Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue#93 - 2018 i Quilters Companion

Best of Show First: Pictorial Quilt After the Last Sky, 232cm x 207cm Jenny Bowker, Garran ACT August 14, 2013, Egyptian security and the army opened fire on supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, occupying the square of Raba’a el Adawiya. Between 817 and 2000 people were killed in the massacre. Design source: Based on a photograph by Mosa’ab Elshamy (permission granted) Best of Southern Stars Star Talk, 120cm x 126cm Caroline Sharkey, Urunga NSW The night sky and magnitude of stars seen from a desert landscape just blows your mind! The southern hemisphere offers some spectacular sky, such as the Magellanic Clouds. A star talk ‘On Country’ by Aboriginal Elders is a must. First: Appliqué Quilt—Professional Victoria Lace, 82cm x 83cm Julie Adamson, Mil Park Vic This quilt is based…

This year there were more than 170 quilts entered by West Australia Quilters’ Association members for exhibition. There were also special displays from the Hexagon & Crazy Quilt Group as well as 25 quilts that were sent from Japan, SAlt (South Australia Living Textiles) display, AQC challenge and the Best of Australia quilts from 2017. There was also a vibrant display of Kathy Doughty’s quilts. Quilt convenor for QuiltWest, Cassie Collins, says, “As a first-time convenor I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the process of pulling this all together, but none of it is possible without all the hard work that the QuiltWest committee and other WAQA members contributed.” The raffle quilt, Infinity, designed by Jacqueline DeJong and made by the QuiltWest committee, raised more than $9000 for BreastCare WA.…

Chris Jurd shares a foundation-pieced quilt featuring the Wheel of Fortune block — a 12-petal radiating design — in super-fun colours and ‘typewriter’ letter centres. Finished size: 159.5cm (62√in) square Finished block size: 12in square Materials ♦ Assorted fabric scraps to total about 4m (4⅜yd); most will need to be at least 4in x 6in (block ‘blades’ and corners)♦ 30cm (⅜yd) black print fabric (block centres) – if you wish to fussy cut motifs, you may need more, depending on the nature of the printed design♦ 20cm (¼yd) each of 16 different white print fabrics (block backgrounds)♦ 1.7m (1⅞yd) green print fabric (border)♦ 3.6m (4yd) backing fabric♦ 90cm (1yd) black and white stripe print fabric (sashing and binding)♦ Batting at least 175cm (70in) square♦ Paper for foundations — newsprint is…

Baltimore Album Quilt, unknown maker, 86in x 84in Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Washington DC, Permanent Collection (98.31) Blooms, birds, buildings and elaborately woven baskets declare the place of origin of this spectacular textile: Baltimore. Located in the state of Maryland on the eastern seaboard of the United States, this port city was the birthplace of a genre of needle art that remains the epitome of appliqué skill. The beginnings of album quilts can be traced to the fad for creating books of collected signatures, drawings and names that transmuted into fabric (alluded to in this quilt by the block depicting a bird carrying a more traditional album), but how, why and by whom the effusive, multilayered designs were created remains a mystery. Adding to the conundrum, Baltimore album…

Sew Along Part 2 Finished size: 123.5cm (88in) square Finished block size: 17in square Block 5: Sydney Opera House Vase 1 Trace each of the shapes for this block from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a fine-point permanent-marking pen. Label them and cut them out smoothly and accurately on the traced lines.2 Trace around the berry template on to cardboard and cut it out on the lines.3 Cut bias strips, 1½in wide from one of the green print fabrics. You will need sufficient strips to cut two lengths 10½in (left and right stems) and one length 9½in (centre stem). Join cut strips together to achieve these lengths if necessary, trimming the ‘dog ears’ from the seams.4 Working at your ironing board, feed the bias strips into the lower…

Finished size: 267cm (105in) square Finished block size: 10in square Materials ♦ 5.1m (5¾yd) black barkcloth (145cm/56in wide) or 6.7m (7.3yd) solid black fabric (107cm/42in wide) (background)♦ 36 fat quarters of large floral print barkcloth (or quilter’s cotton, see What is Barkcloth?)♦ Batting at least 290cm (115in) square♦ 14 fat eighths of solid complementary barkcloth (or quilter’s cotton, see What is Barkcloth?)♦ 2.8m (3¼yd) extra-wide (275cm/108in) backing fabric♦ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat♦ Sewing machine with ¼in foot♦ General sewing supplies Cutting From the black background fabric, cut: ♦ 14 strips, 2⅞in x width of barkcloth fabric or 18 strips, 2⅞in x width of quilter’s cotton fabric. Cross cut them to yield a total of 244 squares, 2⅞in. Cut 144 of these squares once across the diagonal to yield 244…

This project is featured in this issue’s DVD and while watching it and following these instructions to make your cushion, you will also learn tips for fabric selection, fussy cutting and English paper piecing. Finished size: 50cm (20 in) square Materials ♦ Assorted scraps or charm squares. Sharon used a charm pack of Beach Road fabrics designed by Jen Kingwell for Moda♦ Fat eighth of yellow print fabric (Border 1)♦ 45cm (½yd) solid beige fabric. Sharon used Essex Yarn Dyed Metallic linen in Oyster♦ 45cm (½yd) backing fabric♦ 15cm (¼yd) white print fabric (binding)♦ 50cm (20in) square of thin fusible batting♦ 35 precut 1in hexagon papers (optional)♦ 76 precut 1in square papers (optional)♦ 42 precut 1in equilateral triangle papers (optional)♦ 50cm (20in) square cushion insert♦ 45cm (18in) zipper to coordinate…

Finished size: 161cm x 242.5cm (63½in x 95½in) Finished block size: 16in x 12in Materials ♦ 20 fat eighths of assorted print fabrics (blocks)♦ 2m (21/8yd) solid cream fabric (blocks)♦ 2.2m (2⅜yd) print fabric (border)♦ 60cm (⅝yd) check print fabric (binding)♦ 5.2m (5¾yd) backing fabric♦ Batting at least 260cm x 180cm (102in x 70in)♦ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat♦ Sewing machine with ¼in foot♦ General sewing supplies Cutting From each of 10 assorted print fabrics (for the positive value blocks), cut: ♦ two squares, 5in ♦ two rectangles, 2½in x 4½in ♦ two rectangles, 2½in x 8½in From the remaining 10 assorted print fabrics (for the negative value blocks), cut: ♦ two squares, 5in ♦ two rectangles, 2½in x 4½in ♦ two rectangles, 2½in x 8½in ♦ one rectangle, 4½in…

Finished size: 76cm (30in) square Materials ♦ 10cm (1/8yd) each of 36 solid fabrics in a rainbow of colours. Caroline used Reece Scannell Shot Cotton fabrics♦ 1.45m (1½yd) natural linen♦ 1m (11/8yd) backing fabric♦ Batting at least 90cm (36in) square♦ Clover Hera marker (optional)♦ Template plastic, cardboard and permanent-marking pen♦ Monofilament thread (machine quilting)♦ Spray starch♦ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat♦ Sewing machine with ¼in, free-motion and embroidery feet♦ General sewing supplies Cutting 1 Trace Templates A, B and C from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a fine-point permanent-marking pen. Trace Templates D and E onto paper. Glue the paper to cardboard. Cut all the shapes from the plastic and cardboard on the traced lines. From each of the 36 solid fabrics, cut: ♦ one Template A♦ one…

Tools Of The Trade Sewing Machine – Any machine can be used for quiltmaking. It is helpful to have a darning foot as an attachment for the machine for free machine quilting. Iron and ironing board – Make these readily available near your sewing machine so that all seams can be pressed to assist in accurate piecing. Needles – Most quilters favour a ‘between’ needle, size 8-12 for both hand-sewing and hand-quilting. Size 12, the smallest size, is usually used by very experienced quilters. Sewing Thread – Use any cotton or cotton-covered polyester thread. For machine quilting, use cotton, cotton-covered polyester, monofilament or decorative threads. Scissors – Have one pair with sharp points for cutting fabric and a second pair for paper. Marking Tools – Quilters use marking tools for…

Finished size: 199.5cm x 213.5cm (78½in x 84in) Thanks to our model – Lucy Materials ♦ Scraps of assorted blue print fabrics to total about 5m (5½yd)♦ 5m (5½yd) quilter’s muslin (cream)♦ 65cm (¾yd) blue print fabric (binding)♦ 4.7m (5¼yd) backing fabric♦ Batting at least 230cm x 215cm (90in x 85in)♦ Template plastic and 2B pencil♦ Sandpaper board♦ No. 11 milliners needle♦ Fine thread in a neutral colour♦ Hand quilting thread in blue and cream♦ 25cm (10in) square of tulle (for marking the quilting design)♦ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat♦ Sewing machine and ¼in foot♦ General sewing supplies Templates 1 Trace each of the shapes A–F from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a 2B pencil. Label them, mark the grain lines and then cut them out on the…

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Finished size: 197cm (77½in) square Materials ♦ 20cm (¼yd) each of 25 assorted print fabrics — see Note♦ 2m (21/8yd) grey print fabric (background and Border 2)♦ 1.1m (1¼yd) red print fabric (Border 1 and binding)♦ 4.3m (4¾yd) backing fabric♦ Batting at least 215cm (84in) square♦ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat♦ Sewing machine with ¼in foot♦ General sewing supplies Note: The fabrics that Susan used are from the Sundance range by Sue Daley for Riley Blake. This pattern is precut fabric friendly for fat quarters or two jelly rolls. Cutting From each of the 25 assorted print fabrics, cut: ♦ two strips, 2½in x width of fabric. From each strip, crosscut one rectangle 2½in x 16½in, one rectangle 2½in x 12½in, one rectangle, 2½in x 8½in and one rectangle 2½in…

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