Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue #125 2024 i Quilters Companion

Finished size: 194cm x 153.5cm (76½in x 60½in) Finished block size: 8in square Materials • Assorted print fabrics to total about 4m (4⅜yd) • 30cm (⅜yd) taupe and white print fabric (Border 1) • 1.3m (1⅜yd) grey mottled print fabric (blocks and Border 2) • 50cm (⅝yd) mustard tone-on-tone print fabric (binding) • 3.5m (3¾yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 210cm x 170cm (83in x 67in) • Machine sewing threads to match the print fabrics (machine appliqué) • Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen • Fusible web • Rotary cutter, rulers and mat • Sewing machine • General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace the template for the melon slice from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a fine permanent-marking pen. Cut it out accurately. 2 Use…

willywd200@gmail.com @legendandlace Finished size: 184cm x 153.5cm (72½in x 60½in) Finished block size: 12in square Materials • Assorted print fabrics to total about 2.8m (3⅛yd) • 1.8m (2yd) solid light brown fabric – Wendy used Moda Bella Solid in a colour called ‘Paper Bag’ • 50cm (⅝yd) brown print fabric (binding) • 3.5m (3⅞yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 200cm x 170cm (80in x 68in) • Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen • Pencil or erasable fabric-marking pen • Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat • Sewing machine with ¼in foot • General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace the two triangle shapes from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a fine permanent-marking pen. Label them and then cut them out on the outer traced lines. These…

Excellence in Hand Quilting Harrismith, 71cm x 195cm (28in x 77in) Gwenfai Rees Griffiths Artist’s statement: "I admired the cut glass panel in the front door of my son’s house the first time I saw it. This quilt takes inspiration from the glass except for the size. I’ve made this hanging to fit the very odd stairwell I have in my old farmhouse." Materials Cherrywood and Primrose Gradation cottons, wool batting Techniques Pieced background, hand appliqué, hand embroidery, hand quilting Excellence in Machine Quilting Lux Aurea/The Golden Light, 163cm x 163cm (64in x 64in) Simone Steuxner Artist’s statement: “Lux Aurea/The Golden Light was inspired by my daily life and the beautiful light we have in northern Sweden. It’s also a reminder that after times of darkness the light will come back. It’s…

keryn@kerynemmerson.com @artisanartist www.kerynemmerson.com info@luccello.com.au @luccellomelbourne @luccello Proudly brought to you by Quilters Companion This quilt is a major undertaking, requiring accurate cutting and piecing to ensure each frame fits precisely around the edge of the quilt. Refer to the Fabric Key for the specific fabrics Keryn used in her project if you wish to create a quilt identical to hers. Seam allowances of ¼in are used throughout for the piecing. This Block of the Month project is being published over six issues of Quilters Companion, from issue #122 to issue #127. The materials required to make the complete quilt were included in Part 1 of the instructions, published in Quilters Companion #122. Contact our subscriptions department to order a subscription or back issues, or log on to Zinio or the…

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Piecework It’s a common problem: on the one hand you have a large fabric stash that you’re unlikely to ever use up; on the other, you don’t have sufficient of any one fabric to make a backing that you feel is suitable for the quilt top you’ve just finished making. Quilt blogger Amira Saryati Ameruddin has written a post describing five methods that she uses to make quilt backings with the stash that she has on hand. Read her ideas at https://thelittlemushroomcap.com/quiltbacking-ideas – they may make a huge difference to your quiltmaking and save you a few dollars in the process. A puff piece It’s not often that we publish projects in Quilters Companion that use Suffolk Puffs. But in this issue, we have two: Tonia Barton’s Flying Scraps (on…

www.5foot1quilts.com.au @5foot1quilts Finished size: 107cm x 85cm (42in x 33½in) Materials • 1.4m (1½yd) solid cream fabric (background and binding) • Fat quarter of dark brown print fabric (bias stems) • Large assortment of scrap fabrics — Jennifer used reproduction prints (appliqué and scalloped border) • 1.2m (1⅜yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 120cm x 96cm (47in x 38in) • Template plastic and freezer paper — or see Jennifer’s Product Tip for alternatives • Chalk marking pencil such as Sewline • Roxanne’s Glue Baste It or similar appliqué glue • 12mm (½in) bias maker • Size 10 or 11 milliner’s (straw) needles • Rotary cutter, ruler and mat • Sewing machine • General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace Templates A-K and the border guide from the Pattern…

toniahelen@live.co.uk Finished size: 192cm x 159cm (75½in x 62½in) Finished block size: 13in square Materials • Assorted print fabrics to total about 5.5m (6yd) • Jelly roll of assorted ombre print fabrics or 40 strips, 2½in x width of fabric of various ombre fabrics • 3.1m (3½yd) dark multi-coloured print fabric • 4.2m (4⅝yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 210cm x 180cm (82in x 70in) • Light cardboard • Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat • Sewing machine with ¼in foot • General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace the two circles for this project from the Pattern Sheet onto paper. Cut them out roughly and glue them to cardboard. Once the glue has dried, cut the circles out on the traced lines. From the assorted print fabrics,…

A new exhibition of extraordinary quilts is coming to the The David Roche Foundation House Museum in Adelaide from February 16 to May 18, 2024, called Quilts, The Fabric of War: Appliqué and Geometric Masterpieces Made From Military Fabrics, from the Annette Gero Collection. Most of the quilts have never been exhibited before and have only recently been discovered. Although many would have seen some of Annette Gero’s collection of wartime quilts before, these are all ‘newly found’. Even more extraordinary than what has been seen before, they make one wonder how they could have possibly been made as the designs are so complex and the colours are so bright. But of course, they were all made from 18th- and 19th-century military uniforms, which at that time were extremely colourful.…

cozyfunkycool.com @crayonpatch Finished size: 198cm x 175cm (78in x 69in) Materials • Assorted stripe print fabrics to total about 5.8m (6¼yd). See Valerie’s Fabric Selection Tips • 60cm (¾yd) grey stripe print fabric (binding) • 4m (4⅜yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 215cm x 195cm (86in x 77in) • Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen • Pencil or erasable fabric-marking pen • A design wall (optional but highly recommended) – see ‘Layout’ • Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat • Sewing machine with ¼in foot • General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace Templates A and B from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic using a fine permanent-marking pen. Label them and then cut them out on the outer traced lines. These templates include ¼in seam allowances. 2…

Island Quilts is the annual showcase of the work of the Tasmanian Quilting Guild and its members. The categories embrace everyone, from beginning and amateur quilters through to more advanced and professional quilters. The quilts range from designs that are traditional through to modern and in size, from miniature to large. Quilting and piecing techniques may be by hand, by domestic machine, or on a longarm quilting machine. Here we share a few of the winning quilts from their October event held at MAC02 in Hobart, Tasmania. To see all of the winning quilts visit: tasquiltguild.com.au/island-quilts-2023-online-winners-exhibition BERNINA Best of Show Award Best Moveable Machine Quilting Award Pieced, Small, Advanced/Professional – First Sunburst, 120cm x 120cm (47in x 47in), Katherine Jones Artist’s statement: “This quilt was an experiment in treating a pieced…

www.franceslillydesigns.com orders@franceslillydesigns @franceslillydesigns Finished size: 164cm x 153.5cm (64½in x 60½in) Finished block size: 4in square Materials • 30cm (⅜yd) each of 16 assorted black-on-white and grey-on-white low-volume print fabrics • 30cm (⅜yd) solid green fabric • 25cm (¼yd) solid berry fabric • 65cm (¾yd) solid blue fabric • 3.4m (3¾yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 180cm x 170cm (80in x 68in) • Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat • Sewing machine with ¼in foot • General sewing supplies Cutting 1 Divide the 16 black-on-white and grey-on-white fabrics into two groups of eight fabrics each. From the first group of eight assorted black-on-white and grey-on-white print fabrics (referred to as ‘white’), cut: • one strip, 4½in x width of fabric three strips, 1½in x width of fabric. Cross cut…

dorothymasterton8@gmail.com Finished size: 196cm x 141cm (77in x 55in) Materials • 1.5m (1⅝yd) solid white fabric • Assorted print fabrics to total about 3m (3⅜yd). Dorothy used fat eighths and fat quarters. The larger pieces were needed for fussy cutting some of the shapes • 80cm (⅞yd) blue and white spot print fabric (Suffolk Puffs and binding) • 2m (2¼yd) green floral print fabric (border) • 3.5m (3⅞yd) backing fabric • Batting at least 215cm x 160cm (85in x 63in) • 7m (8yd) cream lace or satin ribbon about 12mm (½in) wide • 4m (4⅝yd) cream lace about 5cm (2in) wide • 14 satin motifs about 10cm (4in) wide • Template plastic, fine permanent-marking pen and stiff paper or light cardboard – see Note • Fabric glue (optional) • Machine…

Textile Portraits: People and Places in Textile Arts Anne Kelly Anne Kelly’s evocative and nostalgic work often incorporates portraits of friends, family, historical figures and even pets. Here she shares her approach to textile portraiture, bringing in a wealth of different embroidery techniques, including hand and machine embroidery, quilting and appliqué to render the nuances of facial expressions and the personalities of her subjects in cloth. The book covers: selfies at home: making the perfect self-portrait in cloth; representation and culture: how portraits have been used in textile art for cultural expression around the world; stylised imagery: going beyond the traditional portrait into abstraction; place and time: creating a sense of place with portraiture, sometimes incorporating photographs; story and text: how to create a fuller narrative by deeply personal ephemeral…

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…

BERNINA’s The Big Book of Computerized Quilting Introducing another wonderful addition to the collection of BERNINA’s Big Books – The Big Book of Computerized Quilting. This is a comprehensive guide that takes you through the process of doing automated quilting with a domestic machine and embroidery module that relates to BERNINA 5, 7 and 8 Series models. It is packed full of useful information, inspirational photos, at-a-glance charts, step by step instructions and techniques that will allow you to quilt in the hoop. Using innovative hooping methods that are quick, easy and so rewarding, you will be finished quilting your quilts in no time at all. BERNINA AUSTRALIA Phone: 1800 237 646 or (02) 9899 1188 Email: bernina@bernina.com.au Website: www.bernina.com.au Quality Always Australian Wool Wadding. MiniJumbuk Nu-Wool wadding is made…

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