Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

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SewtheFabricE stripscutout

instep5 tothequilttopinthe

samemanner,asshowninFig 11,to

complete the quilt top.

Quiltingandfinishing

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Cutthebackingfabricinhalf

acrossthewidth.Remove

theselvedgesandsewthetwopieces

togetherusinga in seam. Press the

seam open.

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Pressthequilttopandbacking

well.Makea quiltsandwichby

placingthebackingfabricrightside

down,thebattingontop,thenthequilt

topcentrallyandrightsideup.Baste

thelayerstogether using your preferred

method.

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Quiltasdesired.Thisquilthas

beenquiltedwithstraightlines

frombothtoptobottomandleftto

righttocreatea latticepattern.Trim

otheexcessbattingandbacking

fabric and square up the quilt.

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Sewthebindingstripsend-to-

endusingdiagonalseams.Press

theseamsopenandtrimawaythe“dog

ears”.Foldinhalflengthways, wrong

sides together, and press.

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Sewthebindingtotheright

sideofthequilt,folding a

mitre at each corner.

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Foldthebindingovertothe

backofthequiltand hand

stitch in place to finish.

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PROJECTl serene mountains

Fig 11