Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2020-03)

FIELD DAY

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eachrowtogether.Note,youwillhave one
extrafeature triangle remaining.

5

Joina rowof thetrianglesbeginningwith
a featurefabrictoa rowof thetriangles
beginningwiththebackgroundfabricalong
thelongerside,carefullymatchingpoints
(Fig1).Repeatuntilyouhave seven sets of
rowssewn together.

6

Jointhepairsof rowstogethertoform
thequilttop.Trimthesidesof the quilt
top,in outsidethepoints.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

7

Cutthebackingfabricin halfacrossthe
width.Removetheselvedgesandsewthe
twopiecestogether using a in seam. Press
theseam open.

8

Pressthequilttopandbackingwell.Make
a quiltsandwichbyplacingthebacking
fabricrightsidedown,thebattingontop,
thenplacethequilttopcentrallyandright
sideup.Bastethelayers together using your
preferred method.

9

Quiltasdesired.Susanquiltedhorizontal
anddiagonalstraightlines,roughlyin
either side of each seam. Trim off the excess

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battingandbackingfabricand leave the

edgesangular, if you wish.

10

Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.Press

theseamsopen.Foldin halflengthways,

wrongsides together, and press.

11

Beginsewingthebindingtotheright

sideof thequilt,startingwithoneendin

thecentreof thetopstraightedgeof the

quilt.Endyourseamwhenyoumeetthe

seambetweenthetwotrianglesat the

corner,backstitching to secure (Fig 2).

12

Foldthebindingstripup,awayfromthe

quilt,soit formsa straightlinewiththe

nextedge(Fig3).Pinat thepoint,thenfold

thebindingdown,evenwiththenextedge.

Sewalongthisedge,betweenthetriangle

seams,backstitching at each end (Fig 4).

13

Repeatstep 12 tobindeachofthe

triangularsides.Continuealongthe

bottomedgeofthequiltandbackupthe

otherside,finishingalongthetop straight

edgeasyou normally would.

14

Foldthebindingovertothebackof the

quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.