I have made some good progress on the baby’s floor quilt. I
satin stitched around the applique shapes through the batting layer only and used
black thread for eyes, noses, tails etc. Then I added the third layer, the backing
fabric, to free motion quilt the background and I used a decorative stitch on
my machine to add interest to the narrow bright strips surrounding the block.
Applique and quilting
Then I started to join them together. I placed the top
strips RS together onto one of the batting and backing layers; the other I folded
back out of the way.
When I had sewn the seam, I placed the blocks RS down on a
flat surface. The other edge is still folded back at this stage.
I then brought the batting only back from the folded side to
cover the sewn seam. I wanted the batting edges to be butted up to one another
so the free batting needed to be trimmed. By folding it back where it touched
the sewn seam, I was able to trim with my scissors held flat as you see them
below. The edges of the batting were then over sewn to hold them together.
Trimming
And then, after all the effort, I turned it onto the front
of the quilt ….. and I didn’t like what I saw! The border fabric was too busy
to be clumped together and needed to be separated with a joining strip. So it
was back to square one! I did some reverse sewing, re-joined the blocks using a
1” strip in the front and 1 ½” on the back, and I was better pleased!
After binding, it was signed and it is ready for the lucky recipients
who don’t yet know it is coming their way!
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