Beginner's Guide To Quilting - UK (2020-04)

Working with Blocks

Open your stitched piece out and press.

Quilt over the top of both pieces. Add the

next piece and stitch, press and quilt as

you did previously. Continue until the block

reaches the desired size.

Use a large square ruler, or the lines on your

cutting mat, to square up the block edges.

Ensure blocks are the same size. Arrange in

rows, and sew together using a ¼in seam.

Clip seams at an angle to reduce bulk.

Press open seams on your rows and join

rows together, using a ¼in seam. Press

seams open. Baste top onto backing

fabric. Stitch in the ditch through all joins

to create a grid and bind edges to finish.

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his nifty way of sewing up
blocks is a perfect method
for completing larger
projects, where you may find the
completed piece too large to carry
around with you. Essentially, the
idea is to make a mini quilt
sandwich for each smaller section

of your quilt top and then sew

them together, rather than

sewing up all the pieces and

quilting it afterwards.

You can either build up quilt blocks

gradually as you piece them together,

or piece up a single block and then

quilt it, one at a time.

Once all of your individual blocks

are completed, you can then simply

join them together and add a backing

fabric. Whichever method you prefer,

choose a natural fibre wadding, which

will be able to withstand the heat of

pressing and won’t clog up your

machine while you stitch.

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QUILTING OUT AND ABOUT!

Cut wadding 1in larger than the block and

press into quarters to find centre. Cut block

pieces. Lay first piece, RS facing, in the

centre of the wadding. Place second piece,

RS together on top and stitch a ¼in seam.

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Quilt as you go

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