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Finished size: 186.5cm (73½in) square

Finished block size: 14in square

www.kerynemmerson.com

keryn@kerynemmerson.com

@artisanartist

Materials

• Assorted light-medium value 1½in strips to total about 1.4m (1⅝yd)

• Assorted light-medium value 2½in strips to total about 1.1m (1⅜yd)

• Assorted dark-medium value 1½in strips to total about 1.4m (1⅝yd)

• Assorted dark-value 2½in strips to total about 1.1m (1⅜yd)

• 50cm (⅝yd) light-value print fabric (block corners and accent triangles)

• 35cm (⅜yd) dark-value print fabric (block corners)

• 20cm (¼yd) print fabric (accent triangles)

• 40cm (½yd) each of four medium-value print fabrics (Borders 1–4)

• 50cm (⅝yd) light-value print fabric (Border 5)

• 80cm (⅞yd) dark-value print fabric (Border 6)

• 60cm (⅝yd) medium-value print fabric (binding)

• 4.3m (4¾yd) backing fabric

• Batting at least 205cm (84in) square

• Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat

• Sewing machine with ¼in foot

• General sewing supplies

Preparation and cutting

1 Trace the triangle and all its internal lines from the Pattern Sheet onto paper using a fine permanent-marking pen. Cut it out roughly outside the outer traced lines. Trim the bottom edge and the left side edge on the outer lines.

2 Adhere the template to the underside of a quilter’s ruler. You could use a glue stick, but Keryn prefers to create small loops of sticky tape, put those on the back of the template near each point and then onto the ruler. Position the template so that the outer line on the

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