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8 8 Quantity

8 Stripe Types

9 Fussy-Cutting Stripes

9 Do Use These Fabrics

12 Fabrics to Avoid Using

15 Where to Find Striped

Fabrics

15 What If I Run Out of

Fabric?

16 16 Fabric

16 Design

16 Templates

17 Tools

18 18 Designing–Part 1

21 Cutting

26 Sewing

29 Designing–Part 2

32 Borders

39 39 Quilting

39 Binding

40 Labeling

41

42 Concave Centers Meet

45 On Point Strippy

46 Convex Centers Meet

59 Combination

Arrangements

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OPPOSITE: LACE TRELLIS, detail. Full quilt on page 54.

FABRIC CURVES Kay Nickols10

Fig. 1–6

Fig. 1–7a. Maywood Studio Fig. 1–7b

Fig. 1–7c

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Kay Nickols FABRIC CURVES 27

HOPE OF GLORY, 70" x 90", made by Kathy Blomfield, Grand Ledge, Michigan, and quilted by Susan Myers, Haslett, Michigan.

POINSETTIAS ON POINT, 54" x 70", made and quilted by Deborah Gould, Portland, Michigan.

WINTER MEDALLION, 72" x 72", made by Margaret Metler, Haslett, Michigan, and quilted by Susan Myers, Haslett, Michigan.

POINSETTIAS IN WINTER, 57" x 77", made by Deborah Feldpausch, Fowler, Michigan, and quilted by Susan Myers, Haslett, Michigan.

FABRIC CURVES Kay Nickols54

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B

LACE TRELLIS68" x 75¹⁄₂"Made by Teresa Krieger, Saranac, Michigan, andquilted by Susan Myers, Haslett, Michigan.4³⁄₄" templates on page 75.

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FABRIC CURVES Kay Nickols58

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POINSETTIAS ON POINT54" x 70"Made and quilted by Deborah Gould, Portland, Michigan.5" templates on page 74.

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Kay Nickols FABRIC CURVES 69

8" Finished (concave piece)

PANDEMONIUM

8" Finished (convex piece)

PANDEMONIUM

fold

All sizes indicate the finished block size.

Reminder: Choose the template size based on your fabric. See 1-Fabric Quilt Shopping and Preparations for more information.

Solid lines are cutting lines; dashed lines are sewing lines.