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The Maple Leaf is one of the best examples possible of a charmingly naturalistic
pattern from squares and triangles simply placed together. Of course, the
applique stem does help, too.
While green is suggested and usually used, there is no reason why gay leaves of
yellow, orange, red and brown tones would not make a wonderful quilt. Maple
leaves always set together with alternate blocks, check-board fashion, so that
the stems all point in one direction diagonally across the quilt in a sort of
formal, windblown effect.
Patterns here given are to transfer to cardboard; they do not allow for seams,
so cut about a quarter of an inch larger and sew back to your pencil line. Stem
does not have to be turned in at ends if it is appliqued onto its small square
first, before the block is pieced. This makes a nine inches square block and
requires 5 1/2 yards of white with 3 yards of green or autumn tints to complete
into a full size coverlet.
A border of maple leaf blocks each 9 inches square separated by 3-inch strips
would be handsome. This, between 3-inch borders of white, would complete a
center five blocks wide by 6 long, into a top about 75 by 84 inches. Bind in
color to finish the edge.
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