzazz to the quilt centre and the muted complementary tones make this a pleasing design that’s far too attractive to keep just for Christmas display.
Finished size: 202cm x 178cm (70¼in x 79½in)
Materials
• 10 assorted fat quarters of cream/beige print fabrics (Pinwheel blocks)
• 12 assorted fat quarters of red tone-on-tone print fabrics (Pinwheel blocks, Border 1 and scrap binding)
• Six fat eighths green tone-on-tone print fabrics (Pinwheel blocks and Border 2)
• 3m (3⅝yd) medium tan print fabric (counterpane squares and Borders 1 and 3)
• 4.6m (5yd) backing fabric
• Batting at least 224cm x 198cm (88in x 78in)
• Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat
• Sewing machine with ¼in foot
• General sewing supplies
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