Innholdsfortegnelse for March/April 2020 i McCall's Quilting

March is Women’s History Month and what better way to celebrate the amazing contributions of women than through quilts? From biblical times to today, the quilts and accompanying stories we received through our call for submissions are pretty spectacular. To start, don’t miss the article written by Barb Eikmeier about the First American Women quilt by Marci Hainkel. Marci made a stunning crazy quilt that features women who were the first in their field and she was sure to use approriate fabrics to match their skills—take a closer look. In McQ&A, a few of our editors share their personal stories about the women who inspired them to quilt and sew. Charisma Horton designed a quilt to tell the story of Esther from the Bible. Be sure to read what Charisma…

• your questions• our answers Anissa Arnold Managing Editor I met my wonderful friend Lois in 1997, a year or so after I had moved to Colorado. I went to work for her as a part-time home décor seamstress and the rest is history! I had been sewing for many years but had never considered quilting. Lois immediately informed me that I needed to become a quilter and a hockey fan–I am now obsessed with both! Tracy Mooney Editor My sister was an amazing garment sewist. She could look at a garment and recreate it! She taught me how to do counted cross-stitch and how to keep the threads from tangling—she is the reason that the backs of my quilts are always neat and tidy. When I was in high…

My design is based on a Ladies Art Company block called Hand Weave. The generally lighter value in the center of the quilt represents Emma Brockstedt’s central, yet uncredited role in the making of the Ladies Art Company Catalog. Established in 1889, the Ladies Art Company was started by mercantile store owners Emma Mildred Brockstedt and her husband, Henry M. Brockstedt. It is the first company to publish a mail-order catalogue of quilt blocks, and for the first time, quilters had hundreds, rather than dozens, of pattern choices. The Ladies Art Company also pioneered the naming of quilt blocks, and became the go-to reference for subsequent quilt pattern publishers such as The Kansas City Star. While the Ladies Art Company catalogs credit H.M. Brockstedt (Henry) as the manager (a reflection…

Esther is a woman in the Bible who has inspired me in many ways. She was a woman who saved her people. She wasn’t a strong warrior or a huge ruler, she was an orphaned girl from the wrong bloodline. Yet, God brought her to the exact place that she needed to be to rise up and believe that she could. All she needed was faith and to believe. So many times in my life, I thought that I am not good enough or that I can’t make that huge of an impact on the world. But Esther shows us that one woman, from the wrong side of the tracks, can do great things that impact a whole nation. While I was thinking of how I could design a quilt…

Did you know that in 1901 Annie E. Walker was the first American woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Or, that Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American woman to earn a medical degree—in 1849? Marci Hainkel learned about these women and others as she researched for her First American Woman Quilt. A crazy quilter for 30 years, Marci was inspired to make her First American Woman Quilt while completing Barbara Brackman’s Grandmother’s Choice Sampler in 2012. Brackman presented the blocks weekly on her Material Culture blog, and in each post featured an activist who fought for women’s rights. Marci made the blocks but took things a step further also making companion blocks with photo transfers of the featured suffragettes surrounded with crazy patchwork. Marci said, “I enjoyed…

Center and pin border strips to sides, top, and bottom of quilt. Strips will extend beyond quilt top. Starting and stopping ¼" from quilt corners and backstitching to secure, sew strips to quilt top. Press seam allowances toward quilt center. Fold quilt on diagonal, right sides together. Align border strip raw edges and border seams at the ¼" backstitched point; pin together. Align ruler edge with fold, extending ruler completely across border. Draw line from the backstitched point to the border raw edges. Stitch on drawn line, backstitching at both ends. Press seam open. With quilt right side up, align 45° line of square ruler on seam line to check accuracy. If corner is flat and square, trim excess fabric to ¼" seam allowance. Repeat for all corners.…

Quilt Designed & Made by Connie Kauffman Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 44" x 60" Finished Blocks 8 Block Y 8" x 8" 7 Block Z 8" x 8" Planning Connie mixed patches for her quilt using fat quarters. You can raid your fabric scraps to create your own version. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • Assorted light batiks 5 fat quarters* for blocks • Assorted purple batiks 1 yard for blocks and binding • Assorted yellow batiks 2 fat quarters* for blocks • Assorted green batiks 1¾ for blocks and border • Backing 3 yds. • Batting 48" x 68" *fat quarter =…

Quilt Designed & Made by Emily Bailey Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 60" x 70" Finished Blocks 21 Block Y 10" x 10" 21 Block Z 10" x 10" Planning Twisted Stars consists of 21 star blocks and 21 Irish Chain blocks and is fast and fun to make. Partial seams in the block Y’s are the only things that might be a bit tricky. Emily used 10 fat quarters for the Irish Chain blocks and matching brown print D in the center of every block Y, as well as pre-cut 10” squares for the stars. Note: block Y’s are all different, but block Z’s are all identical. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Handle all bias edges carefully…

• free pattern• staff faves• blog fun As a designer, I always wonder how I can change up a quilt to make it look different and unique from the original. When I was searching for a pattern for this month’s I Love this Quilt!, I went looking for a design that would look dramatically different with the fabrics I had chosen. I think that the traditional, patriotic palette of Fort Carson by Maria Umhey (McCall’s Quilting, July/ August 2016) is going to be the perfect canvas to meet my goals when I make it using Flour Garden by Linzee Kull McCray for Moda Fabrics. There is such a modern brightness to this fabric line that I can’t wait to see how it plays out in this quilt. I plan to…

• trends• tools• cool stuff Why We Quilt In a world of instant messaging, on-demand TV, and same-day delivery, cutting fabric into small pieces and stitching them back together makes little practical sense. Yet quilting as both a craft and an art thrives. In this deeply personal and profoundly thoughtful tribute to quilting past and present, Knauer highlights 40 contemporary makers who share not only their stunning quilts but also powerful insights into what compels them to keep quilting in the twenty-first century.storey.com Farm Girl Vintage 2 Welcome back to Lori Holt’s farm with Farm Girl Vintage 2! It’s Sew Emma is excited to bring even more quilt blocks and projects for all Farm Girl Vintage fans to enjoy. Lori has rounded up 45 unique 6” and 12” quilt blocks…

Quilt Designed & Made by Annette Falvo Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 67" x 84" Finished Blocks 18 Blocks 12" x 12" Planning Based on a block called Hand Weave that was popularized by the Ladies Art Company, Annette made this quilt for Emma Mildred Brockstedt (read more in sidebar). Unit 1 is mitered to create a pretty effect. If you want to call attention to this part of the block, consider using a small stripe or other print that would be enhanced by using this technique. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Handle all bias edges carefully to avoid distortion. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • Yellow print ⅝…

Quilt Designed & Made by Bea Lee Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 35 ½" x 49 ½" Finished Blocks 6 Block Y 10" x 10" 2 Block Z 10" x 10" Planning This classic quilt block is called The Garden of Eden. It is usually made with a blue central cross representing the four rivers and green squares representing trees. “A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.” Genesis 2:10. Bea added a block to this design to represent Eve. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Handle all bias edges carefully to avoid distortion. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • White print…

Quilt Designed & Made by Sharon Rexroad Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 42" x 54" Finished Blocks 12 Blocks 12" x 12" NOTE: See Pattern Pull-Out Section for appliqué templates, which are printed without seam allowances. Planning Sharon creates a quilt inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s iconic collars using her “Doily Magic” technique. Sharon uses a glue stick to hold the doily in place, then appliqués it during machine quilting. For accuracy and ease of construction, we suggest appliquéing the doilies in place prior to cutting the block, but feel free to make the quilt using the technique you prefer. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise…

Quilt Designed by Abigail Dolinger & Trinity Sanders Made by Abigail Dolinger Machine Quilted by Trinity Sanders Skill Level Easy Finished Size 78" x 78" Finished Blocks 13 Block Y 12" x 12" 12 Block Z 12" x 12" Planning The classic red, white, and blue quilt gets a contemporary upgrade using dynamic batiks. This design by mother-daughter duo Abigail Dolinger and Trinity Sanders is lively and energizing. Easy strip piecing and triangle-squares make this a quilt that is surprisingly beginner friendly. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Newport Beach collection, the At the Pier collection, and blenders, all for Banyan Batiks. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width…

Quilt Designed & Made by Barbara Eikmeier Machine Quilted by Theresa Ward Skill Level Easy Finished Size 76" x 76" Finished Blocks 64 Blocks 8" x 8" Planning Criss Cross Applesauce is a great stash-buster! Start making this quilt by choosing 16 fat quarters of assorted prints. You will be making 4 blocks from each fat quarter. After piecing the blocks, you will have one leftover unit from each block—just enough to make a co-ordinating mini quilt or table square. See Bonus Mini Quilt at end of pattern. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Handle all bias edges carefully to avoid distortion. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • Cream solid…

Quilt Designed & Made by Michelle Roberts Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 53" x 66" Finished Blocks 8 Block W 9" x 9" 8 Block Y 9" x 9" 4 Block Z 9" x 9" Planning Create a classic quilt that begs to be snuggled. Michelle’s design is made of squares and triangles, but the units might be tricky to newer quilters. Just go slowly and be as accurate as possible with your ¼" seam. Since you will be working with a lot of triangles, handle all bias edges carefully to avoid distortion. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • Cream tonal 1¾ yds. for sections and blocks • Gold tonal ½ yd. for sections and blocks • Pink tonal 1⅝ yds.…

Getting Started About our Patterns We recommend that you read all of the instructions before starting a project and that you cut and sew one block before cutting all of your fabric. Using a rotary cutter, mat and an acrylic ruler, cut the shape to the size indicated in the cutting list. Our patterns list finished block sizes, which are typically ½" smaller than unfinished block sizes because they do not include seam allowances. Basic Quilting Supplies • Rotary cutter and mat• Acrylic ruler: Many shapes and sizes are available; a good one to start with is 6" x 24" with ¼" and ⅛" markings• Scissors: A separate pair for paper and fabric• Sewing machine• ¼" foot• Walking foot• Darning foot• Pins• Ironing board & iron• Marking pencils/markers/ etc.• Needles•…

Center and pin border strips to sides, top, and bottom of quilt. Strips will extend beyond quilt top. Starting and stopping ¼" from quilt corners and backstitching to secure, sew strips to quilt top. Press seam allowances toward quilt center. Fold quilt on diagonal, right sides together. Align border strip raw edges and border seams at the ¼" backstitched point; pin together. Align ruler edge with fold, extending ruler completely across border. Draw line from the backstitched point to the border raw edges. Stitch on drawn line, backstitching at both ends. Press seam open. With quilt right side up, align 45° line of square ruler on seam line to check accuracy. If corner is flat and square, trim excess fabric to ¼" seam allowance. Repeat for all corners.…

Quilt Designed & Made by Charisma Horton Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 55" x 55" Finished Blocks 1 Block R 16" x 16" 1 Block S 16" x 16" 1 Block T 16" x 16" 1 Block U 16" x 16" 1 Block V 16" x 16" 1 Block W 16" x 16" 1 Block X 16" x 16" 1 Block Y 16" x 16" 1 Block Z 16" x 16" NOTE: See Pattern Pull-Out Section for foundation sections. Planning Charisma based her quilt design on the story of Esther from the Bible (read Esther for her story). Charisma chose the colors for her blocks carefully to create the magnificent effect of light radiating out from the center. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of…

I have always admired Ruth Bader Ginsberg for her legal stances, for breaking boundaries for the generation of female attorneys that followed her, and for women in general. My niece, in fact, went as RBG for Halloween a couple years back, wearing a lace collar that we found in my mother’s collection. In the back of my mind, I’d been playing with idea of how to incorporate the iconic collars into one of my Doily Magic quilts, and the McCall’s Quilting call for submissions helped crystalize my concept. Letting the “collars” break into the border portrays RBG breaking barriers. The mix of black fabrics behind the doilies are inspired by her judicial robes and the fact that everything is not always black and white but sometimes shades of gray. The…

Quilt Designed & Made by Krisanne Watkins Machine Quilted by Carole Lifferth Skill Level Challenging Finished Size 67 ¾" x 79 ¾" Finished Blocks 4 Block U 10" x 10" 2 Block V 6" x 6" 2 Block W 6" x 6" 2 Block X 6" x 6" 2 Block Y 6" x 6" 4 Block Z 7 ½" x 7 ½" Planning Krisanne used 16 different fabrics and many tiny patches to achieve her masterpiece. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Handle all bias edges carefully to avoid distortion. NOTE: Fabrics in the quilt shown are from the Royal Blue collection by Edyta Sitar for Andover Fabrics. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF)…

Quilt Designed & Made by Karen O’Connor Machine Quilted by Kristi Ryan Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 87" x 111 ½" Planning After a long, beautiful trip through the cosmos, we’ve come to the end of the journey! It’s time to put the blocks together and watch them twinkle and glow against the dark, inky background. The fabric yardage requirements are given in part 1, but the cutting is given separately with each part of the series. Part 3 of this pattern includes the cutting instructions and construction of the quilt center and borders. The blocks are arranged in an on-point setting, with sashes and cornerstones. The sections that you made in part 2 will be used for the pieced border 1. There is a flange in between border 1…

Quilt Designed & Made by Pam Boswell Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size 24" x 54" Finished Blocks 3 Blocks 15" x 15" Designer Information See more quilts by Pam Boswell at Facebook.com/sassysouthernquilts Planning Take a few minutes to select really beautiful fabric like Pam did to make a table runner that’s truly worth the time. Pam’s large blocks use two different sizes of triangle-square units and two different sizes of Flying Geese. The pieced border uses the large Flying Geese units to add an interesting finish to the outer edge of the table runner. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Fabric Requirements Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • Black plaid ½ yd.…

• beautiful quilts• inspiring stories• great techniques Trunk Show: Marianne Fons–To Honor with Quilts Marianne shares how she grew so connected to the Quilts of Valor® mission, and presents the most popular patriotic quilts from the Fons & Porter archives. https://bit.ly/2PP4Ekh The Quilting Company Podcast Tune in every other Wednesday for the conversations that take place between quilters. Our editors chat with notables in the industry like Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Lynette Anderson, Latifah Saafir, and sew many more! https://bit.ly/34r3ot1 Block Friday: Triangle Quilts Triangle quilts are often simple to make, but can produce a powerful reaction once finished. There are a large variety of triangles to choose from and triangle quilts make great projects for quilters. https://bit.ly/2YV2sM8…