Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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PROJECTl hotchpotch hexies

hexagonwillneedtofoldinorderto

lineuptheedges.Asyousewalong

therow,alternatebetweenpivoting

onanopenseamonthetopandthen

thebottomtokeepedgesandcorners

aligned.If youfindit hardtopivot,

youcanstopat theendofeachseam,

removetheworkfromthemachine,

thenlineupthenextedgesbefore

continuing. Press all seams open.

Quiltingandfinishing

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Oncethetopis complete,layer

and baste ready for quilting.

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Thisquiltwasquiltedinan

allovermeanderdesignonthe

machine,whichyoucandoat home

ona domesticmachine.Tofinishby

hand,bigstitchquiltingaroundthe

hexagonswillworkwell,tyinginthe

centreofeachhexagon.Forthis,use

a cotton Perle thread size 8 or 12.

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Oncequilted,removethe

basting.Thelayoutofthis

quiltgivesa staggerededgetothetop

andbottom.If youdon’twantthis,

simply trim the edges square.

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Whenbindinga quiltwith

zigzagorcurvededges,snip

intotheseamallowanceofthe

concavepoints(Fig 11 ). Bindinthe

sameway,butstraightentheedgeas

muchasyoucanwhenyoustitchon

thebinding.Note:It’seasiesttostart

andfinishyourbinding on a long

straight edge.

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Whenboundapplyyour label

(opt iona l) to fi n ish.

Fig (^9) Layout diagram