This month we are adding the final outside border and making
the binding.
You will need 2 metres of large floral fabric in your choice of
Pink or Aqua.
Cutting the Outside Borders.
Lay the folded fabric down on your cutting mat with the fold
on the right and the selvages aligned on the left.
Measure across, from the inside edge of the selvage and
start cutting an 8’’ strip along the entire edge of the fabric to give you 2 x 8’’
border strips. Use a second ruler to help keep your cutting line straight. Proceed slowly smoothing the fabric as you
go.
Come back to the start and repeat with a second pair of 8’’
border strips. This should leave you
with 5’’ to the fold.
Flip the first border, keeping the edges even, measure 8’’ from
the cut edge and cut off the selvages to give you 4 x 8’’ strips 2mtrs long.
Cutting the Binding Strips.
Come back to the start again and cut a 2 ½’’ strip along the
length of the 5’’ fabric strip. Open up
the remaining strip and cut again along the fold to give you 4 x 2 ½’’ x 2mtrs binding
strips.
Cut the ends of these binding strips on a 45d angle.
Measure your quilt top through the centre from top to bottom
and cut one pair of 8’’ strips to this length.
Pin and sew these evenly to each side of your quilt. You may have to
ease these along as the large #71 triangles do tend to stretch a bit. Press
seams towards the borders.
Repeat this process measuring from side to side for the top
and bottom border strips.
Now your Farmer’s Wife Quilt top really is finished! We really love this beautiful quilt and hope
you are as in love with it as we are! xxx
Sewing the Binding.
Join the binding strips end to end with a ¼’’ seam, keeping
the edges even. Press these seams open
and press a ¼’’ hem on one end.
Fold the long strip in half, with wrong sides together, and
press to make a long doubled over strip of binding. Neatly roll up ready for finishing off your
quilted quilt.
