Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

CONFETTI COLOURS

ROUNDSIX

45

Cuttwoof the 3 in x WOFstrips
of backgroundfabricin half.Witha
straightseamsewonecutpiecetoa full
3 in x WOFstripof background.Trimto
3 in x 60in.Makefour.Note,RoundSix
cornerstoneswillbetheremaining four
black/background 3 in HSTs.

ASSEMBLINGTHEQUILTTOP

46

Sewa Round1 bordertoeithersideof
thecentreblock.SewtheRoundOne
cornerstonestoeitherendof theremaining
RoundOneborders,payingattentiontothe
orientation.Sewtheseborderstothe top
and bottom of the centre block.

47

Repeatstep 46 toseweachroundof

borderstothecentre,in order,referring

totheLayoutDiagramasyouwork.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

48

Cutthebackingfabricin halfacross

thewidth.Removetheselvedgesand

sewthetwopiecestogetherusing a in

seam.Press the seam open.

49

Pressthequilttopandbackingwell.

Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

backingfabricrightsidedown,thebatting

ontop,thenplacethequilttopcentrally

andrightsideup.Bastethelayers together

using your preferred method.

Layout Diagram

50

Quiltasdesired.Nicolequiltedstraight

linesverticallyacrossthequilttopusing

a lightcolouredthread.Trimofftheexcess

battingandbackingfabricand square up

thequiltto 66in square.

51

Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.

Presstheseamsopenandtrimthedog

ears.Foldin halflengthways, wrong sides

together,and press.

52

Sewthebindingtotherightsideof

thequilt,creatinga neatmitreat each

corner.Foldthebindingovertothebackof

the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.

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