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Diagram 2

21

Pin a row of triangle sashing to

an adjacent background strip,

taking care not to stretch it. The top

and bottom triangles should extend

past the ends of the background strip,

as shown in Diagram 2. Stitch from the

sashing side to ensure you don’t cut

off the points of the triangles in the

seam allowance.

22

Join the remaining strips and

sashing together as described

in Step 21 until the centre panel is

complete. Press all the seams away

from the triangle sashings. Trim the

sashings even with the top and bottom

edges of the ecru strips.

Top and bottom borders

23

Join together end to end the

remaining three 8^1 ⁄ 2 in strips

of ecru shirting print that you cut in

Step 6. From this long strip, cut:

• Two strips, 8^1 ⁄ 2 x 46in (top and bottom
  borders).

24

Lightly press the two 8^1 ⁄ 2 x

46in ecru strips in half along

the centre in both directions. Use a

sharp pencil and ruler to, draw lines

23 ⁄ 4 in up from the lower long edges and

21 ⁄ 4 in down from the top long edges as

placement guides.

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Pin seven Scottie dogs across

each strip between themarked

lines, alternating the left- and right-

facing ones as shown in the

photograph. The dogs facing each

other are about 3in apart at their front

legs and the dogs with tails pointing

are about 2in apart. When you’re happy

with the colours and positions, fuse

the dogs in place. Appliqué them as

described in Steps 17-18. Remove the

pencil marks by gently rubbing with

a clean eraser.

26

Make two sashing strips of 60

triangles each as described in

Step 19.

27

Join the 60-triangle sashing strips

to the top and bottom edges of

the centre panel as described in Step 21,

then sew the horizontal rows of Scottie

dogs to the top and bottom edges of the

quilt, pressing the seams away from

the sashing. Trim the short ends of the

sashing strips even with the left and

right edges of the quilt.

Finishing

28

Cut the backing fabric in half,

remove the selvedges, and sew

the two pieces side by side with a^1 ⁄ 2 in

seam. Press the seam open. Trim the

panel to measure about 55 x 51in.

29

Smooth the backing fabric,

right side down, on the fl oor and

secure it with masking tape so that it is

taut but not stretched. Lay the batting

on top, ensuring it is free of wrinkles.

After pressing the quilt top, lay it on

top of the batting, right side facing up.

Baste the three layers together at 4in

intervals with safety pins or thread.

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Quilt as desired. Lynelle

machine quilted in the ditch

of the triangle sashing rows. She

quilted around the hexagon fl owers

and sewed large hexagon shapes in

the background of the hexagon rows.

She free-motion stipple quilted around

the Scottie dogs.

31

Trim the excess batting and

backing fabric^1 ⁄ 4 in outside the

raw edge of the quilt top.

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Cut the ends of the 2^1 ⁄ 2 in

fl oral print 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, stitch the binding

to the edge of the quilt with a^1 ⁄ 4 in

seam, mitring the corners as you go

and referring to the Binding Diagrams

below for details.

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Turn the binding over and

stitch it by hand to the back of

the quilt. Alternatively, you can do as

Lynelle did and stitch the binding to

the edge of the quilt on the back, then

fold it over to the front, just covering

the fi rst line of stitching, and top stitch

it in place by machine.

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Label and date your quilt.

For contact details for Lynelle Slade,

of Made by Slade, turn to Stockists at

the back of the magazine.

Join the ends by matching the fold line and the drawn line and sewing them together.

Trim the seam, press it open and refold the binding, then finish sewing it to the quilt.

Mitring corners

40cm (16in)

Rule a line along the

45-degree fold

Binding diagrams

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