PART 1
Welcome to the 2024 Homespun Block of the Month!
The quilt is full of cupcakes and party hats, monkeys, ducks, cats and elephants enjoying time with their favourite friends at tea parties with bunches of flowers, sunshine and lollipops.
In this first instalment, we share the materials required. Anni has used Tilda Jubilee and Farm Flowers fabric ranges. A kit of the required fabrics can be purchased from our sponsored shops, which can be found on page 37. Alternatively, you can use fabrics from your stash. Turn to page 25 to see the section of the quilt that will be presented in this issue. You will sew Nine-patch and Two-patch blocks, Snowball blocks and a triangle border, as well as two appliqué blocks and stitcheries.
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MATERIALS
⚪ Fat quarter each of 28 print fabrics. Anni used a variety of fabrics from the and ranges ⚪ 3.2m (35⁄8yd) Devonstone white cotton/linen blend fabric (DV4101) (see Note) OR 3m (3⅜yd) plus the printed stitchery panel ⚪ 4.2m (45⁄8yd) backing fabric ⚪ Batting at least 205cm (82in) square ⚪ Cosmo Stranded Embroidery Cotton: 2 x Brown (369), 1 x each of: Pink (105), Aqua (372), Teal (374), Mustard (772), Raspberry (855), Charcoal (894), Putty (2037), Green (2317) ⚪ Needle/s for appliqué and embroidery. Anni likes to use a size 8 crewel needle for embroidery and a size 11 straw ⚪ Cotton threads to match the appliqué fabrics ⚪ Fine brown Pigma pen or sharp pencil ⚪ Fine water-erasable fabric-marking pen ⚪ Lightbox (optional) ⚪ Appliqué pins or basting glue ⚪ Water-soluble fabric glue, such as Sewline glue pen ⚪ Spray starch ⚪ Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen ⚪ Mylar heat-resistant plastic ⚪ Light card or stiff paper ⚪ 15cm (6in) embroidery hoop (optional) ⚪ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat ⚪ Sewing machine with 1⁄4in foot ⚪ General sewing supplies
