Beginner's Guide to Quilting - UK (2020-02)

15

When you’ve pieced the seven rows, sew
them together, alternating the two types
of row (see Layout Diagram).

ASSEMBLING THE QUILT

16

Place the backing fabric on a large surface
wrong side up. Stretch it with masking
tape against the surface.

17

Place your batting on top of the backing
fabric, and place the quilt top on top of
the batting, right side facing up. Smooth
away any wrinkles. Baste the three layers
together, using your preferred method.

18

Machine or hand quilt in a design of your
choice, starting at the centre and out
towards the corners. Trim off any excess fabric
and batting, squaring the quilt before binding.

BINDING THE QUILT

19

Sew the binding strips together end-to-
end using diagonal seams. Press the
seams open. Fold in half lengthwise, wrong
sides together, and press.

20

Start sewing the binding strip in the
middle of one of the sides of the quilt,
placing the strip right side down and leaving
a 5in tail. Sew with ¼in seam allowance (using
straight stitch), aligning the strip’s raw edge
with the quilt top’s raw edge. Stop stitching
¼in before the edge of the quilt. Cut the
threads. Remove from the machine.

21

Fold the strip up, away from the quilt at
a 45-degree angle, pressing with your
fingers (Fig 10). Hold this fold with your finger,
bring the strip down in line with the next
edge, making a horizontal fold that aligns with
the top edge of the quilt (Fig 11). Start sewing
¼in from the edge, stitching all layers. Do the
same in the four corners of quilt. Stop sewing
before you reach the last 6in, leaving a tail.

22

Lay one end binding along the edge
of the quilt. Trim the strip at about the
halfway point of the unstitched edge,
cutting the strip straight. Lay the remaining
end of binding over the top, and mark where
the strips meet. Make another mark ½in
from this mark, so the strips overlap by ½in.
Cut along this mark. Unfold the binding
strips and place RST, away from the quilt.
Sew together along the short edge using
a ¼in seam and press open. Refold the
binding and sew to the quilt. Turn the
binding to the back and hand stitch in place.

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09

10

11

FOLD

45°

Layout diagram