ASSEMBLING THE QUILT TOP
Step 4!RRANGETHEBLOCKSINFIVE
HORIZONTALROWSOFFIVEBLOCKSEACH
3EWTHEBLOCKSTOGETHERINROWS
PRESSINGTHESEAMALLOWANCESIN
ALTERNATINGDIRECTIONSFROMROWTOROW
3EWTHEROWSTOGETHER0RESSTHESEAM
ALLOWANCESINTHESAMEDIRECTION^4
Step 5!DDTHE INX INSIDE
BORDERSASSHOWN0RESSTHESEAM
ALLOWANCESTOWARDTHEBORDERSTRIPS
Step 63EWBOTTOMANDTOPBORDER
STRIPSTOTHEQUILTANDPRESSSEAM
ALLOWANCESTOWARDBORDERSTRIPS^5
Step 7,AYERTHEQUILTTOPBATTING
ANDBACKINGTOGETHER"ASTELAYERS
Step 85SEYOURSEWINGMACHINETO
QUILTTHEPLACEMATASDESIRED
Step 9*OINTHETHREEREDPOLKA
DOT
STRIPSINTOONELENGTHANDUSETHISTO
BINDTHEEDGESOFTHEPLACEMAT
NEED A HAND?!
(^) Step-by-step: strip piecing p47
(^) How to make a quilt sandwich p63
(^) How to make binding p62
(^) How to quilt in the ditch p67
Block template:5SETHISAT
TOMEASUREOUTTHEBLOCKS
Patchwork Made Easy
This is one of 25 handmade projects by
top designers in Sew the Perfect Gift, published
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a swirly pattern but if
you’re new to quilting,
stick to straight lines
and quilt ‘in the ditch.’
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