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Lilianna

Finished size: 117cm x 112cm (46in x 44in)

Finished block size: 16in square

Materials

• 60cm (¾yd) yellow tone-on-tone print fabric (block background)
• 70cm (¾yd) medium red print fabric (piecing and Border 2)
• 45cm (½yd) dark red print fabric (piecing and Border 2)
• * 65cm (¾yd) light floral print fabric (appliqué, piecing and Border 2)
• 65cm (¾yd) green print fabric (sashing and Border 1)
• 2.1m (2¼yd) backing fabric
• 40cm (½yd) green print fabric – see Note (binding)
• Batting at least 137cm x 132cm (54in x 52in)
• Freezer paper
• 2B pencil
• Tweezers
• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
• 6½in square ruler (optional)
• Sewing machine with ¼in foot
• General sewing supplies

Note: Carol used the same fabric for the binding as she did for the sashing and Border 1, meaning she used a total of 1.05m (1⅛yd); they are listed separately so you can bind the quilt in another fabric if you wish. The appliqué method used is needleturn with freezer paper, but you can adapt the instructions to your preferred technique.

Preparation and cutting

1 Trace the appliqué shapes from the Pattern Sheet onto the dull side of the freezer paper with

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