Stitch, trim, sew: Final steps to making the ‘Something Fishy’ wall quilt by Jean Boyd July 8, 2022 written by Jean Boyd July 8, 2022 371 Yesterday, I showed you how to prepare the applique pieces for Fish 4 using HeatnBond Featherlite iron-on adhesive. Now that you have all your fish blocks finished, itʼs time to stitch them down. This can be done by hand or machine. Suitable machine stitches are a blanket stitch or similar decorative stitch, a zigzag stitch or a straight stitch. You can also stitch by hand using a blanket stitch or a running stitch. I chose a hand-stitched running stitch and a Sulky Blendables thread to finish my blocks. This is a 12-weight thread in a variegated color that gives a nice texture to the finished blocks. Here’s a close-up view of the stitching on Fish #4. Sulky Blendables thread used for stitching down the applique shapes If you left extra fabric around your background blocks, now is the time to trim them to the following sizes. Fish 1: 13½” x 15½” Fish 2: 9½” x 9″ Fish 3: 8½” x 9″ Fish 4: 17½” x 7″ I used my Komfort Kut Rotary Cutter for this step. Trim background fabrics to the correct size. Here are the trimmed blocks all ready to sew together. Finished blocks ready to be sewn together Sew Fish 2 block to Fish 3 block. Sew Fish 2 to Fish 3. Sew Fish 4 block to Fish 2 and Fish 3 block. Sew Fish 4 to Fish 2 and Fish 3. Sew Fish 1 to these sewn units. Sew Fish #1 to these sewn units. Inner border Cut 4 – 1¼” x WOF (width of fabric) strips. Re-cut the strips to make 2 – 1¼” x 30½” and 2 – 1¼” x 17″ strips. Sew a 1¼” x 30½” strip to the top and bottom. Press seams towards borders. Sew a 1¼” x 17″ strip to each side. Press seams towards borders. Inner border ready for sewing Outer border Cut 4 – 4¼” x WOF strips. Re-cut the strips to make 2 – 4¼” x 32″ and 2 – 4¼” x 24½” strips. Sew a 4¼” x 32″ strip to the top and bottom. Press seams towards borders. Sew a 4¼” x 24½” strip to each side. Press seams towards borders. Outer border ready for sewing Now itʼs time to layer the backing, batting and quilt top to get ready for quilting. Be sure to use Odif 505 Temporary Adhesive for fabric to make this step super-easy! Odif 505 is a temporary, repositionable, fabric adhesive used to temporarily bond fabric. Itʼs odorless and colorless and doesn’t gum up your sewing needles. And itʼs acid free and contains no Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Check out this great video that shows you how to use Odif 505. The ‘Something Fishy’ wall quit is finished! After the quilting is finished, you’re ready to sew on the binding. Here’s my favorite way to sew on binding, but feel free to use your own method if you wish. For my method, you’ll need 4 – 3″ x WOF strips of outer border fabric. I hope you enjoyed your undersea adventure this week as you created the ‘Something Fishy’ quilt. Hopefully, you also learned more about Odif adhesive products, HeatnBond Featherlite fusible webs, and of course we can’t get along without the wonderful Mary Ellen’s Best Press! This is part 5 of 5 in this series Go back to part 4: Fusing applique shapes with HeatnBond Featherlite: Light AND strong! Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs423Best Press Spray and Mistingfree patternsfree quilt patternsheatnbondHeatnBond EZ Print Featherlite 8½" x 11 sheetsHeatnBond Featherlite Iron-On adhesive 1ydKomfort Kut Rotary CutterMary Ellen’s Best PressnotionsOdifOdif 404 Repositionable Craft AdhesiveOdif 505 Temporary Fabric AdhesiveOdif 606 Iron on Adhesive for FabricOdif 808 Paper Pattern AdhesiveOdif Adhesivessulky blendablessulky threadsthreads FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post Fusing applique shapes with HeatnBond Featherlite: Light AND strong! next post Pieced borders for panels: QUICK and EASY for any size! YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Quilting tools to help with everyday needs OLFA rotary cutter and rulers for quilters on... What’s in your Hemline Gold Multi-Use Craft Bag? Make a strap adjustable with a slide buckle The easiest way to add a magnetic closure... 12 easy steps to sew a zippered pocket... 2 ways to make fabric waterproof with Odif... 6 easy steps to making a strong strap... Use Odif Odicoat to waterproof your quilted project... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.