Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

EYE CANDY

Fig 2

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If youdon’twanttouseFoundation

PaperPiecing,cuta pieceof background

fabrictotheshapeof eyelashtemplate

SectionsA,B andC.Fussycutvarious

shapes,suchascircles,squiggles,orarches,

thenapplytotheeyelashsectionsusing

fusiblewebasin steps4–5. Complete the

eyeasin steps9–11.

ASSEMBLINGTHEQUILTTOP

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Arrangeyourpiecedeyeblocksand

remainingbackgroundpiecesasshown

in Fig2. Sewtogetherin rows,thensewthe

rowstogether,carefullymatchingseams.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

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Cutthebackingfabricin halfacross

thewidth.Removetheselvedgesand

sewthetwopiecestogetherusing a in

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.Quiltingbythe

Stitch(quiltingbythestitch.com)

quiltedstraightlineshorizontallyacross

thequilt.Trimofftheexcessbattingand

backingfabric and square up the quilt.

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Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.

Presstheseamsopenandtrimthedog

ears.Foldin halflengthways, wrong sides

together, and press.

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Sewthebindingtotherightsideof the

quilt,creatinga neatmitreat each

corner.Foldthebindingovertothebackof

the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.

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