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Follow Steps 2-5 to appliqué
the shapes for the banner to
the block.Assembly
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From a red check fabric, cut:- One strip, 2 x 8^3 ⁄ 4 in (fi ller strip).
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Referring to the Quilt Layout
Diagram, lay out your appliqué
blocks in three columns with the
Horses and Stars block across the
top of them. Sew the blocks in each
column together, then sew the columns
together. Sew the Horses and Stars
block to the top edge of the quilt.25
From assorted red check
fabrics, cut:- Rectangles 6^1 ⁄ 2 in wide in a variety
of lengths, from 4in to 22in. You will
need suffi cient to make a strip at least
85in long once they are joined end to
end (top and bottom border strips) - Rectangles 5^1 ⁄ 2 in wide in a variety
of lengths, from 4in to 22in. You will
need suffi cient to make a strip at
least 85in long once they are joined
end to end (left and right border
strips).26
Join the 5^1 ⁄ 2 in-wide rectangles
end to end to make one long
strip. Measure your quilt vertically
through the centre and cut a strip
this length from the long strip. Sew
it to the left edge of your quilt.27
Join the 6^1 ⁄ 2 in-wide rectangles
end to end to make one long
strip. Measure your quilt horizontally
through the centre and cut a strip this
length from the long strip. Sew it to
the top edge of your quilt.28
Measure your quilt vertically
through the centre and cut a
strip this length from the remainder
of the 5^1 ⁄ 2 in-wide long strip. Sew it to
the right edge of your quilt.29
Measure your quilt horizontally
through the centre and cut a
strip this length from the remainder
of the 6^1 ⁄ 2 in-wide long strip. Sew it to
the bottom edge of your quilt.Finishing
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Smooth out the backing fabric
on the fl oor with right side down
and secure it with masking tape. Lay
the batting on top and ensure it is free
from wrinkles. After pressing the quilt
top, lay it on top of the batting. Take
particular care, as the backing fabric
isn’t very much wider than your quilt
top. (If you’re having your quilt quilted
on a longarm machine, you may need
to insert a strip of fabric to widen the
backing fabric.) Baste the three layers
together with thread or safety pins.31
Quilt as desired. Jacqueline
hand quilted using Perle No 8
threads in a variety of colours. Many
of the appliqué shapes and block
borders were echo quilted; stars and
moons were stitched in the block
backgrounds; and parallel straight lines
were stitched in the border.32
Trim the excess batting and
backing fabric^1 ⁄ 4 in outside the
edge of the quilt.33
From a red stripe print fabric,
cut:- Five strips, 2^1 ⁄ 4 in across the width
of the fabric.
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Trim the ends of the binding
strips at a 45-degree angle. Join
the strips to make one long length and
press the seams open. Fold the strip
in half, wrong sides together and long
edges matching, and press. With raw
edges together, sew the binding to
the edge of the quilt with a^1 ⁄ 4 in seam,
mitring the corners as you go and
referring to the diagrams on page 86.35
Turn the binding over and stitch
it by hand to the back of the
quilt. Label and date your quilt.Quilt Layout DiagramIf you’ve missed either of the first
two sets of instructions for this
project, published in Vol 15 No 10
and No 11, it’s not too late to buy a
back issue. Australian readers
should ring the Universal Magazines
subscription department on 1300
303 414. International readers should
contact their closest distributor: see
the list in the masthead on page 6.
Or, to purchase digital copies of the
magazine, go to Zinio at http://www.zinio.
com or the newsstand at iTunes.Horses and starsHorse-drawn caravanBig topElephantsMonkey Circus banner ClownLionBalloon sellerFlautistTrumpeterFiller stripHomespun 127