Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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TECHNICALTIP
Whenyouhavecutthe
cornersoyourrectangles
andcutyoursquaresin
halfdiagonally,youwillbe
dealingwithbiasedges–
handle these carefully!

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Joinblocksandsquaresinto
seventeen(17)verticalrows.
Presstheseamsofeachrowin
alternatingdirectionsandthenjoin
alltherowstogether,makingsure to
match seams where necessary.

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Joinyourborderstripsoffabric
L intoonelength.Fromthis,
cuttwo(2) 4 inx 68instrips and
two (2) 4in x 76in strips.

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Jointheshorterborderstripsto
thesidesofthequilt,pressand
thensewtheremainingbordersto
thetopandbottomofthe quilt, as in
Fig 5 , and press well.

Quiltingandfinishing


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Whenthequilttopis complete,
layerthetop,battingand
backing.Bastetogether using your
preferred method.

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Quiltasdesired.Thisquiltwas
long-armquilted,butyoucould
quilt it by hand if you prefer.

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Whenallofthequiltingis
finished,trimanybattingand
backinginlinewith the quilt top and
bind to finish.

Fig 4

Fig 5
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