Surprise Birthday Quilt.
These instructions will help you turn two
pieces of quilting fabric into a simple quick quilt.
Cut the top fabric first to the size you want then cut the backing fabric 3 inches longer, you need to give it a good press with an iron before starting.
Lay the backing fabric out, right side down;
lay your wadding/batting on top. Lastly lay the top fabric on making sure you
line up the selvedge edges with the backing fabric as they are roughly the same
size. If you are a little off with lining up, don’t worry we will be trimming
the sides up before binding. Make sure you smooth out any creases as you lay
out each layer. Pin bastes the layer together or you can spray baste your layers.
Quilt as you like
but I kept it simply and quilted along the thick red lines to create the
illusion on blocks where there is none.
Now when I bind a quilt I use the edge of
the quilt top to line my binding up with but with this type of quilt it is a little harder. As it is hard to line up the top and
bottom fabrics exactly with wadding/ batting in between I choose to trim an inch
or two off the sides just to tidy up the sides before sewing the binding in
place.
Cut 4 x 2 1/2 inch
strips from the green chevron fabric for your binding and join the strips end
to end for a very long 2 1/2 inch strip. Sew on the quilt using your preferred
binding method.
These instructions will work for any two fabrics you choose to use to make a quick quilt or you can purchase a fabric kit at Cynthia's Ark.
Enjoy Keep Stitching
Cynthia
These instructions are written for a
quilter who has some quilting and piecing knowledge.
Cynthia’s Ark PO Box 24 Mallala SA 5502 Ph
08 8527 2120 www.cynthiasark.com.au
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