Easy Machine Embroidered Quilt-Tutorial Part 4

Top and Bottom Edges of Block

From the red fabric cut 1 strip 5 ¾  inches  (6 ¼”) (6 ¾”)(7 ¼”)(7 ¾”)   x  width of the fabric  (45 ")

From the blue fabric cut 1 strip 5 ¾  inches  (6 ¼”) (6 ¾”)(7 ¼”)(7 ¾”)   x  width of the
 fabric  (45 ")

• With right sides together stitch the strips together using a 1/4inch seam allowance. It is essential that you use a ¼ seam allowance as my fabric cutting measurements are dependent on that.
• Press the seam to one side, as you did before.

Add top and bottom strips matching side colours

• Cut the finished 11 inch wide joined strip into 18 x 2" smaller strips.With right sides together, sew one strip to each side of the block as shown. Make sure that you match the blue with the blue and the red with the red of the top and bottom strip.

• Place your blocks in 3 rows of 3 blocks matching seams.
• Stitch your blocks together to form rows matching seams.
• Stitch the rows together matching seams.

Adding Borders

It is important to accurately measure before cutting and adding your borders. Do not just cut strips and attach to your quilt without measuring as you will have wavy borders when you come to quilt and you will be trying to get rid of excess fabric in your quilting. I cut my borders 5 1/4" wide.

You must take three measurements for each pair of border strips. I added my top and bottom borders first.

Top and Bottom borders

• Measure through the centre of the quilt from left edge to right edge
• Measure through the top of the quilt from left edge to right edge
• Measure through the bottom of the quilt from left edge to right edge
• Add these three numbers together and divide by three, this gives you the average measurement. This is the length you cut your borders. My measurement was 32 1/4"
• Attach these borders before measuring and cutting those for the sides.

Side borders

• Measure through the centre of the quilt from top to bottom
• Measure down the left hand side of the quilt from top to bottom
• Measure down the right hand side of the quilt from top to bottom
• Add these three numbers together and divide by three, this gives you the average measurement. My measurement was 42"

Press your quilt top well and then sandwich the three layers together. I spray baste my quilts together before quilting. You may choose to quilt your quilt by which ever method suits you. I will free motion stipple mine using a white thread on the white fabric and a red thread on the remainder.

 My next tutorial will focus on the binding and finishing of the quilt.