Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

PROJECTlamethyst appliqué

backgroundfabric(Fig 3 ). Pin in

position.

8

Takethepreparedsmallvinesand

pinthemontothebackground

fabric,tuckingtherawedgesunder

thepetalsoftheflowers.Thecurve

ofthevineshouldmeasure 1 in

away from the raw edge as shown.

9

Positionthesmallleavesas

shown, twenty (20) on each side,

tuckingthepointsjustunderneath

thevines.Pininplace.Slipstitchthe

shapestothebackgroundfabricwith

a matchingthread,workinginthe

followingsequence:smallleavesfirst,

thenthevines,andthentheEPP

flower.Addthesmallbudstotheend

ofeachvine,andsmallblueandpink

circlesinthecentreoftheflower.

Repeat on the opposite side.

10

Placeandpinthelargevine

strips at each end of the

runner,echoingthecurveand

measuring 2 infromtherawedge

of your background fabric(Fig 4 ).

11

Takethelargeleavesandpinin

placeintriosaroundthevine

asshown,forty-two(42)at eachend,

startingwiththetwoouterleavesof

thetriofirst.Usethediagram as your

guide to place your pieces.

12

Positionthesmallleavesand

flowerbudpetalsontothe

fabric,startingwiththecentral

creambudandpinningintoplace.

Stitchthetwoouterbudpetals

(pink)togetherat thecentralpoint

andpinintoplace.Thebaseofthe

flower heads should be 5in apart

Fig 3

Fig 4

in

1 in

2 in

(Fig 4 ). Stitchinthesamesequence

as before: leaves, vine, flower buds.

13

Maketwelve(12)paper

templatesofthelargeEPP

petalandbastethefabricaround

each,usingyourpreferredmethod.

EPPsix(6)oftheshapestogether

withwhipstitchtomaketwo(2)large

flowers.Usingthediagram(Fig 4 )

asa guide,pinthelargeEPPflowers

intoplace,usingthecentralbasted

linetolevelwithcircularvine.Stitch

theflowerintoplacefollowedbythe

petaldetails.Then,pinandstitch

thelargepinkandbluecircles to the

centre of each large flower.

Quiltingandfinishing

14

Onceallthepiecesarestitched

inplace,presstherunnerfrom

thewrongside.Useyourpreferred

methodtocreatea quiltsandwich

withthebackingandbatting.Mark

outhandquiltingguidelines1inapart

and quilt using a blending thread.

15

Oncecomplete,addbias

bindingtothefront,starting

onthestraightedgeandwork

yourwayaround.If possible,use

a walkingfoottomachinestitch

bindingintoplaceandslowlystitch

curvestoensuretheydonotstretch

outtoomuch.Handstitchthe

binding to the back of the runner.

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