Quilt Now - UK (2020-04)

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QUILT NOW CLASSICS

4

Sew the blocks into rows. Press the

seams open. Sew the rows together,

and press well all over.

quilt in a grid, or do something more

elaborate like the free-motion design

Trudi Wood used on our quilt.

7

Once quilted, trim off the excess

backing fabric and wadding and

square up the quilt.

8

Prepare the binding by sewing the

fi ve strips end to end to form one

long length. Fold along the full length,

wrong sides together and press. Use

this to bind the quilt.

TO T!

Stack the rows of blocks

and label the row

number with a sticky

note. You can then sew

the rows without having

to get up and

down from your

sewing machine

TO T!

Measure at the

top, the middle

and the bottom

to make sure you

have an accurate

measurement

5

For the borders, sew a 2½" x WOF

strip to each side of the quilt top. Press

seams out. Sew the remaining three

2½" x WOF strips end to end, press

the seams open. Measure the quilt top

across the width and cut two lengths

from the 2½" strip for the top and border

bottom. Sew and press seams out.

QUILTING AND FINISHING

6

Remove the selvedges from the

backing fabric and square off.

Trim the wadding and backing fabric

down to size, making them both 3"

larger than the quilt top all the way

around. Make a quilt sandwich from your

backing fabric (right side facing down),

the wadding and the quilt top (right

side facing up). Make sure all the layers

are nice and smooth with no wrinkles

and baste all three layers together using

tacking stitches or pins. Quilt as you

prefer – you could follow the seams and

Katy is a modern quilter who loves to

encourage others to try new techniques.

Discover more about Katy and keep up to

date with her gorgeous quilting projects

on her Instagram at imagingermonkey

Designer:

Ka

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