Newborn Strip Quilt - Cutting and Sewing Plan by Peg Eldredge in Georgia...
Finished size about 36" x 44"
Quilt top : 6 pieces 6.5 " x 44" (ex:if using 2 fabrics, buy 5/8 yd each, 3 fabrics= 1/2 yd each )
Backing: one piece 44" x 1 1/8 yd ( 40")
Binding 44" x 5/8 yd ( 22.5" )
Batting: 44" x 37 " - thin cotton batting is easier to work with
Wash and iron fabrics before cutting. Do not wash batting.
prepare 6 strips 44" x 6.5"of coordinating colors.
prepare backing 44" x 37"
prepare batting 45" x 37"
prepare 4 strips 4.5 inches wide x 45 inches long for the binding (can be pieced)
Refer to this diagram
Prepare:
Place the backing right side down, spray with sewing TEMPORARY spray adhesive. Place the batting on the wrong side of the fabric, pat down into the adhesive to "baste." Find the center of the backing (about 18 1/2 " from edge) and draw a line across . This line is where you sew your first strips.
Stitch:
Choose 2 strips and place right sides together. Place long edge wrong side down along drawn line and sew 1/4 " seam.- . Open up 2 strips and iron flat. Place the next strip on the right edge of the ironed strip-right sides together. Sew, Open & Iron. Continue with the third strip on the right side. Repeat on the left side.
Square quilt by trimming, using right angles on board to mark.
Binding:
Sew short edges of binding strips together diagonally for a continuous strip. Fold strip in half long way, wrong sides together, press. Place along one edge of quilt, stitch with 1/4 " seam. At corners, tuck , mitre, gather, or round the corners.
**Overlap the ends, trim excess leaving 1" overlap, fold under. Fold binding over raw edge, match fold of binding to just covering the binding seam. Press, Pin, stitch in the ditch or hand sew with whip stitch.
OR - bind sides and then top and bottom, using 4 strips of binding.
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