• Sew 2 horizontal strip sets, with a ¹/₄ inch seam allowance using border strips of Fabrics 3, 1 & 2 respectively and at least 35¹/₂ inches long; press seams to lighter fabric and in same direction.
• Sew 2 vertical strip sets, with a ¹/₄ inch seam allowance using border strips of Fabrics 3, 1 & 2 respectively and at least 45¹/₂ inches long; press seams to darker fabric and in same direction.
• Mark centers of all strip sets and quilt top sides.
• Sew vertical borders to quilt sides starting and ending ¹/₄ inch from edge and matching centers and fabric 1 to raw edge of quilt. Use a ¹/₄ inch seam allowance; press toward borders.
• Sew horizontal borders to quilt top and bottom starting and ending ¹/₄ inch from edge and matching centers and fabric 1 to raw edge of quilt. Use a ¹/₄ inch seam allowance being careful not to sew vertical borders; press toward borders.
• For mitered corners, fold quilt top and borders diagonally matching border raw edges and point where previously sewn seams stopped. Draw a 45 degree line extending quilt top through borders.
• Sew on drawn line stopping ¹/₄ inch from quilt top; take care not to stretch bias.
• Trim excess to ¹/₄ inch; press seam open. Repeat for all corners.

Backing & Batting: including a 4 inch allowance on all sides, backing and batting should be about 43" by 53".

Sandwich:

• Place pressed backing right side down on a flat surface large enough to lay flat; tape in place at sides, then corners.
• Lay batting on top of backing and smooth wrinkles; tape in place at sides, then corners. (If using slippery batting, spray baste to baking and top.)
• Put pressed quilt on top right side up.
• Smooth borders and blocks square, pushing excess toward middle. Quilting will take up slack and quilt will hang better.
• Pin baste 3 to 4 inches apart in quarters down length and width. Finish pin basting each quarter 3 to 4 inches apart.

Quilting: quilt as desired. Adjust presser foot pressure to accomodate quilt thickness prevent backing from sliding while quilting.

Binding:

• If the number of binding strips are greater than 1, sew strips together by laying ends right sides together forming an L.
• Sew on diagonal where fabrics cross from upper left to lower right.
• Trim excess to ¹/₄ inch.
• Repeat to make a continuous strip; press seams open.
• Fold and press strip lengthwise in half wrong sides together.
• Leaving a 5 inch tail, sew binding to quilt top matching raw edges with a ¹/₄ inch seam allowance.
• Stop ¹/₄ inch before corner with needle down.
• Pivot work as if to sew next side and reverse sew off quilt top.
• Fold binding back, creating a 45 degree fold, then fold forward matching fold to previously sewn side.
• Continue sewing binding, and repeat above for each corner.
• Stop sewing approximately 5 inches from beginning.
• Unfold and overlap ends.
• Cut at an approximate 45 degree angle somewhere where both ends overlap.
• Match ends wrong sides together, leaving equal dog ears.
• Sew together with a ¹/₄ inch seam allowance.
• Refold binding and finish sewing to quilt.
• Fold binding to back and handstitch to finish using a blind stitch.