Adding the internal borders to the ‘Summer Bouquets’ quilt in the next task in this 2021 Quiltalong. This double-bed quilt has two sets of borders: a narrow one and a wide one. The instructions for adding the narrow one are below We will be adding the wider border next month. The plan is to complete a double-bed quilt by the end of the year.
The starter post with all the fabric requirements is here. The cutting instructions are here. The first block is here. The second block is here. Making the columns is here. Adding the sashing is here.
Add the horizontal internal borders
1 Take two of the fabric D 1½ x 31½” (38mm x 80cm) strips and join them at the short ends to make a long strip. Press.
2 Pin the strip right sides together with the quilt top. First, align the central seam in the fabric D strip with the centre seam of the block at the top of column 2.
3 Pin each end of the long strip to each end of the quilt top.
4 Now insert pins at right angles all the way along, holding the border and quilt top together evenly. Take care not to over-stretch the narrow border.
5 Stitch on the machine, removing pins as you go.
6 Press the seam, then press the seam allowances towards the border.
7 Repeat steps 1 – 6, this time attaching the border to the bottom of the quilt top.
Adding the vertical internal borders
8 Take two of the fabric I 1½ x 33½” wide (3.8cm x 85.1cm) strips and join them at the short end to make a long strip. Press.
9 Pin the long strip to the left-hand side of the quilt top, aligning the central seam in the strip with the centre seam of the middle star block in column 1.
10 Stitch. Press the seam allowances towards the border.
11 Repeat steps 8-10 and attach the fabric I strip to the right-hand side of the quilt top aligning the central seam with the middle star block in column 3.
12 Stitch. Press the seam allowances towards the border.
As you may have heard, Amanda Jane Textiles has moved to Kent. Bookings are open again for the ‘Quilt in a Day’ course for absolute beginners, which now takes place in Ramsgate. It’s a full-day one-to-one session for you to learn all the basics of making a quilt. You will leave with a small sampler quilt and the skills to tackle a bigger project. Find the details on the Classes page of the website here. The course is bookable through Craft Courses UK here.
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