Stitch the Borders
Use a ¼” seam allowance to stitch the 2½” x width of fabric top border strip to the top cut edge of the quilt. The extra length of the border fabric will allow the border fabric to extend past the beginning and ending of the stitching.
Press the seam flat and then press the seam allowances toward the border. Use a ruler and rotary cutter to trim the ends of the border strip even with the quilt top.
Repeat to attach the bottom border.
Stitch the three 2½” x width of fabric strips for the side border together. Cut the strip into two equal lengths.
TIP: Stitching the ends together with a diagonal seam will help hide the border seams.
Use a ¼” seam allowance to stitch the strips to both the right and left cut side edges of the quilt. Allow the ends of the border strip to extend pass the beginning and ending of the stitching.
Press the seams flat, then press the seam allow- ances toward the border.
Stitch the Quilting and Binding
Adhere the wrong side of the fabric backing to the low loft batting using 505 Temporary Adhesive.
Spray the top of the batting with additional 505 and center the wrong side of the quilt top over the batting. Further secure the layers by
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Quilt the layers together using one or more of the following suggestions:
Echo quilt around the circles using Leather Roller Foot #55.
Use the BERNINA Stitch Regulator #42 to stipple quilt around each of the animals inside the circles.
Stitch the short ends of the five 2½” x width of fabric strips for the binding together to form one long strip.
TIP: Cutting and seaming the ends diagonally will help hide the seams in the binding.
Press the seam allowances open. Fold the long strip in half with wrong sides together; press.
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