Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue #122 2023 i Quilters Companion

Welcome to the 2023 Block of the Month featuring fabrics from the new St Etienne collection by Kim Hurley of l’uccello, designed for Devonstone Collection and distributed in Australia by Two Green Zebras. This quilt has been designed by Keryn Emmerson to showcase this range’s ornate, floral and large-scale designs. Arcadia celebrates the fabrics’ strong elements of British and French designs, bringing to mind an era of beautiful furnishings and attention to detail. The large central star design is built around dots and stripes, including some from Kim’s previous collections. The centre square showcases the pastoral print of children playing; a blue stripe surrounds it with mitred corners, and the whole is tipped on point against a floral background. Rotary cutting, accurate piecing and precise fussy cutting of adorable imagery,…

This quilt is made from the block Rob Peter to Pay Paul. The border print fabric on the borders is mitred to give a nice finish. Margaret has limited her colour palette to navy and cream, but you could substitute the navy for any other colour for an equally stunning result. Finished size: 193cm (76in) square www.margaretmcdonald.com.au info@margaretmcdonald.com.au Materials • Assorted navy print fabrics to total about 2.8m (3⅛yd) • Assorted cream print fabrics to total about 3.3m (3⅝yd) • 2.3m (2⅜yd) navy and cream border print fabric. You will be cutting this fabric down the length of the fabric for the border. You need to be able to cut four matching strips across the width of the fabric. It doesn’t matter how wide the print repeat is — it will…

Freezer paper is a popular tool used in sewing and patchwork to help with appliqué designs that has progressed to being used for foundation paper piecing. By ironing on the un-waxed side of the freezer paper you soften the waxed side that is next to the fabric so it sticks temporarily. When it is gently pulled away, it leaves no residue. In this project, the freezer paper method is used as there are a couple of advantages over the traditional FPP technique: easy paper removal and the ability to reuse the foundation paper. You can reuse the freezer paper approximately eight times, which makes it quite economical. If you do not want to use this method, any FPP method will work with the foundation. Finished size: 123cm (48½in) square Finished…

Kits and block of the month programs are popular choices for quilters for a number of reasons. How many times has a quilt caught your eye and you think “Wow I would love to make that exact same quilt with the same fabrics and colours”? When you buy a kit for a quilt you see you can do just that – make it exactly in the colours and fabrics you see. Kits also take the often difficult job of select fabrics and colours out of the equation. The hard part is done for you so you can just enjoy the sewing. EASY SQUARES BAG An easy, quick to make bag which can be made in different sizes. One inside pocket and black trim. Kit includes all fabrics, wadding and button…

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● Once upon a thread One of the features of the Australasian Quilt Convention held in Brisbane in April was a display of 30 quilts from the 2022 challenge competition of the Carrefour European Patchwork & Textile Art Meeting. Each year, meeting organisers issue a challenge to quiltmakers all over the world. In 2022, the theme for entries was ‘Au fil des contes’, which was (loosely) translated into English as ‘Once upon a thread’. Entrants were asked to create a quilt that captured a childhood story, rediscovering heroes, monsters, nightmare and dreams from their early years. ● Time for Yuletide If you celebrate Christmas in July with family and friends, you might want to whip up a couple of new decorations especially for the event this year. Designer Jill Finley…

This quilt is an adorable combination of colours and shapes and has been made from a variety of scraps and strips from Laurelle’s stash. Finished size: 202cm x 179cm (79½in x 70½in) Etsy: Little Lolly Quilts @littlelollyquilts Materials • Scraps and strips of assorted print fabrics to total about 1.8m (2yd) (Log Cabin blocks) • Assorted low volume print fabrics to total about 1.3m (1½yd). Laurelle used part of a Jelly Roll of Bee Backgrounds by Lori Holt for Riley Blake • Larger scraps — some need to be 7½in square — of assorted print fabrics to total about 3m (3⅜yd) (Flying Geese) • 1m (1⅛yd) pale green print fabric #1 (border) • 60cm (¾yd) pale green print fabric #2 (binding) • 4m (4⅜yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 220cm…

This quilt is a slow stitching, hand appliqué project made from reproduction fabrics, a collection of different hues of a variety of colours — blues, purples, greens, browns, caramels and reds. There are two background colours and the darker border and the binding ground the finished quilt. Linda has used a fairly new product — water-soluble appliqué paper — to prepare her appliqué shapes. Visit her website for a detailed tutorial on how to use it. Finished size: 148cm (58½in) square linda@thepatchworkcow.com.au www.thepatchworkcow.com.au @lindahaighdesigns Materials • 1.3m (1½yd) solid light tan fabric (centre background) • 1.1m (1¼yd) beige tone-on-tone print fabric (Border 2 background) • 80cm (⅞yd) solid dark brown fabric (Border 1 and binding) • Assorted fabric scraps to total about 2m (2¼yd) • 70cm (¾yd) cream tone-on-tone print…

Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting: A Unique Grid Technique for Piecing Images into Beautiful Quilts Timna Tarr Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting is a unique and approachable project guide that will show you how to transform special photos into works of mosaic art with fabric. Opening with insightful sections on getting started, construction, and colour and fabric choices, five projects are then presented and divided into manageable, bite-size pieces, similar to a photo mosaic. Featuring step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert tips to complete each mosaic quilt project, learn how to make your own quilt patterns inspired by your favourite photos. Published by Landauer Publishing Art Quilts Made Easy: Flora, Fauna, and Animals in Landscape Style Susan Kruszynski Art Quilts Made Easy is an approachable project guide that will walk you through…

Best in Show Bullseye, 178cm x 178cm (70in x 70in), Barbara Strick Photo by Barbara Strick Artist statement: “With the traditional Drunkard’s Path as a starting point, I used colour play to make the circles shimmer, shake and roll. The book Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts, an exhibit curated by Nancy Crow, was a direct inspiration. The rich colours, mixed with black, white, brown and beige, keep the eye moving. Hot-pink quilting thread brings out even more colour.” Quilting Excellence Award Sawtooth No 3: Betelgeuse, 160cm x 160cm (63in x 63in), Simone Symonds (Australia) Photo by Simone Symonds Artist statement: “Working in a series inspired by using the improv sawtooth border as the feature of a quilt, this third quilt in the series was designed to explore the tension of…

This quilt includes many Hourglass blocks, and many hours of hand stitching the flowers. Although, you could machine stitch the appliqué shapes. Finished size: 222cm (87½in) square fimchc2@gmail.com @cherylfilby Materials • 6m (6¾yd) light tan print fabric (background) • 1.3m (1⅜yd) dark pink print fabric (sashing units and binding) • 1.2m (1⅜yd) mid-pink fabric (sashing units) • 80cm (⅞yd) pale pink print fabric (sashing) • 40cm (½yd) each of eight assorted pink print fabrics • 2.5m (2¾yd) extra-wide (275cm/108in) backing fabric • Batting at least 240cm (96in) square • Fusible web • Stranded embroidery floss in shades to match appliqué fabrics • Rotary cutter, ruler and mat • Sewing machine with ¼in foot • General sewing supplies Cutting From the light tan print fabric, cut: • 16 strips, 8½in x width…

This quilt is foundation pieced using a 9in Pineapple pattern. The fabrics are from Tula Pink’s True Colors range, and they pop due to the use of white for the backgrounds. Kerryn has created a colourwash effect by using 8-10 different print fabrics in each block, with fabrics in two quadrants darker or different colours from those in the other two quadrants. You don’t necessarily have to decide on all the fabrics to be used in all the blocks before you begin; you could start by making a small number of blocks, putting them on your design wall, and then auditioning fabrics for adjacent blocks, choosing as you go. Finished size: 161cm (63½in) square Finished block size: 9in square kerryn.may@outlook.com Materials • 20cm (⅜yd) black tone-on-tone print fabric • 3.4m…

This pretty parterre garden wall hanging first appeared in Homespun Vol. 16 No. 7. We think Quilters Companion readers will also enjoy this sweet pattern. Finished size: 120.5cm (47½in) square vickitucek@gmail.com Materials • Assorted print fabrics in six colours. Vicki used green, aqua, yellow, pink, cream and red prints. You will need a total of about 25cm (¼yd) of each colour • 10cm (⅛yd) red small floral print fabric (cornerstones) • 15cm (¼yd) red large floral print fabric (Border 2) • 15cm (¼yd) cream floral spot print fabric (sashings) • 1.7m (1⅞yd) solid white fabric • 2.1m (2⅜yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 135cm (53in) square • 50cm (½yd) fusible stabiliser such as Whisperweft • Freezer paper • Template plastic and stiff paper • Embroidery needle • Stranded embroidery…

Digital Prints and More eQuilter has a huge selection of high quality quilt fabrics and sewing supplies, with over 16,000 products online and in stock. The family owned and operated business specialises in digital printed fabric in a huge range of styles. eQuilter.com Phone: USA 303-527-0856 Email: service@equilter.com Website: www.equilter.com Rulers and Ruler Feet Quilting can be so much fun when you combine the BERNINA Adjustable Ruler Foot #72, 72S or Ruler Foot #96 with the large range of specially designed rulers available. These include both the BERNINA ruler sets and the wonderful collection of Amanda Murphy’s rulers which are all available from your local BERNINA dealer. The rulers are suitable for all BERNINA domestic machines as well the BERNINA sit-down and longarm machines and can be used to create…