QUILTING AND FINISHING
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Cut the backing fabric in half across the width. Remove the selvedges and sew the two pieces together using a Ωin seam. Press the seam open.
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Press the quilt top and backing well. Make a quilt sandwich by placing the backing fabric right side down, the batting on top, then place the quilt top centrally and right side up. Baste the layers together using your preferred method.
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Quilt as desired. Bobbie quilted a diagonal double cross-hatch using light grey thread. Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the quilt.
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Sew the binding strips together end-to-end using diagonal seams. Press the seams open and trim away the dog ears. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides together, and press.
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Sew the binding to the right side of the quilt, creating a neat mitre at each corner. Fold the binding over to the back of the quilt and hand stitch in place to finish.
YOU WILL NEED To make cushion one:
■ Assorted bright print scraps: ¼yd total or three (3) 2½in x WOF strips
■ Assorted neutral solid scraps: ¼yd total or three (3) 2½in x WOF strips
■ Lining fabric (optional):
■ Batting: 20in square
■ Backing fabric: 3/8yd
■ Binding fabric: ¼yd or scraps
FINISHED SIZE
■ 16in square 5/8yd
print rectangle to make two parallel blocks (Fig 5). lining fabric right side down, the batting on top, then place the cushion front centrally and right side up. Baste the layers together using your preferred method.
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Quilt as desired. Bobbie has quilted straight lines ¾in apart, echoing the X shape. Trim off the excess batting and backing fabric and square up the quilt.
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Take the 33in x 11in cushion back fabric rectangle. On one long edge, turn over a ½in seam to the wrong side, then turn over another ½in and press. Topstitch to secure. Cut in half to make two 16½in x 10in cushion backs.
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Layer the front and back wrong sides together with the hem edges of the two back pieces overlapping for an envelope closure. Pin together and sew around the four edges with a scant ¼in seam allowance. Sew the binding strips RST along the short ends with diagonal seams. Press open. Fold the binding in half along the length WST and press. Sew the binding to the cushion front, folding a neat mitre in each of the corners. Then hand stitch the binding to the back of the cushion to finish.
Layout Diagram
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From the cushion back fabric cut: ■ One (1) 33in x 11in.
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From the binding fabric cut: ■ Two 2½in x WOF or piece from scraps.