QUILTsocial Issue 13

4. Cut the unit horizontally into 3 – 5¾”
x 20½” background units.
5. Sew a 1½” x 20½” Fabric O strip
between the three units to make the
game board. Press the seams to the
background units.
But wait, I almost forgot!
Before sewing, make a thin tie out of
Fabric O background fabric to sew into
the game board seam:
1. Cut a 1½” x 20½” strip of Fabric O
background fabric.
2. Lay Right Side Down on ironing
surface and press ¼” over to the back.
Repeat on other edges.
3. Press ¼” over at each end then fold
and press the two pressed edges
together.
4. Sew one seam down the middle of
the tie.
I put safety pins in at this point through
all three layers of the top to keep the
layers from shifting before quilting it.
Change to a quilting needle and
embroidery presser foot to topstitch
around the board.
Lining up blue strips and pinning final
background row to board.
Game board should measure 18” x 20½”.
Turning gap pinned and safety pins in the
game board.
Remember to watch for the tie and keep
it on the other side of the needle when
topstitching!
Completed game board top
Trim backing fat quarter to size (18” x
20½”).
Layer batting with backing Right Side Up
on top, then the game board Right Side
Down.
Pin all the way around leaving a 2” – 3”
turning gap along one short side.
Layers of game board ready for envelope method
Tie edges pressed to the wrong side
Bend the tie in half and pin the folded
end between the backing and game
board in the middle of the short side
opposite the side with the turning gap.
See the photo below.
Sew all the way around the game board
to sew the layers together, backstitching
at each end of the turning gap and over
the folded tie end for extra strength.
Check that all three layers are secured in
the seam all the way around the board,
then clip the excess seam allowance at
each corner.
Turn the layers through the turning gap
and roll the seams flat with your fingers.
Use a tool of your choice to push out the
board corners.
Topstitching game board with a tie to the right of
the stitching
I stitched ¼” away from the strips on
the board. You can add more quilting if
you’d like.
The game board is quilted. The Recess
fabric really gets to show off on the
board, doesn’t it? All that’s left is to quilt
the game pieces with some more Recess
fabric and make a traveling bag for them.
A little more sewing before we can play!
Tie tucked between layers to be sewn into seam
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