Again, you'll be going through any layers of fabric as you
quilt. Go slowly, and be careful that the foot doesn't get
stuck in the pockets as you quilt. The only way to make
sure this doesn't happen is to take it slow and enjoy
watching the embroidery stitches form.
I also quilted the borders at the edge of the quilt, using
the same stitch.
Trim the quilt.
Now, remember those two squares reserved from the
charm packs? Fold them corner to corner as you did to
create the pockets. Press carefully and sew the open
side to the top edges, (see photo below). These are the
hanging pockets.
Cut three binding strips to create continuous binding.
Bind the quilt using QUILTsocial.com contributor Elaine
Theriault's excellent method.
I like to finish the binding by hand sewing it to the back,
using small Clever Clips to secure the folded binding.
Fold two of the charm squares to create hanging corners,
and sew to the top corners of the quilt.
I prefer to sew the binding onto the back of the quilt by hand.
Exciting, right?
Now you've got a
cute and clever
pockets full of blessings
Trim the quilt edges even.
wall quilt.
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