WEB EXTRA:
From the September/October 2009 issue of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
Quilt by Laura
Wasilowski.
autumn
materials
Size: 25" x 25"
4 fat quarters* assorted yellow,
gold, brown, and orange prints
for blocks
1
⁄8 yard dark gold print for binding
Assorted bright green, fuchsia,
yellow, pink, blue, and purple
fabrics for appliqué
Pinking or wave blade for
rotary cutter
Appliqué pressing sheet
28"- square piece cotton
quilt batting
Paper-backed fusible web
28"-square backing fabric
* fat quarter =18" x 20"
leaves
4. Remove paper backing (release
paper) from fused fabric. Do not
discard release paper—you will use it
to transfer pattern markings.
Cutting
Patterns for appliqué shapes are on
page 3.
From each fat quarter, cut with
pinking blade:
• 1 (12¾") square.
From dark gold print, cut with
pinking blade:
• 4 (1"-wide) strips for binding.
Sew Smart
TM
To protect your ironing surface,
use an appliqué pressing sheet
atop release paper when transferring
the markings to fusible side
of fabric. —Laura
Fabric Preparation
1. Press each piece of fabric.
Quilt Assembly
2. Cut piece of fusible web slightly
Quilt Top Diagram,
place background squares atop batting.
Overlap squares, and leave a margin of
batting around all sides. Fuse in place.
2. Trace pattern for leaf shape onto
release paper with marker or lead pencil.
3. Place marked side of paper onto
fusible side of XX fabric. Fuse paper in
place for 5 seconds; let fabric cool.
smaller than fabric piece. Following
manufacturer’s instructions, apply fusible
web to wrong side of fabric. Repeat for
all fabric pieces.
3. Trim off selvages and any areas of
fabric not covered with fusible web.
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
Quilt Top Assembly Diagram
4. Carefully remove release paper from
fabric. The ink will have transferred to
the glue.
5. Cut out shape just inside the line.
6. Repeat Steps #2–#5 for remaining
pattern pieces.
7. Place leaf shapes atop background.
Fuse in place.
1. Referring to
Finishing
1. Layer quilt top (fused to batting) atop
backing. Trim batting and backing even
with edges of quilt top.
2. Fuse binding to quilt. (See Sew Easy:
Fusible Binding on page 2.)
3. Quilt as desired.
Quilting Diagram
WEB EXTRA:
From the September/October 2009 issue of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
A
sew
easy
™
Fusible
Binding
1. Using a pinking, wavy, or straight
blade, cut 1" wide binding strips from
fused fabric. Finger press strips in half
lengthwise, paper side in. Remove
paper backing and straighten 1 end of
each strip.
2. Trim backing and batting even with
quilt top. Working on release paper or
appliqué pressing sheet, place binding
strip around edge of quilt (Photo A).
Fuse binding in place. To miter corners,
B
fold and fuse binding (Photos B and C).
3. Join binding strips as needed by
overlapping them about ½".
4. If desired, use a decorative stitch to
more permanently secure binding.
C
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