Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

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Takethe2inFabric1 strips

forBorder1 andsewthe

longerstripstothesidesofthequilt.

Pressseamsoutwards.Sewthe

shorterstripstothetopandbottom

of the quilt and press(Fig 22 ).

Quiltingandfinishing

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Trimthepiecedbacking

fabrictoa pieceabout80in

x 101in– thisallows4inextraall

round for long-arm quilting.

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Layerthequiltwithbatting

andbackingandprepareto

quilt.Linda’squiltwaslong-arm

quiltedinanall-overpatternby

IleanaLawsandChris Farrance of

The Quilt Room.

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Trimtheexcessbattingand

backingfromthequiltand

squareup.Bindthequiltusingthe

bindingpreparedearlier. Label your

quilt to finish.

Fig 22

TECHNICALTIP

ForBorder3, youcould

cutthelongFabric 2

stripsa bitlongerthanthe

sizesgiven,incaseyour

quiltmeasurementsare

dierent.Oncetheborders

arepieced,checkthelength

againstyourquilt’slength

and trim if needed.

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Makethesidebordersinthe

samewayandpressseamsin

onedirection.Addthe 5 inx 39in

stripofFabric2,asshown. Make

two (2) borders alike.

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Sewthelongerpiecedstripsto

thesidesofthequiltandpress

seamsoutwards.Sewtheshorter

piecedstripstothetopandbottom of

the quilt and press(Fig 24 ).

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TakethestripsofFabric 3

forBorder4.Sewthelonger

stripstothesidesofthequiltand

pressseamsoutwards.Sewthe

shorterstripstothetopand bottom

of the quilt and press.

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Repeatthisprocessto sew

Border2 in place,usingthe2in

stripsof Fabric3. Measurethequilt– it

should be 55in x 76in at this stage.

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Thepianokeyborderuses3in

x 5inrectangles.Followthe

orderinFig 23 (numbersreferto

fabrics– seeFig 2 ). Forthetopand

bottomborders,sewtherectangles

togetherandpressseamsinone

direction.Addthe 5 incorner-

squareofFabric7 totheleft-hand

end.Addthe 5 inx 33instripof

Fabric2 totheright-handside,as

shown(seeTechnicalTipbelow).

Make two (2) borders like this.

PROJECTl cable knit

Sidebordersmake 2

10511 684102 2 115 24 29

Fig 23

Fig 24

Top and bottom border  make 2

7 10511 684102 2 115