Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

SECRET GARDEN

accidentallycutintothemainfabric
(FigD).Turnrightsideoutthroughtheslit
in themuslin,carefullypushoutallcorners
usinga blunttoolandpress (Fig E). Repeat
witheachhoneycomb.

MAKINGTHEQUILTTOP

8

WithRSTsewthetwoprint51inx WOF
piecestogetherdownthe51inlength
withain seamallowance.Thepiece
shouldbeapprox51in x 83in. Repeat with
thesolid fabric.

9

WithRSTsewthesepiecedandsolid
fabricpiecestogetherdownthe51in
edges,usingain seamallowance.The
sewnbackgroundpiece should measure
approx83in x 101in.

10

Arrangethehoneycombsonthequilt
top,referringtotheLayoutDiagram
andphotography.Startlayingthemout
along the centre seam, leaving a small gap

betweeneachone.Workyourwayout

fromthecentretoplaceallthe

honeycombs.Onceyou’rehappywithyour

layout,bastein placeusing a dot of glue

foreach honeycomb.

11

Usingan/ in seamallowance,neatly

machineappliquéaroundeach

honeycomb(FigF).Trimthe quilt top to

measure80inx 100in.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

12

Cutyourbackingfabricintotwo3yd

piecesandone1ydpiece.Subcutthe

1ydpiece into three 12in x WOF pieces.

13

Sewthethree12inbackingpieces

togetheralongtheshortendsandtrim

to12inx 108in.Sewthetwo3ydpieces

togetheralongthelongedgewithain

seamallowance,thensewthe12inwide

pieceononesideof thebackingpiece,

again with a in seam allowance.

Making the honeycombs

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D

B

E

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