Bernina 50 manual Supplies, Cutting Instructions, Preparation, Construction

Walking Foot #50 is a very helpful aid for working with layers of fabric. It can be used with almost any decorative stitch, making grid quilting much more interesting! The ability to move the needle to any position makes precision piecing a breeze. This quilt is done entirely with Walking Foot #50. The blocks are stitched individually, and then they are seam so that the raw edges are to the front of the quilt. The raw edges are covered with bias strips and the quilt is finished with traditional binding.

Supplies

•⅔ yard of seven different fabrics

•1¼ yards fabric for binding & strips between blocks

•2¼ yards loft batting (or twin size batt)

•Isacord thread in eight colors to coordinate with quilt fabrics (can use fewer colors if desired)

•Embroidery needle, size 90/14

•Denim needle, size 90/14

•Walking Foot #50 with Guides

•1” Bias Tape Maker

•Water-soluble glue stick

•Spray starch

•Rotary cutting equipment

•12½” square quilting ruler

•BERNINA Sewing Machine

Cutting Instructions

Using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler cut the 7 pieces of fabric into 10¾” squares (8 from each piece).

Cut the batting into twenty-five 10¾” squares.

Preparation

Make 25 quilt sandwiches using the fabric and bat- ting squares, layering the same print on the top and bottom of each batting square.

You will have six extra fabric squares left over.

Draw diagonal lines connecting the corners of each block.

Construction

Attach the open-toe sole to Walking Foot #50; this sole provides extra visibility. Attach Walking Foot #50 to the sewing machine.

Insert a new #90/14 Embroidery needle into the machine. Select an Isacord thread color to complement each of the 7 block fabrics. Thread needle and bobbin with the same thread color.

Select a decorative stitch and quilt the block along the diagonals. Choose open stitches, avoiding satin- based stitches.