Here’s the next step in my current project…have made my three layer quiltwich: pretty patchwork top; fat 4oz wadding; and a soft pink backing fabric. I’ll lightly tack them all together from the corners into the centre so they don’t move around too much when I machine quilt them and cut them the equal size. The wadding is so much thicker than stuff I’ve used previously, but considering the quilts will be used mainly outdoors in this case it’s actually a pretty good thing. For the quilting I’ll be ‘stitching in the ditch’, because I haven’t learned to do any other kind yet. This means I’ll be machining along the seams of the patchwork, a small ¼” away from the seam so not to break the existing stitching, and using the inner edge of the machine foot as a guide. I’ll probably try and get these done by Friday so I can bind them with the beautiful red velvet I bought in Soho the other day. All going swimmingly.
NEXT STEP: Machine quilting
