BEHIND THE QUILT
A MOUSE HARD AT WORK!
“Florence the mouse is an avid quilter. She lives in an old tree stump house with her squirrel friend Miss Poppy who is more of a dressmaker than a quilter. So Poppy concentrates her efforts on making fabulous wardrobes for the pair of them, and Flo keeps them well supplied with quilts. And in this block, Florrie is busy piecing her next background, which she might later decorate with appliqué to make the quilt extra special.
“This seasonal series is all about quilting, so Florrie was bound to get behind the sewing machine sooner or later. Florrie is a pedal to the metal kind of girl, she’s so quick the pins fly!” – ANDREA GORMAN
You will need
■ Fabric A*: Background fabric: Kona Champagne (warm cream plain) – One (1) 13in square For the appliqué (all watercolour/hand-dyed style batiks):■ Fabric B (mixed coordinating colours) – Thirteen (13) 1½in x 1½in scraps■ Fabric C: Sew Simple Batiks SSB029 (light pink) – 2½in x 3in■ Fabric D: 1895 Lemonade (very light pink) – 2½in x 2½in■ Fabric E: 1895 Frog (clear green) – 3in x 4½in■ Fabric F: Sew Simple Batiks SSB002 (light yellow) – Two (2) 1in x 2in strips■ Fabric G: Sew Simple Batiks SSB015 (light orange) – 1in x 1½in■ Fabric H: Sew Simple Batiks SSB013 (mixed green) – 1in x 1in■ Fabric I: Sew Simple Batiks SSB088■ Fabric J: Sew Simple Batiks SSB034 (bold pink) – 2½in x 2½in■ Fabric K: 1895 Blush (peach) – 2in x 3in■ Fabric L: Moda Kota Batiks Tomato Soup – 1in x 1in■ Fabric M: Sew Simple Batiks SSB101 (mid blue) – 2in x 3in■ Fabric N: Sew Simple Batiks SSB060 (grass green) – 2½in x 3½in■ Fabric O: Sew Simple Batiks SSB066 (cool dark green) – 4in x 2in■ Fabric P: Sew Simple Batiks SSB090 (purple) – 1½in x 1½in■ Fabric Q: 1895 Poppy (orange mixed) – 1½in x 1½in■ Fabric R: Sew Simple Batiks SSB092 (dark purple) – 1½in x 1½in■ Fabric S: 1895 passion tea – warm lilac – 1in x 1in■ Fabric T: Sew Simple Batiks SSB039 (red) – 1in x 1in■ Fabric U: 1895 Mocha (coffee brown) – 6in x 7in■ Fabric V: Sew Simple Batiks SSB100 (near black) – 3½in x 3in■ Fabric W: 1895 Funnel Cake (beige) – 2½in x 2in■ Fabric X: Timeless Treasure Winter (light grey) – 1in x 1½in■ Fabric Y: 1895 Hyacinth (hyacinth) – 5½in x 4½in■ Fabric Z: Island Batiks White (white) – 2in x 3in■ Fabric AA: Hoff Mottles Peacock (mixed dark blue) – 2in x 3in■ Selection of threads in a variety of variegated colours including a full rainbow plus variegated taupe for Florrie themouse■ Plain black, white and pink-toned beige thread for embroidery■ Tearaway stabiliser: 12in x 12in■ Freezer paper: 12in x 12in■ A free-motion foot for your sewing machine■ Templates
