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Cut Fabrics

Cut pieces in the following order. Cut light pink stripe border No. 4 strips lengthwise (parallel to selvage).

Designers Cherie Ralston and Alma Allen used a freezer-paper method to prepare pieces for machine appliqué. Instructions that follow
are for this technique. (Patterns are provided for this technique; if you’re using another method, reverse patterns using a light box or sunny window.)

1. Lay freezer paper, shiny side down, over patterns. Trace each pattern the number of times indicated in cutting instructions. Cut out freezer-paper shapes on drawn lines.

2. Using a hot, dry iron, press freezer-paper shapes, shiny sides down, onto the designated fabrics’ wrong sides, leaving 1/2" between shapes; let cool. Cut out each shape, adding a 3/16" seam allowance to all edges. Cut seam allowances slightly narrower at tips of leaves; clip inner curves as necessary.

3. On each appliqué shape, run a glue stick along seam allowance wrong side, then finger-press seam allowance to back of freezer paper; let dry.

From light pink dot, cut:
1—21" square
20—2-7/8" squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 40 triangles total

From purple stripe, cut:
1 of Pattern A

From green stripe, cut:
1—1-1/4x7-1/4 bias strip
1—1-1/4x4" bias strip
2 of Pattern F

From green plaid, cut:
3 of Pattern F

From green floral, cut:
1—1-1/4x9" bias strip
1—1-1/4x7-1/4" bias strip
1—1-1/4x4-1/4" bias strip
7 of Pattern F

From assorted light prints, cut:
72—2-7/8" squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 144 triangles total
3 of Pattern C

From assorted dark prints, cut:
72—2-7/8" squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 144 triangles total
3 of Pattern B
1 of Pattern E

From purple tone-on-tone, cut:
3 of Pattern D

From red floral, cut:
7—6-1/2x42" strips for border No. 6
2—6-1/2x36-1/2" border No. 2 strips
2—6-1/2x24-1/2" border No. 2 strips
22—2-7/8" squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 44 triangles total
1 of Pattern E

From light pink stripe, cut:
2—6-1/2x52-1/2" border No. 4 strips
2—6-1/2x40-1/2" border No. 4 strips
22—2-7/8" squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 44 triangles total

From purple plaid, cut:
Enough 2-1/2"-wide bias strips to total 285" for binding

Continued on Page 3: Prepare Vine Appliqués

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