Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue #133 2025 i Quilters Companion

Are you ready to explore the wonderful world of quilting on a frame with your BERNINA domestic sewing and quilting machine? Or maybe you already owna BERNINA Q 16 or Q 16 PLUS longarm sit-down and are ready to take the next step with a frame system. The new BERNINA Hoop Frame – a high-quality 5-foot frame – lets you reach the next level of quilting, creating projects of any size, from pillowcases to kingsizequilts. Thanks to the hooping technique, your quilt size is never limited. With its small footprint, the BERNINA Hoop Frame can easily accommodate your current domestic sewing machine or a BERNINA Q 16/Q 16 PLUS longarm machine. • Compact frame with little space requirements • Compatible with domestic sewing machines of all brands or BERNINA longarm…

Finished size: 165cm (65in) square www.patchworkonpittwater.com.au (02) 9999 6159 Materials • 1m (1⅛yd) solid dark blue Tsumugi fabric (To purchase, see Robyn’s details on the previous page.)• 2m (2¼yd) of assorted 2½in strips of Japanese dark blue and red print fabrics. Two jelly rolls could be used.• 3.6m (4yd) backing fabric• Dark batting at least 170cm (60in) square• Template plastic• White Sashiko thread and needle• White chalk pencil or other marker that will be visible on dark fabrics• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace Templates A–F from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic. These templates include seam allowances. Label them and cut them out accurately on the lines. 2 To use these templates, lay them face down on…

The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) is home to more than 10,000 unique and priceless collection and archive pieces. Capturing the passion for embroidery throughout history, the charity’s treasure trove of textiles was also storing an extremely rare and significant sampler at its base at Hampton Court Palace in London. Samplers were pieces of embroidery created mainly by girls as part of their education, with most surviving examples being from the 17th to early 20th centuries. They were a very common way, in particular in Britain, to teach subjects such as the alphabet, geography and history. However, this new discovery is a sampler made in Barbados in the 18th century and is one of only three samplers known to have been made on the island at that time. It is…

Bojagi: The Art of Korean Textiles Youngmin Lee This book gives you comprehensive step-by-step instructions on traditional bojagi techniques and materials and provides a history of the art form in Korean culture – which dates back to the Joseon dynasty – where it continues to occupy a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans. Learn hand stitch techniques, seam finishes and decorative motifs on a range of materials from ramie, hemp and cotton to silk and naturally dyed, eco-printed materials. Youngmin introduces a variety of beautifully illustrated projects with a modern twist – from gift wrap to wall hangings to cushions and clothing – whilst always being true to ancient Korean textile traditions. Published by Bloomsbury Patchwork Braids: 13 Quick & Easy Quilted Projects Kathleen Colleran Explore your quilting…

NSW May 24–25 Leeton Pieces n Patches Uniting Church Hall, 42 Church Street, Leeton More information: Naomi naomi.mcdougal1@outlook.com May 29–31 CraftAlive Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Showground, 40 Racecourse Road, Clarendon More information: www.craftalive.com.au September 18–21 QuiltNSW Quilt Show Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Grand Avenue, Gate 1, Rosehill More information: www.craftalive.com.au November 6–8 CraftAlive Orange Naylor Pavilion, Orange Showground, Leeds Parade, Orange More information: www.craftalive.com.au SA July 11–13 South Australian Quilters’ Festival of Quilts CraftAlive Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville More information: www.saquilters.org.au Victoria June 12–14 CraftAlive Bendigo Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Road, North Bendigo More information: www.craftalive.com.au Queensland August 7–9 Bundaberg Quilters A Wonderland of Quilts Multiplex Building Civic Avenue, Bundaberg More information: bingeracottage@outlook.com August 14–16 CraftAlive Townsville Red Track, 24 Burke Street, North Ward More information: www.craftalive.com.au August 21–23 CraftAlive Rockhampton…

Tracey Browning explores tips, tricks and inspiration for creating stunning curved crosshatching machine quilting designs using ovals, arcs and circles, primarily with the aid of rulers and even some unexpected tools from your kitchen. Margaret McDonald shares her outstanding quilt, Full Moon – inspired by the colours of the full moon over the seasons, with lots of different fabrics and lots of fussy cutting. If you love hexagons and Japanese fabrics, you will love Robyn Evans’ quilt, it is machine sewn using Tsumugi fabric hexagons and hand stitched with sashiko stitching to enhance the wonderful Japanese allure. Wendy Whellum shares another of her antique-inspired creations, this time a scrap busting string pieced Spider Web design, using modern fabrics and new techniques. We present another project from talented quiltmaker, Chris Jurd,…

Finished size: 178cm (70in) square Finished block size: 12in www.margaretmcdonald.com.au info@margaretmcdonald.com.au @mm_quilts The instructions for this project assume at least intermediate level quiltmaking skills. They are being published in two parts: instructions for four blocks are included in this issue and instructions for the remaining three blocks, border, assembly and finishing will be published in issue #134. The materials required to make the complete quilt appear here in this issue. Materials • Assorted print fabrics to total about 7.5m (8yd) (blocks and border). If you wish to mimic the look of Margaret’s quilt, choose fabrics in four different colourways: magenta, acid green, pink and teal. See Margaret’s Fabric Selection Tips below• Assorted low-volume print fabrics to total about 30cm (⅜yd) (blocks)• 20 fat quarters of light grey print fabrics (block…

Finished size: 165cm (65in) square Finished block size: 23in square chris.jurd@bigpond.com @patchworkFUN Chris Jurd Materials • 25cm (⅜yd) each of five bright print fabrics (stars)• Fat eighth each of five different bright print fabrics to contrast with the first five fabrics (windmills)• 25cm (⅜yd) each of five low-volume print fabrics (star backgrounds)• Fat quarter each of five different bright print fabrics (circular block surrounds)• 50cm (⅝yd) solid black fabric (circles)• 50cm (⅝yd) each of six light grey print fabrics (block backgrounds)• 50cm (⅝yd) black and white print fabric (background of centre block)• Fat quarter black and white spot print fabric (block centres)• Fat sixteenth yellow print fabric (cornerstones)• 30cm (⅜yd) grey print fabric (setting triangles)• 40cm (½yd) each of two contrasting bright print fabrics (setting triangles)• 1.2m (1⅜yd) dark large-scale…

Finished size: 199.5cm x 230cm (78½in x 90½in) Finished block size: 12in square kate@katecollerandesigns.com @katecollerandesigns KateColleranDesigns Materials • 50cm (⅝yd) each of seven different solid fabrics – see Kate’s Tip for Fabric Selection. Kate used Kona solids from Robert Kaufman• 3m (3⅜yd) solid black fabric• 3.8m (4yd) solid white fabric• 6.8m (7¼yd) backing fabric• Batting to measure at least 220cm x 250cm (86in x 98in)• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Cutting From each of the seven different solid fabrics, cut: • seven strips, 2½in x width of fabric. Put one strip aside. Cross cut the remaining six strips to yield 12 rectangles, 2½in x 10½in and 12 rectangles, 2½in x 6½in From the solid black fabric, cut: • 32 strips, 2½in x…

We share some of the winning quilts from the 2025 event held in February at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix.…

Welcome to our new block of the month and kits section where each issue we will bring you a diverse selection of block of the month programs and kits for purchase. These product cover a variety of styles, colours and techniques. 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…

In a bind Do you ever find yourself thinking that your quilt deserves a finish that extends the patchwork pattern into the binding itself? American quiltmaker and pattern designer, Annette, provides an excellent tutorial on her blog for how to measure, cut, piece and attach binding for two different types of quilt block seams so that the binding will align with the patchwork. Find it at https://juniperusthreadworks.com/blog/infinity-binding Protesting with quilts Decades after it began, the AIDS Memorial Quilt project continues to inspire efforts by artists and people from all walks of life to express themselves in textiles. One of the most impactful of recent times has been the From Occupation to Liberation collaborative quilt project. It has been made in support of the Palestinians of Gaza and was unfurled last…

Finished size: 159cm (62½in) square willywd200@gmail.com @legendandlace Materials • 2.9m (3¼yd) lightweight fabric such as quilter’s muslin or lawn at least 44in wide (foundations)• Fat eighth of nine black or grey print fabrics• Assorted print fabrics to total about 5m (5½yd)• 55cm (⅝yd) black and white stripe print fabric (binding)• 3.6m (4yd) backing fabric• Batting to measure at least 175cm (68in) square• Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Preparation and cutting 1 Trace the wedge shape from the Pattern Sheet onto template plastic. Cut it out on the traced line. You could also download the pattern shape free from www.quilterscompanion.wordpress.com/pattern-sheets. To use this template, place it on the wrong side of the fabric and trace around it.…

Finished size: 128cm (50in) square cleverducksquilting@gmail @clever_ducks_quilting_ Materials • 90cm (1yd) pale yellow print fabric• 1m (1⅛yd) pink tone-on-tone print fabric• 1.45m (1⅝yd) floral feature print fabric• 30cm (⅜yd) teal spot print fabric• 2.9m (3¼yd) backing fabric• Batting to measure at least 145cm (57in) square• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Large 45-degree/right-angle set square• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies Cutting From the pale yellow print fabric, cut: • three strips, 4½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 48 rectangles, 2½in x 4½in • two strips, 7½in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield eight rectangles, 7½in x 6½in – six rectangles from the first strip and two from the second strip. Then, cross cut the remainder of the second strip into three…

This is one of Homespun’s favourites, from an issue published in 2016. We hope our Quilters Companion readers love it as much as Homespun readers did. Finished size: 90cm (35½in) square Finished block size: 14½in square @5foot1quilts Materials • 55cm (⅝yd) each of three black print fabrics (background and Border 2)• 80cm (⅞yd) of a fourth black print fabric (background, Border 2 and binding)• 15cm (¼yd) cheddar yellow print fabric (Border 1) – see Jennifer’s Fabric Tip• 12 fat eighths or fat sixteenths of assorted cheddar yellow print fabrics• 12 fat eighths or fat sixteenths of assorted red print fabrics• Scraps of red-brown print fabrics (rooster appliqué)• 1.1m (1¼yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 105cm (42in) square• Template plastic – also see Jennifer’s Product Tip for alternatives• Chalk marking pencil…

Proudly brought to you by Quilters Companion and Lloyd Curzon Fabrics kathy@materialobsession.com.au @matobsgirl www.materialobsession.com.au Note: This quilt is a major undertaking, requiring accurate cutting and piecing to ensure that each border fits precisely around the edge of the quilt. Refer to the Fabric Key for the specific fabrics Kathy 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 has been published over six issues of Quilters Companion, from issue #128 to this issue, #133. The Materials list for the entire project was included in Part 1 of the instructions in Quilters Companion #128. Contact our subscriptions department to order back copies or log onto Zinio or the Apple/Google Play…