| At each corner triple sewing is used for reinforcing. Once all the squares are joined together and the tacking removed, they are then sewn onto the wadding (if using it) and backing material if you are making a quilt (unless doing tram lines) or onto the cover material if you are making the cushion cover, all around the outside edge using a blind stitch, then quilted along all the seams on the patchwork. For the cushion cover procede as for any cushion cover. For the plain quilt all that remains is blind hemming around the edges. To do tram lines the backing material must be 20" longer and 20" wider than the patchwork. Choose material from 2 of the pattern colours and cut 2 strips 6" wide in 1 colour the length of the patchwork, and 2 strips 6" wide in the other colour 10" longer than the patchwork. Cut 2 strips 6" wide, 10" longer than the width of the patchwork from the same colour as the one the same length as the patchwork & 2 from the other colour 20" longer. Sew the first colour down each long side of the patchwork then the second colour down each long side. Then do the same on the short sides. See diagram 3: Pin the wadding, if using it, to the back of the patchwork and tram lines, then pin the backing and patchwork right sides facing. Hem and overlock both long sides, (for this you can use the sewing machine) 1 short side and half the other short side. Remove pins and turn inside out and blind hem remainder of short side. Then quilt all the patchwork seams and tram line seams. To give you an idea of the work involved in making a puff patchwork quilt my queen size quilt took 18 months to finish! |
