TECHNICALTIP
Whenyouhavecutthe
cornerso yourrectangles
andcutyoursquaresin
halfdiagonally,youwillbe
dealingwithbiasedges–
handle these carefully!
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Joinblocksandsquaresinto
seventeen(17)verticalrows.
Presstheseamsofeachrowin
alternatingdirectionsandthenjoin
alltherowstogether,makingsure to
match seams where necessary.
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Joinyourborderstripsoffabric
L intoonelength.Fromthis,
cuttwo(2) 4 inx 68 instrips and
two (2) 4 in x 76 in strips.
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Jointheshorterborderstripsto
thesidesofthequilt,pressand
thensewtheremainingbordersto
thetopandbottomofthe quilt, as in
Fig 5 , and press well.
Quiltingandfinishing
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Whenthequilttopis complete,
layerthetop,battingand
backing.Bastetogether using your
preferred method.
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Quiltasdesired.Thisquiltwas
long-armquilted,butyoucould
quilt it by hand if you prefer.
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Whenallofthequiltingis
finished,trimanybattingand
backinginlinewith the quilt top and
bind to finish.
Fig 4
Fig 5