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- Using the markings as your guide and following the di-
agrams, begin at one corner of the quilt and quilt across
the quilt, remembering to change the pattern depending
on which color block you are stitching through. - Once the lines are stitched in one direction, stitch the
lines in the other direction. - Square up your quilt and bind it to complete the quilt.
With Melissa’s quick and easy technique, you can fi nish
your quilts on your domestic sewing machine. On each
colored square, the quilting will be slightly different,
However you are stitching continuous lines from one
edge of the quilt to the other edge, so there will be no
thread to bury except where your bobbin runs out. Isn’t
that easy? Let’s dive in!- Layer and baste your quilt.
- Begin quilting: Starting in the center of the quilt
and working your way to each corner of the quilt on a
diagonal, create crosshatching on the quilt by quilting
straight lines that intersect the corners of each patch.
In the same way, create diagonal lines in the opposite
direction. - Create a template
with a 5” x 5” piece
of template plastic or
cardboard. Measure
and cut out a 1¼”
square on each corner. - Lay the template on
each of the squares,
one by one, to mark
for quilting. On the
red and grey squares,
mark at each of the
eight 1” points around
the template (black
dots) along the seams as
shown. - On the yellow squares,
mark the outer dots on
the template as well as
the four inside points
(red dots) of the cutout
as shown.
Resolve to Quilt
Melissa Marginet shares her fabulous technique for quilting using the walking
foot on your domestic machine.