judi_lynne

I quilt in large sections; as large as I can comfortably handle; I decide ahead of time what my sections will be. I make quilts that do not have sashing in the front, only in the back so I have a lot of patterns available to me. The quilt I am working on right now, has the top split into 4 sections, a top section, two side sections, and a bottom section. I made my sandwich for each section, did my quilting, now ready to sew together. Note: keep your batting cut back 1/4" on all 4 sides. Now, take two of your sections, lay one section on the other, then 1-1/4" wide strips, to lay, wrong side up along where your seam line will be. So you have one section, face up, one section face down, one strip along your edge (wrong side up) you will now sew. Sew your 1/4" seam (your batting will not be an issue if you cut it back 1/4"); open your two sides (back side up), fold over your sashing 1/4", pull across your seam, sew the sashing down. Keep your sashings consistently on the same side of your seams that you join so each sashing lines up with each section. You do need to sew your sashes down before you join the next sections. Continue on to your next two sections, same thing. You now have two large sections. Do the same thing to make it one large section! I hand stitch it the sashings. I hope that was clearer than mud! Now I am moving on to the side sections and the section across the bottom. (Sorry for the long post)

Judi