Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue #134 2025 i Quilters Companion

This issue is a wonderful celebration of creativity and dedication! A quarter-century of Quilters Companion is no small feat, and it’s incredible to see how the magazine continues to evolve while honouring the artistry and expertise of talented quilters. Featuring profiles of inspiring quilt artists, exploring appliqué techniques and revisiting past exhibitions such as Colours of Australia. To mark the occasion we invited Megan Fisher to recall the past years and share a glimpse of how the magazine began and how it has evolved over the years. Also, in recognition of such a massive achievement, we decided to ‘polish’ the design of the magazine a little and to share some new editorial ideas with you! From this issue on, each issue will include profiles of talented quilters with rich storytelling…

Finished size: 192cm (75½in) square Finished block size: 12in Note: This quilt is a major undertaking, requiring accurate cutting and piecing to ensure that each block will lie flat and be the correct size once it’s assembled. Materials for the entire project were listed in QC#133. Requirements are based on fabric 107cm (42in) wide. Seam allowances of ¼in are used throughout for the piecing. www.margaretmcdonald.com.au info@margaretmcdonald.com.au @mm_quilts PART 2 The instructions for this project assume at least intermediate-level quiltmaking skills. They are being published in two parts: instructions for four blocks were included in Part 1, published in QC#133. In this this issue, you’ll find instructions for the remaining three blocks, border, assembly and finishing. The materials required to make the complete quilt appeared in QC#133. BLOCK 5 1 Trace…

Finished size: 161cm (63½in) square www.aquapaisleystudio.com @aqua_paisley HOMESPUN FAVOURITE MATERIALS • 24 fat quarters of assorted print fabrics. You won’t use the entire fat quarter of each fabric, but having this many will ensure variety in your quilt• 2m (2¼yd) solid white fabric• 55cm (⅝yd) pink tone-on-tone print fabric (binding)• 3.6m (4yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 175cm (70in) square• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies CUTTING 1 Choose eight fat quarters of print fabrics for the Heart blocks. From each of them, cut: • two rectangles, 5in x 9½in 2 Choose eight fat quarters for the walls of the House blocks. From each of them, cut: • two strips, 3½in down the 18in length of the fabric. Crosscut each strip to yield…

Finished size: 183cm x 153cm (72in x 60in) @gracewidders WAGGA WONDER MATERIALS • Five woollen fabrics: if they are 140cm (55in) wide, you will need 60cm (¾yd) of each; if they are 112cm (42in) wide, you will need 75cm (⅞yd) of each• 50cm (⅝yd) red (cotton) print fabric (binding)• 2m-3m (2¼yd-3⅜yd) of fringed selvedge from a woollen fabric• 3.5m (3⅞yd) backing fabric• Batting to measure at least 200cm x 170cm (80in x 68in)• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine• General sewing supplies CUTTING From each of the five woollen fabrics, cut: • three strips, 7in x width of fabric. Cross cut them to yield 11 rectangles, 7in x 13in and two squares, 7in. (If you are using 112cm (42in) fabric, cut four strips.) From the length of fringed selvedge,…

American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870–1940: The International Quilt Study Center Collections Marin F. Hanson and Patricia Cox Crews American Quilts in the Modern Age, 1870–1940 examines the period’s quilts from both an artistic and an historical perspective. From pieced blocks to Crazy style to Colonial Revival examples, as well as one-of-a-kind creations, the full array of style and design appears in this book covering seven decades of quiltmaking. The contributing authors provide critical information regarding the modern and anti-modern tensions that persisted throughout this era of America’s coming of age, from the Civil War to World War II. They also address the textile technology and cultural context of the times in which the quilts were created, with an eye to the role that industrialisation and modernisation played in…

Quilted Workshop for Beginners Bookazine ($12) With the beginner in mind, each quilt block in this book is a different technique and the entire quilt making process is covered, from choosing fabrics to binding your quilt. Quilted Gifts ($12) From cushions to patchwork bags, Santa wall hangers and quilt designs for children, there’s a design available in this book for you to create and give out as gifts for your loved ones on their most special days. Creative Stash & Scrap Quilts ($12) Feeling guilty about how much money you have spent on fabric, or how much fabric you have lying around? This book offers you 21 gorgeous projects designed to work through the fabrics that you have already purchased. Vintage Quilts ($19.95) Check out theull range of the most…

NSW SEPTEMBER 18–21 QuiltNSW Quilt Show Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Grand Avenue, Gate 1, Rosehill More information: www.craftalive.com.au SEPTEMBER 26–28 QuiltFest 2025 Mechanics Institute 74 George Street, Singleton More information: singletonquiltersinc@gmail.com NOVEMBER 6–8 CraftAlive Orange Naylor Pavilion Orange Showground, Leeds Parade, Orange More information: www.craftalive.com.au NOVEMBER 22–23 Bungendore Quilt Exhibition Bungendore Memorial Hall, Molonglo Street, Bungendore More information: jane@odana.com.au Tas OCTOBER 2–4 Island Quilts CraftAlive MAC02, 8 Hunter Street, Hobart More information: www.tasquiltguild.com.au/island-quilts/island-quilts-2025 Victoria OCTOBER 25–26 The Geelong Patchwork and Quilters Guild Ruby Celebration Exhibition Geelong West Town Hall Packington Street, Geelong West More information: www.geelongpatch.org.au Queensland JULY 26–27 Caloundra Quilters’ biennial Quilt Show Caloundra Arts Centre, 5 North Street, Caloundra More information: dysyblue@outlook.com AUGUST 7–9 Bundaberg Quilters A Wonderland of Quilts Multiplex Building Civic Avenue, Bundaberg More information: bingeracottage@outlook.com AUGUST…

FOR SHOW You’ve got quilts adorning every bed and sofa in your home; all your family are warmed by your quilts; the walls proudly showcase several of your masterpiece quilts. What to do with the rest? Why not display them in a stylish and functional way by building your very own quilt ladder — or two or three? You’ll need timber, drill, saw and really not much else. Follow the detailed instructions provided by Yvonne, the creative mind behind the Quilting Jetgirl blog, and you’ll be set for success. Go to https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2017/10/26/diy-quilt-ladder-tutorial to find out more. ON THE MAP You’ll find a gallery of stunning quilts from the Australasian Quilt Show (AQS) in the next issue. Here, though, we wanted to shine the spotlight on a contributor to Quilters Companion:…

Finished size: 157cm x 131cm (62in x 51½in) barbie@barbiemitchell.com.au _barbiemitchell NEEDDLETURN APPLIQUÉ MATERIALS • 1.7m (1⅞yd) large-scale multi-coloured print fabric (patchwork, Border 2 and binding)• 30cm (⅜yd) brown print fabric• Assorted white print fabrics to total about 70cm (¾yd) (appliqué backgrounds)• 75cm (⅞yd) red print fabric (Border 1)• 25cm (¼yd) yellow print fabric (Border 2 corners)• Assorted print fabrics to total about 60cm (¾yd) (appliqué)• 3.1m (3⅜yd) backing fabric• Batting to measure at least 175cm x 150cm (70in x 59in)• Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen• Erasable fabric-marking pen or fine pencil• Cardstock• Appliqu glue• Fine thread in colours to match the appliqué fabrics• Size 10 straw/milliner’s needle• 9mm (⅜in) and 12mm (½in) bias tape makers• Spray starch• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing…

Machine quilters throughout Australasia were invited to submit a quilt for exhibition and judging that featured extensive machine quilting as its particular focus. The quilt competition was exhibited at the 2025 AMQF in Adelaide in March. First, second and third place ribbons were awarded to three amateur entrants and three professional entrants. Additionally, three special awards were judged across both amateur and professional entrants: Excellence in Stationary Machine Quilting – Professional, Excellence in Stationary Machine Quilting – Amateur and Excellence in Frame Mounted Machine Quilting – Professional. Excellence in Stationary Machine Quilting Amateur – First Flag Day, 101cm x 136cm (39¾in x 41¾in), Margaret Hurrell Artist’s statement: “This quilt was designed by Amanda Murphy. I reduced all measurements by 20 per cent to achieve the finished size I needed. I chose…

Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the Colours of Australia collection, which was exhibited at the Sydney Opera House in 1994. QuiltNSW invited quiltmakers to interpret the theme of Colours of Australia using traditional or contemporary techniques. One hundred and seventy quilters from around Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom submitted quilts, of which 40 were chosen for the collection. The quilts revealed how Australian quiltmakers felt about their country. In some, the message clearly showed a love of flora, fauna and landscapes. Others opted to depict 20th-century concerns such as nuclear fallout, war, the environment and the ever-present danger and devastation of bushfires. The collection toured throughout Australia from 1995 until 1999, serving as a platform to show the direction of Australian quiltmaking. It was exhibited in…

Finished size: 164cm x 213cm (64½in x 83½in) @frombolttobeauty JELLY ROLL MATERIALS • One Jelly Roll or 40 strips, 2½in x width of fabric — see Note. Michelle used a Jelly Roll of Confection Batiks by Kate Spain for Moda• 3m (3¼yd) solid white fabric• 70cm (¾yd) solid aqua fabric (binding)• 4.9m (5¼yd) backing fabric• Batting to measure at least 230cm x180cm (92in x 73in)• Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen• Water-erasable fabric-marking pen• Spray starch• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine• General sewing supplies Note: This project requires a full 40-strip Jelly Roll. All the fabrics should contrast well with the white fabric. If your Jelly Roll includes some low-volume fabrics that wouldn’t work well, supplement it by cutting strips either from yardage from the same fabric collection…

Cast your mind back 25 years – to a time before smart phones, before the September 11 attack on the World Trade Centre, before social media. Only one third of Australian households were connected to the internet and no one had heard of a craft blog, let alone Facebook, Instagram or Tik Tok. Although there were local craft magazines being published in Australia, there was still something of a cultural cringe – with most of us looking to the USA for quilting inspiration, leadership, fabrics, tools, books and magazines. Enter Karen Fail and Universal Magazines with the first ever issue of what was called Australian Homespun Quilters Companion magazine. Universal was enjoying enormous support for Homespun, which had been launched only a year before. (It, in turn, was an outworking…

Finished size: 65cm (25½in) square https://wequilt.com.au @helen_stubbings @helenshugsnkisses APPLIQUÉ CUSHION MATERIALS • 75cm (⅞yd) cream linen/cotton• 75cm (⅞yd) print fabric (cushion back)• 15cm (¼yd) solid pale green fabric (stems and calyxes)• 15cm (¼yd) green print fabric (leaves)• 15cm (6in) square of 17 different floral print fabrics (flowers)• Lightweight fusible batting to measure 80.5cm (27in) square• 50cm (20in) dress zipper in a colour to match the cushion back fabric• Hugs n Kisses semi-soluble appliqué paper — see Note• Mylar, template plastic or light cardboard (stencil) — see the ‘More appliqué’ section in the instructions• Sewline glue pen• Roxanne Glue-Baste-It or similar appliqué glue• Appliqué needles and fine thread to blend with the appliqué fabrics• 6mm (¼in) bias maker• Water-erasable fabric-marking pen• Best Press or spray starch• 65cm (25in) square cushion insert…

ALL $14.95 each About Homespun Knitting Beginners and Beyond Homespun Knitting for Beginners and Beyond helps you either start or continue your passion for knitting. There are special projects by the designers you know and love from Homespun, as well as some new on-trend creatives. The projects are bright, bold and diversely designed to delight, with something for all knitters. About Homespun Crochet Beginners and Beyond Homespun Crochet Beginners and Beyond will give you some great projects to get your crocheting started once you have learned the basic techniques. Inside are informative features that will give you the foundation you need to ignite your love for crocheting. Visit universalshop.com.au/Books/craft-books to grab your copy today or call 1300 303 414…

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.…