Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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PROJECTl roosting birds

Assemblingthequilt

54

Assemblethequiltcentre

asinFig 27 , butfeelfreeto

changethearrangementofthetrees.

Sewthe 4 inx 22insashingstrips

betweenthetreesinrows1 and3.

Sewthe 10 inx 22inpiecesto

theendsofrow2.Presstheseams

towards the sashing as you go.

55

Addtheoutersashingtosides

thentopandbottom,joining

stripstomakelongerlengthswhere

needed. Press towards the sashing.

56

Addtheinnergreenborders

tothequilt,asdescribed

instep55.Press towards the quilt

centre.

57

Addtheoutergreyborders,

asdescribedinstep55.Press

away from the quilt centre.

Quiltingandfinishing

58

Cutyourbackingintotwo

WOFx 86inpieces,trimo

theselvedgesandjointogether using

a in seam, press open.

59

Sandwichthebattingbetween

thebackingandthequilttop,

baste, then machine or hand quilt.

60

Joinyourbindingstripsand

pressinhalf,wrongsides

together,alongitslength.Trimaway

excessbattingandbackground–

takingtheopportunitytoensureyour

cornersaresquare– andbindtheraw

edge using your preferred method.

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MakingTreeE

51

Layouta perchedbirdand

a nestboxandtheirHSTs,

three(3)leafunits,a trunk/leaf

unitandtwo(2) 2 inbackground

squares.Jointheunits together in

four (4) sections.

52

Jointhefour(4)sections

together,pressingseamsin

onedirectionandthenassemble the

tree as described in step 41.

53

Repeatsteps51-52, reversing

the placement.

TREE D - Make 1 and 1 reversed TREE E - Make 1 and 1 reversed