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

be the body of the sewing kit and

which will be the pocket flap. Next, lay

the paper template on top of the quilt

sandwich and, using a fabric pen,

trace the template directly onto the

quilted piece.^4

Step 5 Remove the paper template

and carefully cut out the shape of the

sewing kit.^5 See the template on the

b ot to m o f p a g e 9 9.

Step 6 Use the smaller piece of bias

binding to bind the straight edge of

t h e p o c ket f l a p ( s e e p a g e 6 3 fo r

instructions on binding).^6

Step 7 Fold the quilt sandwich as

indicated on the template, and then

pin the larger piece of bias binding to

the outside edge. Gather and ease it

evenly around the corners, pinning

between each gather.^7

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Step 8 O n c e yo u h a ve p i n n e d t h e b i a s

binding all the way around the outside

edge, machine stitch the binding to

the quilt top.^8

Step 9 Fold the binding over the raw

edge of the quilt layers, turn the raw

edge under itself and then pin in

place.^9 Handstitch in place, using

whip stitch (see page 94 for a more

in-depth guide to whip stitch).

Step 10 Mark the positions of the

Velcro closure on both the sewing kit

flap and body and sew in place by

hand to finish.^10 Fill with your sewing

essentials and pop it in your bag!

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(^) How to paper piece hexagons, p95
(^) Quilting techniques, page 66
(^) Buying fabric, page 10
(^) Glossary, page 18
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