Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

PROJECTl rosewood whorls

strips,thenaddthesetothetop and

bottom of the quilt(Fig 17 ).

MakingBorder 4

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Foreacheconomysquareyou

needone(1)4insquareand

four(4)matching 3 intriangles.

Stitchtwo(2)trianglestoopposite

sidesofthesquare,pressopenand

thenstitchthelasttwotrianglesto

theblockasinstep20.Makefifty-

two(52)oftheseintotal.Trim to

5 in square if necessary.

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Jointheblockstogetherinto

two(2)stripsoftwelve(12)

and two (2) strips of fourteen (14).

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Stitchtheshorterborderstrips

toeitherside,thenaddthe

longerstrips to the top and bottom

(Fig 18 ).

MakingBorder 5

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Sewfourteen(14) 2 inx

5 inprintrectanglestogether

at theshortendstomakeoneborder

strip.Repeattomakefour(4)border

stripsintotal.Sewtwo(2) to either

side of the quilt top.

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Sewa 2insquaretoeachend

oftheremainingborderstrips.

Jointhesetothetopand bottom of

the quilt(Fig 19 ).

Quiltingandfinishing

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Pressthequilttopandthe

joinedbackingfabric.Layer

thebackingfabricRSdown,the

battingnextandthenthequilttop

RSup,centrallyontop.Pin,tackor

spray baste the layers together.

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Handormachinequiltthe

layerstogetherasyouwish.

Ourquiltwaslong-armquilted,

butyoucouldquiltbyhand.Once

quilted,trimaway the excess batting

and backing.

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JointhebindingstripsRS

togetherintoonelonglength,

usingdiagonalseams.Trimthe

seamstoinandpressthemopen

toreducebulk.Foldthestripin

halflengthwaysandpress,wrong

sidestogether.Usetobind the quilt,

mitring the corners. Fig 19

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Fig 17