Outdoor Picnic Quilt
Item #
052511022P20
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Outdoor Fabric: 2 yds (front)
- Outdoor Fabric: 2 yds (back)
- Outdoor Fabric: 1/2 yd (binding)
- Poly-Fil Extra Loft Batting: Twin Size 72"x9 0"; 1 package
- Quilt Basting Spray (optional)
- Chalk or Fabric Marking Pen
- Sewing Machine
- Walking Foot
- Basic Sewing Supplies
DIRECTIONS:
- Trim front and back outdoor fabric pieces to be the same size, approximately 54"x 72".
- Cut batting to match fabric size.
- Sandwich between pieces of fabric, with right sides of fabric facing out.
- Spray or pin baste all three layers together.
- Use the chalk or fabric marking pen to mark quilting lines onto the fabric.
- For this sample, a 4" grid was used.
- Quilt along marked lines using a 3-length stitch.
- A walking foot is helpful for accommodating the bulk of the fabric and batting at this step.
- Roll or fold quilt to fit inside the machine.
- Once blanket is quilted, trim excess or crooked edges.
- To make binding, cut 5 strips of fabric 3" wide.
- Trim salvages.
- Connect strips together into one length by joining ends at a 45-degree angle.
- To do this, lay two ends, right sides together, so they cross perpendicularly, forming an "L" shape.
- Consider the overlapped area to be a square.
- Draw a diagonal line from the top left corner of the square to the bottom right corner.
- Stitch along the diagonal line.
- Trim the corner of the "L" off, leaving 1/4" seam allowance against the diagonal line.
- Repeat to join all 5 pieces together.
- Press open all seams and trim off corner pieces that extend beyond the edge of the binding.
- Press binding in half, wrong sides together to reduce the width to 1 1/2".
- Starting in the center of one edge of the blanket, align the edge of the binding to the edge of the blanket and sew using 1/2" seam allowance. Leave a few inches of the binding loose at the end to allow for joining at the end.
- To turn corners with binding, stop stitching 1/2" from the edge. When looking at the machine, fold the binding to the right, a 45-degree fold at the corner, then fold back down along the new side. Pivot blanket and sew along the new side.
- Once the binding is back on the starting side, use pins to determine when the ends of the binding will meet.
- Trim the binding ends, allowing for an overlap of about an inch.
- Fold the end under on one side of the binding, about 1/2" to hem.
- Wrapped the hemmed end of the binding around the unfinished of the of binding and finish attaching the binding to the quilt.
- Fold and press the binding around the edge of the blanket, bring the folded edge of the binding to the backside.
- Press and fold the corners neatly, creating the mitered corner.
- Finish the binding with a machine top stitch or by hand with a blind stitch.