ANNI’S
NEEDLETURN
TIP If you struggle to
fold the seam allowance
under the shape when
doing needleturn
appliqué, try using a
long size 11 milliner’s
needle. I find that these
needles allow me to
guide the seam allowance
under more easily than
shorter needles do.Diagram 3backing fabric and batting to the same
size as the quilt top.25
Smooth the batting on the fl oor. Lay
the backing fabric on top of it, right
side facing up. After pressing the quilt top,
lay it on top of the backing fabric, right side
facing down. The ricrac will now be
sandwiched between the backing and the
quilt top. Pin the edges of all three layers
together, then sew around them using a^1 ⁄ 4 in
seam allowance and pivoting at the corners.
Leave a 5in opening in one edge.26
Trim the corners, then turn the
quilt right side out through the
opening. Press. Turn in the raw edges
at the opening and slip stitch it closed.27
Quilt as desired. Anni hand quilted(^1) ⁄ 4 in outside the edges of each
Friendship Star block, diagonally through
all the Four-patch blocks and in the ditch
between the quilt centre and Border 1.
She used two strands of embroidery fl oss
to quilt a line joining all the presents in
Border 2. Do this by eye or use a fabric-
marking pen or a fi ne graphite pencil to
draw a line before stitching it.
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Label and date your quilt.
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