| This eye-catching wall quilt is extremely easy to make, and adds a
beautiful festive touch to your home. |
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We used the designs Pilgrim
Boy, Pilgrim
Girl and FSL
Autumn Leaves.
The finished size of the quilt is about 35" x 37". |
| You will need 3/4 yard of light-colored cotton fabric for the background,
1/2 yard of rust-colored fabric for the first border and the binding, and
1/2 yard of fall patterned fabric for the second border. We chose a bright
fabric with a turkey and pumpkin pattern.
You will also need batting and backing. |
Cutting and Assembly of the Top:
All measurements are based on 40" wide fabric and include 1/4" seam
allowance.
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Out of background fabric, cut a rectangle measuring 20 1/2" x
22 1/2".
Out of rust colored (used for the first border and binding) cut
two strips measuring 2" x 20 1/2"
two strips measuring 2" x 37"
for the binding, cut five strips measuring 2 1/2" wide by the width of
the fabric
Out of pattterned fabric for the second border, cut
two strips measuring 6" x 20 1/2"
two strips measuring 6" x 37". |
| Assemble the top according to the diagram below: |
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Embroidery
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| We made the embroidery of the boy and girl using low-loft DreamPoly
batting as a stabilizer.
On the top, mark the placement of the embroidery. Hoop the top with
a layer of the batting. Make the embroidery. Cut away the batting as close
to the embroidery as possible. |
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| These are close-ups of the designs... |
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| We made the inscription using built-in fonts in our machine. |
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Finishing the quilt
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| Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with
batting. Spread the top over it.
Pin all three layers together with 1" pins and start quilting. We quilted
along the lines of the embroidery to fix it in place, meandered around
the embroidery and free-motioned the borders.
After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and
square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides
should be of the same length.
Finish the raw edges with binding, using your favourite method. |
| The quilt is basically finished. However, we felt that some simple
embellishments would add an autumn charm. We embroidered the FSL
Autumn Leaves on water-soluble mesh and scattered them around the edge
of the central part of the quilt. |
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Happy Embroidering!
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Boy
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Girl
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Autumn Leaves
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