Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

LOVE TRIANGLE

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AB CD

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sew,thenmachinestitchthisside.Finger

presstheseamtotheside.Placeyour

nexttriangledownontopofyoursecond

withrightsidestogether,andedges

aligned.Continuetosewandpressthe

trianglesin theorderasshownforeach

row.Onceyouhavecompleteda row,

pressthe seams with an iron.

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Onceyouhavesewneachoftherows,

sewtherowstogether.Takeyourtime

tomatchupthepointsandpinyourrows

sothateachofthepointsofthetriangles

willmatch neatly. Press these rows open.

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Tr imt hesidestos quareupyourquilt.

Usingyourrotarycutteranda long

ruler,trimin outsidethepointsofthe

endtrianglestoleavea seam allowance

forbinding(Fig2).

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

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Cutthebackingfabricin halfacross

thewidth.Removetheselvedges

andsewthetwopiecestogetherusing

ain seam. Press the seam open.

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Pressthequilttopandbackingwell.

Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

backingfabricrightsidedown,thebatting

ontop,thenplacethequilttopcentrally

andrightsideup.Bastethelayers

together using your preferred method.

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Quiltasdesired.Carol(TheQuilting

Cottage)quilteda gridacrossthe

backgroundandstraightlinesinsideeach

ofthelettersusingcoordinatingthreads.

Trimofftheexcessbattingandbacking

fabricand square up the quilt.

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Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.Press

theseamsopen.Foldin halflengthways,

wrongsides together, and press.

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Sewthebindingtotherightsideof

thequilt,creatinga neatmitreat each

corner.Foldthebindingovertothebackof

the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.

Layout Diagram

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