Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-12)

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Soniastartedsewingin 2011

andhasneverlookedback.

She’sevenmasteredsewing

curves without pins!

Sonia Spence

oftheredcurvededgeis at thetopofthe

square(Fig2).Placethebackgroundpiece

RST,ontopofthecentrecircleandpinin

place,carefullymatching your pressed

marks(Fig K).

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Sewaroundthecircleusinga scant

in seamallowance.Sewslowlywith

yourneedlein thedownposition,easing

in thefabricandremovingthepinsasyou

go.Pressthecompletedblock,carefully

pressingtheseamsofthecolourwheel

towards the outside edges of the block.

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Repeatsteps15–16tomakea total of

five blocks in this orientation.

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Repeatsteps15–16withtheremaining

sevenpiecedcircles,thistimealigning

thecentreofthepink curve with the top of

the block (Fig 3).

ASSEMBLINGTHEQUILTTOP

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Arrangeyourblocksasshownin the

LayoutDiagram,turningtheblocksas

showntoachievethespinningwheel

design.Sewtheblockstogetherin rows

andcarefullypresstheseamsopen.Then

sewtherowstogetherfollowingthe

diagram.Presstheseamsopen to

completethequilttop.

QUILTINGANDFINISHING

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Cutthebackingfabricin halfacross

thewidth.Removetheselvedgesand

sewthetwopiecestogetherusing a in

seam.Press the seam open.

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Makea quiltsandwichbyplacingthe

backingfabricrightsidedown.Laythe

battingontop,andthenthequilttopright

sideup.Basteallthreelayers together using

your preferred method.

Fig 2 Fig 3

Layout Diagram

PIECING THE BLOCKS

K

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Quiltasdesired.Soniaquilteda wavy

diagonaldesign.Trimtheexcess

battingand backing and square up the quilt.

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Sewthebindingstripstogether

end-to-endusingdiagonalseams.

Trimthefabricleavingain seam

allowanceandpressopen.Foldin half

lengthwise,WST,andpress.Sewthe

bindingtothefrontofthequilt,folding

a mitrein eachcorner.Foldthebinding

tothebackofthequilt.Hand or machine

stitch in place to finish.