Hope and Harmony

Materials

• 60cm (¾yd) each of six assorted cream print fabrics (block backgrounds)

• 42 chubby sixteenths (25cm x 28cm/9in x 10½in) of assorted medium and dark print fabrics (appliqué and binding)

• 3.5m (3¾yd) backing fabric

• Batting at least 180cm x 172cm (71in x 68in)

• Freezer paper

• Fabric glue stick

• Basting glue

• Fray Check or similar (optional)

• Smoke monofilament thread (machine appliqué)

• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat

• Sewing machine with ¼in foot

• General sewing supplies

Preparation and cutting

From each of the six assorted cream print fabrics, cut:

• two strips, 10½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield seven rectangles, 10½in x 9½in — a total of 42 rectangles in all

1 Fold each of these rectangles in half, 9½in edges matching, as shown in Diagram 1. Press lightly.