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CHAPTER ASSEMBLING A QUILT TOP
Add Sashing
If you choose, you can surround quilt blocks with sashing, or small borders. The sashing separates
the blocks so they can shine on their own, while also allowing you to make a larger quilt using fewer
blocks.
Sashing can be plain or pieced. It can also include cornerstones, or squares at the intersections of
sashing strips. In a vertical setting, a sashing is oen used to separate columns of blocks.
Cut pieces for sashing.
Cut sashing strips in a width that’s proportional to the size of
your blocks. Audition sashing by laying blocks on your fabric
and playing with the spacing between blocks. Cut sashing
strips the desired width plus
1
⁄
2
inch (1.2 cm). If you’re using
cornerstones, cut each square the width of the sashing strips.
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ADD SASHING
Sew sashing to the bottom of every block or row.
If you’re using cornerstones, cut bottom sashing the unfin-
ished width of your blocks. Sew cornerstones to the right of
the bottom sashings first (and to left end of the sashing strip
for the first block in each row). Press to the dark, and then
sew sashing to the bottom of every block. If you’re not using
cornerstones, sew blocks in each row together. Measure
the unfinished length of your rows and cut bottom and top
sashing this length. Add a bottom sashing strip to each row.
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3
Sew sashing to the left side of the first block in every
row.
Again, sew with the block on top so you can keep the block
seams from flipping. Press to the sashing.
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Sew sashing to the top of the blocks in the first row.
If you’re using cornerstones, sew them to the right end of
the strips first (and to the left end of the sashing strip for
the first block in the top row). Then sew the sashing to the
top of the blocks in the first row. Sew the blocks in each row
together, and sew the rows together. Press to the sashing
throughout. If you’re not using cornerstones, cut and sew a
long sashing strip to the top of the first row, and then sew
the rows together.
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Sew sashing to the right side of every block.
Cut side sashing from the sashing strips, the unfinished
height of your blocks. Sew with the block on top and the
sashing on the bottom, to better prevent block seams from
flipping. Press to the sashing.
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