Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-02)

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making the handles making the side panels assembling the outer bag

B C D

E

F

10

Mark2infromtheshortendofeach
sideofthehandle.Foldthehandle
in halflengthwiseandsewbetweenthe
twomarks,backstitchingat each end to
secureyour stitching (Fig B).

11

Repeattheprocessin steps9–10with
theremaininghandle piece to make
thesecondhandle.

MAKINGTHESIDEPANELS

12

Placea FabricC Half-rectangle
Tr iangleonop p ositesidesofa Fabr ic
A diamond,centringsothattheends
overlapequallyeachside,andstitch.
Pressawayfromthediamond.Repeatwith
twoFabricC triangles,cutin theopposite
directionontheremaining sides of the
diamond (Fig C).

13

Trimtheblocktomeasure 6 in x
7 in,makingsuretocentretheblock,
leavingat leastain seam allowance
outsideeach point.

14

Repeatsteps12–13withtheremaining
FabricA andFabricC pieces.Then
repeatsteps12–13usingtheFabricB
diamondsandFabricD triangles. You will
havea total of six blocks.

15

ArrangetwoFabricA/Cblockson
eithersideofa FabricB/Dblockand
sewtogetheralongthelongedgesto
makea 18in x 7in panel.Repeatwith
twoFabricB/Dblocks either side of a
FabricA/D block.

16

Sewa FabricE borderstriptothe
topandbottomofeachpiecedpanel
fromstep15.Presstheseamsawayfrom
thediamondblocks to complete the two
bag side panels.

ASSEMBLINGTHEOUTERBAG

17

PlacetheFabricF basepieceright

sideuponyourworksurface,with

thelongedgespositionedat thetop

andbottom.Arrangeyourpanelsfrom

step 16 at thetopandbottom,sothe

bottomedgeofeachpanelis against

thebasepiece.Sewthepiecesin place

tocomplete the outer bag panel.

18

Applytheouterbaginterfacingto

thewrongsideofthesewnpanelfrom

step17.Thenapplythefusiblebatting.

Quiltasdesired.Soniaechoquilted

aroundtheedgeofthequilt blocks and

borderpieces (Fig D).

19

Mark 5 in fromeachedgealong

onediamondpanel.Placea handle,

aligningtheouteredgeofeachendwith

one of the marks and pin in place. Baste

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