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How to make a Quilt as You Ditch-Stitch place mat.
The reason behind this idea was to make some embroidered place
mats with embroidery done through
the top and batting, and not have any joins or double layers in
the batting as in all the Quilt As You Go
projects Ive seen. It is probably only suitable for small
projects.
The only quilting (later) or stitch in the ditch is through the
binding seam.
1. Cut the batting larger than the complete size of the
project.2. Complete the embroidery or appliqu in the hoop through
top and backing only.
3. Draw a template of the inner rectangleonto freezer paper.
4. Pins are pushed through at corners fromthe front.
5. Pins are through to back.
6. Pins are put in to mark the edge of theseam allowance.
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7. Only seam pins are left.
8. Sashing is laid against pins and pinnedprior to sewing from
the back.
N.B. ALL stitching is done from the BACK
9. Completed stitching from the back.
10.Completed stitching from the top side.
11.The quilt is place face down on a cuttingmat and the backing
and wadding folded
back to reveal the seam allowances. These
are trimmed with a rotary cutter andacrylic ruler.
The ruler pictured is an Add-a-Quarter
ruler used for foundation piecing. It has a
ridge wide along one edge.
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12.First seams after trimming
13.First seams after pressing.
14.The quilt is turned over and pins insertedat the corners to
mark the stitching line.
15.This is what it should look like from thefront side.
16.Pins are inserted at the seam width to aidin aligning the
next piece.
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17.The next row of sashing in laid against thepins and pinned
prior to sewing.
18.This is it pinned ready for stitching.(Always from the
back.)
19.Stitching line is marked. It needs tooverlap the width of the
sashing strip by a
few stitches.
20.Stitching is done
21.Back view. The stitching was done fromthe back.
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22.The top and batting layers only are foldedback ready to trim
the quilt top fabrics.
23.The sashing turned and pressed aftertrimming.
24.The sashing width has been cut from astrip of freezer paper.
The next sashing
will need to be placed from this.
25. Insert pins at this level along the seam.
26.The next sashing is laid against this row ofpins and pinned
in place.
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27.The strip of freezer paper is used as asewing guide to sew
the next seam. The
extended ends need to be marked where
they should overlap the previous sashing
width.
28.Stitching the seam marked in previousphoto.
29.Seam is trimmed.I have shown a standard quilt ruler here
in case you think that the yellow one is
essential. (Its not!)
30.The third sashing turned and pressed.
31.The width is determined with pins andruler as before and the
sashing strip isstitched using a strip of freezer paper
also as before.
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32.The next seam stitched.
33.The previous seam turned and pressed.This sequence can be
continued with whatever
width or number of of sashings you like. Anything
suitable can be used as guides freezer paper,
quilters tape, masking or painters tape etc.
34.The back view of the previous seams. Nothow they overlap
slightly. I have used a
tiny stitch (0.5) to start and end each line
instead of back stitching (or threading the
ends back in!)
