Things You'll Need:
- fabric cut into patchwork pieces
- needle
- thread
- scissors
- pencil or fabric marker
- template to mark the stitching line on your fabric patch
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Step 1
Before stitching the pieces in your block, press and trim them. Be sure when you are pressing that you lift your iron up and down, not slide it across the fabric.
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Step 2
Mark the seam lines on the back (wrong side) of your fabric. This can be done using a pencil or fabric marker. If you are using light fabric, be sure to test your pencil or marker to be sure it doesn't show through to the front, or that it will wash out when you are finished.
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Step 3
Make small dots in the corners of your pieces where they should be sewn together, i.e., at the end of each seam line.
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Step 4
Match up the seam lines of your patches. This might mean that the outside of the fabric doesn't exactly match up - what is important is that the lines you drew to sew on are matched up with each other.
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Step 5
Place pins in the corner dots, and along the seam line.
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Step 6
Use a running stitch to sew along the seam lines. Backstitch every 5-6 stitches to secure your seam.
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Step 7
Once you reach the dot at the end of the stitching line, tie a knot and cut your thread. You are ready to start the next seam.
