Fancy Dance

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Materials

• 4m (4⅜yd) cream print fabric

• 1.7m (2yd) black print fabric (applique and binding)

• 1.1m (1⅛yd) red print fabric (applique and Border 2)

• 70cm (¾yd) red stripe print fabric (applique and Border 2)

• 70cm (¾yd) light blue and red print fabric (applique and Border 2)

• 50cm (⅝yd) mid-blue and red print fabric (applique and Border 2)

• 50cm (⅝yd) yellow print fabric (sashings)

• 50cm (⅝yd) green print fabric (sashings)

• 50cm (⅝yd) purple print fabric (Border 2)

• 1.7m (2yd) black floral print fabric (Border 3)

• 2.4m (2⅝yd) extra-wide (275cm/108in) backing fabric

• Batting at least 235cm (94in) square

• Fusible web

• Stranded embroidery floss in shades to match applique fabrics

• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat

• Sewing machine with ¼in foot

• General sewing supplies

Cutting

From the cream print fabric, cut:

• five strips, 16in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield nine squares, 16in (applique background)

• seven strips, 4in x width of fabric (Border 1)

• five strips, 2½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 76 squares, 2½in (Border 2)

• 18 strips, 1½in x width of fabric (sashing)

From the black print fabric, cut:

• nine strips, 2½in x width of fabric (binding)

From the red print fabric, cut:

• threein x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 80 rectangles, 1in x 6in (Border 2)