Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

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Arrangethesewnblocksasshownin

Fig2, checkingthateachblockis sewn

correctly.Sewtheblockstogetherin rows,

carefullymatchingseams.Pressseamsto

theside,alternating the side for each row.

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Sewtherowstogether,matching

seams.Press seams open to complete

thequilttop.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

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Pressthequilttopandbackingwell.

Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

backingfabricrightsidedown,thebatting

ontop,thenplacethequilttopcentrally

andrightsideup.Bastethelayers

together using your preferred method.

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Quiltasdesired.EmmaLaSotaquilted

anorangepeelpatternin theletter

anda rippleeffectacrossthebackground.

Trimofftheexcessbattingandbacking

fabricand square up the quilt.

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Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.

Press the seams open and trim the

dogears.Foldin halflengthways, wrong

sidestogether, 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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