Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-10)

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patchwork designs

Lysa Flower

Sewwitha scantin seamandpressopen.

Becarefultosewsoyouhavetwo mirror

imageunits as shown (Fig 5).

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Repeatthesteps29–30,marking 15 in

and 9 in fromtheleftof theD pieces.

SewthepiecedD sectionstotheC sections,

referringtoFig6, tomakethesideborders.

Sewtheborderstothesidesof thequilt,

carefullycentring.Trimtheborderseven

withthetop and bottom edges of the quilt.

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Placeonelightblueandonedarkblue

E pieceontopof eachother,bothright

sidedown.PlacetheremainingtwoE pieces

ontop,bothrightsideup.Markandcut,as

in step29,measuring 12 in and 6 in from

theleftedge.Sewthepiecestogetherusing

a scantin seamasshownin Fig7 to

complete the top and bottom borders.

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Sewtheborderstothetopandbottom,

matchingseams.Trimto 48 in x 68in.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

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Cutthebackingfabricin halfacrossthe

width.Removetheselvedgesandsew

thetwopiecestogetherusing a in seam.

Presstheseam open.

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Pressthequilttopandbackingwell.

Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

backingfabricrightsidedown,thebatting

ontop,thenplacethequilttopcentrallyand

rightsideup.Bastethelayers together using

yourpreferred method.

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Quiltasdesired.Parmquiltedwith

QuiltsComplete,DiagonalPlaidBias

PaperPantograph.Trimoffexcessbatting

andbacking fabric and square up the quilt.

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Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.Press

seamsopen.Foldin halflengthways,wrong

sidestogether,andpress.Sewthebinding

totherightsideof thequilt,creatinga neat

mitreat eachcorner.Foldthebindingover

tothebackof thequilt and hand stitch in

place to finish.

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D D

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