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

Sashing

A lattice of strips

that can separate

blocks and may be

plain or pieced.

Cornerstones

Squares at the

corners of sashing or

borders, which may

be plain or pieced.

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JUDITH DAHMEN’S

FREESTYLE QUILT

Quilts are made up of many different elements – but

what are they, and how do they work together?

Patchwork blocks

Units that make up the quilt.

These may be the same, or all

different, patterned or plain

• it ’s r e a l ly up t o y ou!

Binding

The outer edging on a quilt,

made of a long, thin strip (or of

fabric. It hides and secures the

edges of the quilt top, wadding

and backing fabric.

Border

The ‘frame’ for your blocks, the

border can be plain to let your

patchwork shine, or it can be a

feature in its own right!

Quilt sandwich

The three layers of a quilt – top,

wadding and backing fabric. You

assemble these after finishing the

quilt top then sew or tie through

all the layers to create the quilt.

The parts of a QUILT

Essential Techniques

22 Beginner’s Guide to Quilting

Appliqué block

Units or blocks created

with appliqué techniques.

Quilting

Areas of running stitch or

other stitch used to secure

the quilt layers together and

provide decoration.

Learn to

find your

way around

a quilt!