AMERICAN FLAGS QUILT – WEEK 4 – BASTING & QUILTING

BASTING

1. Layout and secure your backing

Layout your backing on your surface with the wrong side of the fabric facing toward you

Ensure it is flat and smooth

Secure your backing to your surface with painters/masking tape, starting with two sides, then the corners, and then everywhere else

You want it to be flat and smooth, pulled ever so slightly taut, but without it being stretched

2. Layout your backing

Layout your batting on top of your backing

Use your hands to smooth your batting out as much as possible

You want it to be flat and smooth, pulled ever so slightly taut, but without it being stretched

3. Layout your quilt top

Layout your quilt top on top of your batting

Use your hands to smooth your quilt top out as much as possible

Make sure it is flat and smooth, but again pulled ever so slightly taut, but without it being stretched

4. Secure your basted layers

Pin your three layers together

Cut off excess backing and batting

Remove tape

QUILTING

Attach your walking foot

Decide on what stitch length you would like to use, anything between 2.0 – 3.0 is recommended Decide on what quilting pattern you would like to use

With your preferred quilting pattern in mind, start in the middle and work your way out

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