SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- 45" home Dec fabric:
- 1 1/4 yd for the top
- 1 1/4 yd for the backing
- 1/4 yd for the binding
- 45"x 60" polyester batting
- Rotary cutter, ruler & mat
- Basic sewing supplies
- Curved quilter's safety pins
- Thread to match backing and top print for quilting
- Sewing machine with walking foot
- Iron & pressing surface
DIRECTIONS:
- Trim the top and backing fabrics so the edges are straight.
- Lay the backing fabric on the work surface face down. Place the batting on top smoothing it out so there are no folds in the batting.
- Place the top fabric on the batting with the right side up forming a quilt sandwich. Smooth out the fabrics so there are no folds or lumps in the sandwich.
- Using the curved safety pins pin through all three layers with safety pins spaced evenly across the whole top. The pinning will hold the layers together when quilting.
- Determine the quilting design that best suits the fabric design. In the pictured quilt, the plaid-like design was followed which gave dimension to the quilt.
- Place the walking foot on the machine. Set the machine with a straight stitch and a stitch length of 3.0 for the quilting.
- Starting from one edge, sew the desired design, always beginning the stitching line from the same edge.
- When the quilting is completed, trim the edges.
- Cut the binding fabric into four 2"x WOF strips and sew the ends together to form one long binding strip. Fold the strip in half length wise wrong sides together and press. Open and fold the two long edges into the center fold and press. Use the prepared binding to bind the quilt.
JOANN Hacks:
- Make the stitching lines for the quilting fairly far apart. When the stitching lines are close together the quilt is not as soft and doesn't drape as well. Check the batting package for recommended distance between lines of stitching.
- Use coordinating fabric prints for interest.