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Birds In The Air Quilt
Birds In The Air Quilt
Birds In The Air Quilt
Birds In The Air Quilt

Birds In The Air Quilt

Designer
Designer
Corinne Bradd
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Designer
Designer
Corinne Bradd
Pattern Guide
Pattern Guide
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About this pattern

Resembling a flock of birds, this modern looking block is perfect for a fresh new quilt. Simple to stitch up, use your favourite plain cottons, or bust out your boldest prints for a statement look. Use it to brighten up the end of a bed or throw it over a sofa to give it an instant update.

Essentials

  • Coordinating cotton prints, fat quarters, six
  • White cotton fabric, 2.5m
  • 4oz wadding, 1.5m

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    Make a Block

    1. Cut a 31.5cm coloured cotton square in half, diagonally, to make two triangles. Set one aside for another block. Cut four 11.5cm squares from white cotton, plus two more from colourful fabric. Draw a diagonal line on the reverse of the printed pieces and pin each one, face down, onto a white square.

    2. Stitch the squares together, 5mm from either side of the drawn line. Cut them in half along the line, open out and press to make half square triangles (HST). Put one HST aside. Cut the remaining white squares in half diagonally and put one piece aside.

    3. Stitch two HST right sides together, so the white sections are top right. Sew a whit

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