Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 1 i Today's Quilter

We’re so pleased you’ve joined us to take a fresh look at traditional quilting! From the envy-enducing skills of our technical experts, to the incredible talents and creativity of our project designers, you’ll discover only the finest in Today’s Quilter. Because you are passionate about your quilts, we have specially selected projects, shot in stunning locations to inspire you. Our features and profiles will always bring you the latest news and events, and fascinating stories of quilting heritage and history. We would love you to join in, too! Let us know what you think and how we can make Today’s Quilter your favourite magazine for creating beautiful quilts for your home! The Today’s Quilter team Todaysquilter Todaysquilter Todaysquilter Todaysquilter www.todaysquilter.com…

LET US KNOW! Drop us a line - an email, letter, tweet or Facebook post, letting us know how you’ve celebrated this marvellous milestone. Whether it’s a new project, favourite fabric or even imaginative mood board, we’d love to see what you’ve been up to! FOR THE VERY FIRST ISSUE of Today’s Quilter, we wanted to create a free gift that encapsulates everything that we, and you, love about quilting. It also happens that Kaffe Fassett is celebrating his 50th year in textiles. Those two events struck us as a marriage made in heaven, and so this special magazine was born! This is a new, unique insight into the life and work of Kaffe. The team, including our roving Features Editor Jane Rae, covered every facet of our subject. From…

The Essential Sampler Quilt This is the bible of quilt blocks and one must-have for your bookshelf. With 40 quilt blocks to make, Lynne presents the projects in her friendly teaching style, with plenty of step-by-step instruction to create your own sampler quilt. RRP £19.99. Cathedral Window Quilts Lynne brings Cathedral Window quilts right up to date, with her inspiring step-by-step guide to this classic technique and two variations, Secret Garden and Twisted Window. Over 25 projects, large and small. RRP £14.99. 9 Classic Quilt Blocks In a really practical pamphlet format, this a collection of nine classic sampler quilt block patterns from Lynne. Quilt them as you go and turn them into a stunning sampler quilt or wall hanging. RRP £6.99. Blanket Stitch Quilts Make 12 beautiful handmade quilts…

You will need • Calico or linen 9½in square • Denim fabric for border and cushion back ½yd • Blue thread for embroidery (for example, coton à broder or stranded cotton) • Ric-rac ⅝in wide x at least 60in long to edge cushion • Ric-rac ⅝in wide x about 15in long to decorate back (optional) • Cotton batting about 15in square • Cushion pad 14in square • Embroidery template (see page 94) Finished size • 14in square approx Cutting out 1 From the calico/linen cut a 9½in square for the cushion centre. 2 From the denim fabric cut the following. • Two (2) pieces 3in x 9½in and two (2) pieces 3in x 14½in for the border. • Two (2) pieces 14½in x 10in for the cushion back. Transferring the…

I FIRST DISCOVERED Carolyn’s lovely quilt designs when I was introduced to her book Sew Jelly Roll Quilts & Gifts in 2012. I carried the book around with me for a few weeks so I could have a sneaky peak with a cup of coffee in between meetings and daily life. I recommended it to quilting friends at my regular meet-ups and I soon noticed that of all the assembled quilting paraphernalia in my bee bag, this was the one item that seemed to strike a chord with them all. The book had something in it for everyone – the traditionalists looking for classic blocks and techniques, as well as my modern quilting buddies looking for fresh, practical projects who also loved to hand quilt. The newbies and the more…

There are various ways to create this quilt: you can set the block with the diamonds linking the Dresden-style flowers, in which case you will need less background fabric, or you could set them in rows with large triangles filling the gaps.When it comes to putting the quilt together this has the advantage of no set-in piecing.The contrasting zigzag binding echoes the hexagon shapes. “I chose to make hexagon blocks, using a setting-in method to place them next to each other,” says Carolyn. “You can read more in my book Hexagon Happenings (Landauer Publishing).” If a whole quilt looks a little daunting, just make one block and quilt and bind it – it will look great as a table mat.…

You will need • Twelve assorted fat eighths for blocks • Two fat eighths for sashing squares • Accent fabric for blocks and sashing 1.65m (1¾yds) • Backing fabric 60in x 74in • Batting 60in x 74in • Binding fabric 0.5m (½yd) Finished size • Quilt size: 52¼in x 68½in approx, before binding • Block size: 13¼in square finished Notes • Seam allowances are a scant ¼in throughout. • WOF = width of fabric. • FQ = fat quarter. • Press all fabrics before cutting. Fabrics used • A fat eighth bundle of Paradiso, designed by Kate Spain for Moda, plus a cream accent fabric. Quilt fabric pack available (including binding) costs £48.50, plus a fabric pack for making the four cushions, £25.75 from www.quiltroom.co.uk. or call 01306 877307. Cutting…

You will need To make four cushions • Four assorted fat eighths • Fat (or long) quarter of cream accent fabric • Navy fabric for border and backing 2m (2¼yds) • Cushion pad 46cm (18in) square Finished size • 18in square Cutting out 1 Cut each fat eighth into two (2) 4in strips measuring 4in x 21in. 2 Cut the accent fabric fat quarter into four (4) rectangles 3½in x 21in 3 From the border and backing fabric cut the following. • For the cushion backs, cut four (4) 14in strips across the width of the fabric. Sub-cut each strip into two (2) rectangles 14in x 18¾in, to make a total of eight (8) 14in x 18¾in rectangles. • For the cushion borders, cut seven (7) 3in strips across the…

Attend Lynne Edwards’ first virtual workshop – strip piecing • Meet fabric manipulation expert Pauline Ineson • Collect Part 2 of your Essential Guide to Templates • Make Mandy Shaw’s appliquéd festive banner Plus! FREE extra magazine: Welsh quilting explored & celebrated On Sale 15th October FREE Supplement! Uncover the delights of Welsh quilting…

Since my chosen path in life is being a missionary for colour and pattern, I’m always grateful to publishers who help me spread that message. Patchwork and quilting are such wonderful crafts and they have the possibility to bring out hidden creativity in most people. When I was first experimenting with colour and pattern it was in the knitting world and though some brave souls rose to the challenge of making rich tapestries of tone, many were put off by the tangles of yarn when using more than two colours – I was regularly employing eighteen colours a row in my big coats and shawls. In this world of sewing I find a higher more proficient level of skill and a little encouragement really gets people using colour with abandon,…

“As everyone knows, I just love colour. Designing my fabrics in the Kaffe Fassett Collection for Westminster Fibers is something of a passion, and my quilt books allow me and my team of designers to showcase these fabrics on a major scale.” From Kaffe’s autobiography, Dreaming in Colour Published in Kaffe Fassett’s Quilt Grandeur, this lavish quilt design in hot pinks and golds, is constructed with large fussy cut floral panels bordered with dramatic, striped sashing. The pieced borders really frame the quilt and the centre block acts as a focal point for the design. Find out more about Quilt Grandeur on page 31. PARQUET QUILT This classic herringbone design in broad strips mixes cool pastels with warm terracottas and oranges. FIESTA FLOOR CUSHION One of the gorgeous home…

COLLABORATION THE COTTON PATCH Celebrations all round as The Cotton Patch hits a very special milestone… Those clever folk at The Cotton Patch in Birmingham have combined their creative talents with the versatile Sizzix Big Shot to produce a range of ‘easy to make’ quilts featuring fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett Collective. Cotton Patch owner, Nik Sewell has been hard at work creating simple designs with the ‘wow’ factor. These new kits are priced between £50-£70 and feature a range of pre-cut shapes created by the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. Once you have made that initial investment in the Sizzix, the dies can be re-used and shared amongst quilting buddies and are ideal for cutting strips and a wide range of shapes for piecing and appliqué. “The beauty…

“Brilliant Little Patchworks is a collection of ideas for smaller projects that allow me to put colours and pattern contrasts together in ways that add a special spark to the design…” Published by Taunton Press, £13.99 www.taunton.com HOT OFF THE PRESS! Little Ribbon Patchwork and Appliqué Heart Space Studios A gorgeous book packed with ideas for making patchwork treasures using Kaffe Fassett’s ribbons and fabrics. Published by Berry & Co, £12.99. www.heartspacestudios.co.uk Heritage Quilts Kaffe Fassett A glorious fusion of traditional techniques and modern creativity, Kaffe works his design magic on 15 of The Quilters’ Guild Collection of rare and treasured quilts. Spanning three centuries of quiltmaking, these textile gems are brought completely up-to-date by Kaffe and his creative team in 20 beautiful new quilts with fresh new takes…

You will need • Fabric A (Narrow stripe) ⅛yd • Fabric B (Caterpillar stripe) ¼yd • Fabric C (Solid gold shot cotton) ¼yd • Fabric D (Solid mauve shot cotton) ¼yd • Fabric E (Solid green shot cotton) ¼yd • Fabric F (Solid lilac shot cotton) ⅛yd • Fabric G (Solid blue shot cotton) ¼yd • Batting at least 44in x 24in • Backing fabric at least 48in x 28in • Binding fabric ¼yd • Template A (see page 42) Finished size • 20½in x 40½in approx, before binding Notes • Seam allowances are a scant ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • Read all steps before cutting or sewing and press fabrics before starting. • Cut striped pieces with…

Lynne Edwards MBE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP Quilting ambassador Lynne introduces us to her busy world and gives us a taster of her Virtual Workshop series on page 35. Pam & Nicky Lintott PRE-CUT CREATIONS Designers Pam and Nicky bring us Petunia Patch, a fresh floral quilt project and set of matching cushions on page 79. Linda Clements TECHNIQUE MASTERCLASS Author of the The Quilter’s Bible, technical expert Linda Clements tells us everything we need to know about templates on page 69. Jane Rae FEATURES EDITOR Roving writer Jane Rae meets up with Janette Chilver, Best in Show winner at this year’s Festival of Quilts! See page 98.…

TECH Clever stuff These nifty little sewing-themed USBs from Sew Easy will store up to 2GBs of information and offer a handy portable solution for storing your treasured quilt pictures, documents and downloads. Sewing USBs, They are available in three styles: tape measure, sewing machine and spool and retail for £17.00. For stockist information, email groves@stockistenquiries.co.uk. If your penchant is for truly vintage textiles, have a browse through Donna Flower’s online store, specialising in beautiful antique, and retro fabrics, from 19th century French textiles to 1980s prints. www.donnaflower.com PATTERN PICKS DESIGNER STYLE Wrap up under Heather Bailey’s Gingersnap Stars lap quilt (above) which showcases her latest Ginger Snap fabric. Top that off with a cup of hot cocoa and Today’s Quilter for the perfect night in. See more…

Hand-pieced mini swap I made this mini for an IG hand-pieced swap at the beginning of the summer. I designed it thinking how lovely it would look in some 30s repro prints but was cursing myself when it came to hand-piecing the curves as the circle radius is just 1in! As the pieces were so small, though, it was a great scrap-buster and I tried to use as many different fabrics as I could in each star to give it a really scrappy and vintage look. The top was appliquéd onto a dark linen background for a bit of contrast then I hand-quilted inside the circle and added a bit of machine quilting. The mini finished at 20in and I was so sad to send it off. I’m thinking of…

Q Let’s talk quilting tools – what are your tried-and-tested favourites? My favourite marking tool is the Hera Marker – I recommend them to everyone for marking their quilting designs. I love sandpaper board, as it stabilises the fabric if you need to draw on it with a template. You can just use a sheet of sandpaper of course, but someone once gave me a beautifully painted wooden board with the sandpaper stuck on it, and I use it all the time. I use thimbles too when I sew and quilt, so much so that if I don’t have wear one, I don’t know how to stitch! Q What techniques do you enjoy the most? I love Big Stitch Quilting – I use Perle cotton no.12 and a size 6…

Meet the expert! Linda Clements is a leading technical quilting expert and an experienced editor and writer who, for the past 25 years, has worked on many fabric and craft titles for David & Charles and other leading craft publishers. Among the many quilters who have trusted Linda to ensure their books are both accurate and reader friendly, are Lynne Edwards MBE, Susan Briscoe, Pam & Nicky Lintott, Pauline Ineson, Mandy Shaw, Lynette Anderson and a veritable roll call of other quilting stars. Linda's own book, The Quilter’s Bible is the must-have guide to patchwork, quilting and appliqué, and encapsulates everything she has learned working with the industry's best designers. As a bestselling title since its publication in 2011, the book sits next to the sewing machines of thousands…

“This is a perfect opportunity to create a quilt with a lovely ‘scrappy’ look from your fabric oddments. It will also allow you plenty of practice with set-in seams.” JEN KINGWELL, DESIGNER Ingredients • Eight diamond shapes using the template provided on page 93 – these can be from a variety of fabrics or four from a single fabric and four from a variety • Assortment of fabrics in 1in wide strips for corner units • One 5¾in square for triangle units • Paper for foundation piecing • Machine sewing thread to tone with fabrics • Hand or machine quilting thread to tone with fabrics Finished size • 11½in square (11in once pieced into project) Notes • Seam allowances are ¼in unless otherwise noted. Press seams open unless otherwise instructed…

CLASSIC GARDEN MAZE BLOCK OF THE MONTH VINTAGE STITCH CUSHION SOOTHING SUNFLOWERS Thank you for mking this project from Today’s Quilter. The copyright for these templates belongs to the designer of the project. They work hard to create projects for you to enjoy, so please don’t re-sell or distribute without permission. Please do not make any part of the templates or instructions available to others through your website or a third party website, or copy it multiple times without permission. Copyright law protects creative work and unauthorised copying is illegal.We appreciate your help.…

August 6th, 2015 is not a day that Janette Chilver is likely to forget. At home in Colchester in her longarm quilting studio, she received a special phone call announcing that her ‘Kaleidoscope’ quilt had won First Prize in the Traditional Quilts category at Festival of Quilts 2015. “You should have seen me literally jumping up and down in my studio”, said Janette. Venturing off to Birmingham for the awards ceremony she had no idea that her day was about to get a whole lot better. Not only had ‘Kaleidoscope’ quilt won the Traditional category but also the most prestigious award of the whole event, Best in Show. The Best in Show award has, over the years, attracted debate and controversy and there is always a buzz around the Winners’…

Twenty years after a chance meeting with Kaffe Fassett in London, Brandon Mably is talking to me from a hilltop in sunny Durban, South Africa. He’s just rushed back from his Persian Poppy Colour Workshop and in between preparing for tomorrow’s lecture, posting Kaffe Fassett Collective updates on Facebook and answering a flood of emails, he’s giving me the low down of what it’s like to be the Studio Manager for Kaffe Fassett. ‘A Day in the Life’ of Brandon Mably is scribbled at the top of my notebook but I hastily strike this out. ‘A Life in a Day’ is the real story here; as it is a whirlwind existence, as exuberant and vibrant as one of Kaffe’s quilt designs. Since that first meeting with Kaffe in London, when…

THE QUILT MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS The eclectic style of Australian quilt designer Jen Kingwell has won her many devotees around the world. Vibrant Midnight at the Oasis is a medallion quilt which combines a breathtaking array of fabric and techniques including hand piecing, rotary cutting, machine piecing and appliqué. Turn to page xx for the first helping of her exclusive Baker’s Dozen BOM in this issue. www.jenkingwelldesigns.com.au The vibrancy of this medallion quilt will add a cheerful accent to any room THE SHOP ANTHROPOLOGIE New York design studio Voutsa have created this sumptuously colourful print to adorn Anthropologie’s Garden Chinoiserie bedding range this season. The outlining of bright details and delicate contours lends a luxuriously textured effect on the hand screen-printed 100% cotton fabric. Sweet dreams come in queen-or…

QUILTING EXHIBITIONS The Yorkshire Ones in Antarctica Part Two Until 30th October Kingston upon Hull, Yorks An exhibition of quilts, textiles and crafts commemorating the centenary of the Endurance Expedition to Antarctica and the involvement of the five men of Hull who sailed with Shackleton. Hull Maritime Museum, Queen Victoria Square, KIngston upon Hull Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 13.30-16.30. Admission free. yorkshireones@gmail.com Quilt Art 30: Dialogues Until 31st October, York, Yorkshire To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Quilt Art is mounting a touring exhibition of new work. Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW Mon-Sat 10.00-16.00 Admission charges apply 01904 613242 www.quiltmuseum.org.uk A History of British Patchwork and Quilting A small exhibition showcasing three centuries of patchwork and quilting evolution, including new acquisitions and previously unseen work.…

FOR MORE THAN twenty years now I have been teaching patchwork and quilting to eager and enthusiastic students in a village hall in Chelsworth, an idyllic village in Suffolk. The first batch enrolled as beginners to do a yearlong course to make a Sampler Quilt which hopefully would set them up with the skills and confidence to tackle their own projects and designs. I thought they would say thank you nicely and walk off into the sunset at the end of the course, but no, they refused to leave! They had learned, bonded with fellow students, enjoyed the creative space in the hall and wanted to continue, this time with everyone choosing their projects with help when necessary from me. This happened every year at the end of each course,…

Mandy Shaw is the designer of our Sewing Machine cushion and owner of Dandelion Designs, an online shop full of craft patterns, from toys and dolls to quilts as well as hard-to-find haberdashery items like prairie cloths, linens, cotton tapes and ribbons, 100% wool felt and other unusual items that Mandy likes to incorporate in her patterns for Dandelion Designs. She has appeared in numerous craft magazines and more recently she has appeared on Kirstie's Homemade Christmas, and Kirstie and Phil’s Perfect Christmas. She lives in East Sussex with her husband and four children. www.dandeliondesigns.com…

You will need • Fabric for petals and half block diamonds: about 3⅛yds in total (each flower has twelve (12) petals, so you could use twelve (12) different fabrics, two strips of each 4½in x width of fabric) • Fabric for leaves: 1⅝yd in total (Carolyn used an assortment of greens in her quilt) • Fabric for background diamonds: cream 3½yds • Fabric for flower centres, ¼yd • Freezer paper • Backing fabric 82in x 84in (4½yds) • Batting 82in x 84in • Binding ⅝yd if binding the quilt with straight sides or about 1¼yd if binding zigzag edges with bias-cut strips • Templates (see page 95): Template A (petal) Template B (leaf) Template C (circle) Template D (diamond) Finished size • Quilt size: 74in x 76in approx, before binding.…

HELP!   I want to use a piecing template from an old book, but the template is given at 60% and it says to enlarge it to full size but how do I know what percentage to use? Try this… The following simple maths can be used to calculate enlargement percentages. For example: If a template is reduced by 60% then this is really 6/10 th (six-tenths) of the original size. This is the same as saying 10 ÷ 6, which is 1.66. To bring it back up to full size, multiply this number by 100, so 1.66 x 100 = 166.6. So, enlarge by 167% (166.6 rounded to the nearest whole number). This can be done on a photocopier, or with a scanner and printer – scan the template…

Pam and Nicky Lintott own The Quilt Room based in Dorking, Surrey, where they have a shop in a 15th-century inn, plus a studio where they operate an efficient mail order business plus a long-arm quilting service using their two Gammill Statler Stitchers. They have written eleven books on jelly roll quilts and other pre-cuts published by David & Charles. www.thequiltroom.co.uk The Quilt Room @thequiltroom…

One of the greatest pleasures of quilting has to be mixing and matching every colour under the sun. Whatever the skill level, sewing machine or project, colour is the universal language of quilters to be used however we like. Kaffe Fassett is more than a designer and maker; celebrating his 50th year in textiles, he has been a tireless campaigner encouraging us not only to use colour, but to listen to our instincts when choosing colour and have confidence in what it tells us. Throughout this glorious souvenir supplement, you will discover how Kaffe has influenced and empowered so many to do just that. Hopefully it will inspire you to look at your stash with fresh eyes, plan your next colour combo with flair, and shop for fabric with renewed…

It was a splash of purple that sealed the deal between Kaffe and Debbie and formed the basis of a creative partnership that has taken them all over Europe photographing textiles. If you’ve been collecting the Rowan series you will know that each book is so much more than a project book. The photography alone will have you rushing out to book your next trip to Fes, Skansen or Provence. Through Debbie’s finely tuned artistic lens she creates beautiful vignettes that capture the spirit of the quilts against the landscape and architecture that inspired their design. In Kaffe’s autobiography, Dreaming in Colour, he recalls his first experience of seeing Debbie’s portfolio and the moment when he knew that he’d struck gold. “I needed someone who understood and loved colour. Going…

“I can’t say I have ever been so excitedly motivated by a project as I am by creating the quilts for this book. It is the first time I’ve been let loose on a gorgeous collection of antique quilts and been able to do my personal interpretation of their layouts.” Earlier this year, Kaffe Fassett opened his first solo exhibition at The Quilt Museum and Gallery in York. Inspired by quilts from The Quilters’ Guild Collection, Kaffe was given free access to this invaluable resource which spans over 300 years. His book Kaffe Fassett’s Heritage Quilts features 20 new quilt designs created by Kaffe and his design team inspired by treasures in the Collection. It was an experience that will always stay with him. Kaffe Fassett’s Heritage Quilts is…

Top patchwork and quilting tips from Liza Prior Lucy K affe’s range of Woven Stripes is as fresh today as it was when it was created over twenty years ago. Liza has revisited a favourite quilt design – Over Under – from the second book in the Rowan series entitled Rowan Patchwork and Quilting, Book 2. Her Over-Under Two quilt design uses fabrics from the latest Woven Stripes range. www.makeitcoats.com. • Gently prewash the stripes and while still damp, iron them until dry. Liza uses Mary Ellen’s Best Press or a light spray starch at the end to add some body. This makes it easier to cut accurate pieces. Do not get too hung up on cutting the stripes exactly on the grain. This is 'patchwork' and comes from the…

Fabric placement The quilt instructions describe specific placements for the different fabrics but you can vary this. For example, you don’t have to have the shot cotton coloured centres in exactly the same combination with the striped fabrics. This quilt is meant to be a scrappy one, so feel free to play with fabric placement and combinations to make a composition that is pleasing ato you. When cutting the striped fabrics you don’t have to be overly concerned with cutting exactly along the stripes, as you can ease together imperfect-sized blocks in the sewing. but pay attention to the direction of the stripes before you cut the fabrics.…

You will need • Fabric H (Narrow stripe) ⅛yd • Fabric I (Caterpillar stripe) ¼yd • Fabric C (Gold shot cotton) ¼yd • Fabric E (Green shot cotton) ¼yd • Fabric F (Lilac shot cotton) ⅛yd • Batting at least 22in square • Lining fabric at least 24in square • Two cushion back pieces each 20½in x 15in • Two cushion lining pieces each 20½in x 15in • Template A (see page 42) • Cushion pad 20in square Finished size 20in square approx Notes • Seam allowances are a scant ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • Read steps before cutting or sewing. • Press fabrics before starting. • Cut striped pieces with stripes running along the length. Press seams…