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Is it too early to be talking about Christmas? Not for the Today’s Quilter team and especially digital editor Zoe, who is our Christmas elf and number one festive fan. If she had it her way it would be Christmas all year round. And much to her joy, we’ve been hard at work coming up with some gorgeous projects for you to make as the weather cools down and the festivities begin. From Lynne Goldsworthy’s wow-factor cover quilt made from just one block – yes, you read right – to Lynne Edwards’ delightful origami-style wreaths. Perfect for some hand sewing while snuggled up by a roaring fire (not to mention a sweet handmade gift option). And if it’s non-stop until December in your household, the Lintotts have come up with…

FURTHER READING Textile Folk Art Exploring folk art for the first time? Textile artist Anne Kelly’s practical and inspirational guide explores traditional motifs used in textile folk art and shows how contemporary textile artists use them in their work today. She demonstrates how to incorporate treasured personal objects such as garments, stitched samples, vintage lettering and motifs into textiles to create unique works of folk art. £22.95 Published by Batsford www.pavilionbooks.com FRIDA KAHLO AT THE V&A MAKING HER SELF UP A collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, is on display at the V&A until autumn. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has never before been exhibited outside Mexico. “Making Her Self Up” reveals much about Frida’s life and…

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

Linda Clements is a leading technical quilting expert, editor and writer who, for 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 and Nicky Lintott, Pauline Ineson, Mandy Shaw and Lynette Anderson. Linda’s own book, The Quilter’s Bible, is the must-have guide to patchwork, quilting and appliqué, and includes everything she has learnt working with the industry’s best designers. For Today’s Quilter, Linda is working with the team to select practical and creative techniques. She will then go in-depth, exploring the methods, taking them from the basic premise to their full technical and creative potential. You…

You will need ■ Fabrics A & B for the centre ring–11in x 14in of each ■ Fabrics C & D for the outer ring – One (1) Fat Quarter of each ■ Triangle template (see Templates section) or 60-degree ruler ■ Ribbon for hanging ■ Beads or sequins for decorating Finished size ■ Approx. 11in diameter Cutting out 1 From each of Fabrics A and B, cut two (2) 5in x 14in strips. 2 Place one (1) strip of each fabric, right sides together, on a cutting mat. Position the 60-degree ruler (or template) on the fabric strips with the top of the ruler level with the top of the fabric and the bottom edge of the fabric level with the 5in marked line on the ruler, (Fig 1).…

You will need ■ Border fabric – 2yds ■ Batting – 74in x 81in ■ Backing fabric – 4¼yds ■ Binding fabric – ¾yds Finished size ■ Approx. 70in x 77in Fabric used Tilda’s Harvest collection with Tilda Doll fabric in Grey Sand for background. Notes ■ Use a ¼in seam throughout In case you missed a block, you can catch up with the following issues: ■ Teapots – Issue 29 ■ Teacups – Issue 30 ■ Jugs – Issue 31 ■ Tea and Sugar Caddies – Issue 32 ■ Bowls – Issue 33 ■ Plates – Issue 34 ■ Mugs and Eggcups – Issue 35 ■ Table Lamp and Candlestick – Issue 36 ■ Thread Spools and Button Jars – Issue 37 ■ Sewing Machine – Issue 38 ■…

The current and final exhibition at the Welsh Quilt Centre – Nos Da Goodnight – represents a panoply of Welsh quilts, which the team has described as “captivating, delectable, delicious and sublime”. To mark the occasion, we asked founder Jen Jones to pick a favourite from the exhibition. Not an easy task, but it turns out there was one quilt in her collection that was the obvious choice – the Prince of Wales’ Feathers Quilt. “Every Welsh quilt collection should include one of these, especially as the current Prince of Wales opened our Quilt Centre in 2010,” said Jen. “About 30 years ago, I bought this gorgeous quilt. It came from Pigeonsford Mansion, near Llangrannog, Ceredigion on the west Wales coast.” The design represents the emblem of the Prince of…

Jo Colwill WRAPPED UP IN LOVE Jo has been busy sewing up a charming baby quilt, and we couldn’t resist sharing her design with you. Turn to page 34 to find out more. Jo Avery BLOCK OF THE MONTH QUILT After a year of stitching pretty blocks featuring vintage finds from around the house, Jo reveals the final pieced quilt on page 84. Lynne Goldsworthy STAR OF THE SHOW Lynne’s showstopper design on page 22 is sure to become a family heirloom enjoyed at Christmas and throughout the year.…

Lynne Goldsworthy from Lily’s Quilts is a modern British quilter. She has been sewing since she was a little child and, on a business trip to America, she fell in love with American quilts and tried her hand at the craft. Then life and family happened and she didn’t pick up another one for a few years, until she discovered Flickr, blogs and online shopping. She immediately ordered some pre-cuts, started her own blog and has never looked back. FREE FAT QUARTER FOR NEW CUSTOMERS AT SEWING QUARTER!* USE CODE TQOCT18 BUY FABRIC KITS! See this project demonstrated live on air by Jane Alcock on 14th October 2018. ■ Live on Freeview 73, Sky channel 687 ■ Online at www.sewingquarter.com ■ Missed the demonstration? Catch up on www.youtube.com/sewingquarter www.lilysquilts.blogspot.co.uk @LilysQuilts…

“There’s nothing more special than making a quilt for a new member of the family and I’ve had the pleasure of making many over the years with the help of my work mates. When I started this quilt, I didn’t know that the exciting arrival was going to be a boy and so I tried to keep the colours gender neutral. I do, however, think the dark blues make it look slightly more masculine. A lot of the motifs are personal to me and my family; the animals are personal to my niece, Henriette, and the aeroplanes represent the distance between Noah, who lives in Norway, and myself. This quilt is tailored to me and my family, so feel free to change or alter any of the ideas to suit…

The story of Liberty & Co begins in Regent Street, London, when Arthur Lasenby Liberty opened his first East India House store in 1875 with three employees. Arthur Lasenby Liberty hailed from Buckinghamshire and was the son of a draper. After a two-year apprenticeship as a draper himself, Arthur joined Farmer & Rogers’ Great Shawl and Cloak Emporium in London. In 1862, he became the warehouse manager for the arm of their business importing products that had been showcased at The Great Exhibition. It’s here that his unofficial apprenticeship in all things oriental began, as he became familiar with ceramics, textiles and other objects d’art. In the early days of Liberty & Co. he imported coloured silks as well as costumes, fans, china, lacquer and enamel ware.…

“It is probably the Scottish blood that runs through our family, but we love the fact that for very little extra effort you can end up with a second quilt. This really feels like great value for money! “Apart from one Jelly Roll, this quilt uses one-hundred (100) 4½in neutral squares. Now these don’t take too long to cut but for extra speed and variety we used ready-cut 4½in squares. We chose a basic red roll containing a mixture of orange reds through to deep burgundy reds. When mixed with the neutral squares it created a lovely rustic effect. A great quilt for curling up under on a cold winter’s evening. The bonus quilt, with its wide sashing, is great for showing off some fancy quilting.”…

“I find the best time to get ideas down is first thing in the morning,” remarks artist Anne Smith. “As soon as I wake up, before my mind gets cluttered, I write in the notebook I keep next to my bed. It might be what’s scheduled to happen that day, or what I plan to do in the studio, or reflections on what’s going on in my life. Basically, it’s a thought-collecting process.” “Morning pages” is a method advocated by American artist and author Julia Cameron in her well-known book, The Artist’s Way*, in which she extols the virtues of writing down whatever comes to mind in a continuous, unselfconscious flow. The theory is that by not overthinking, you tap into your deepest thoughts and feelings. And this captures the…

“I do hope you’ve enjoyed our little journey around the vintage home. We’ve spent time in the kitchen, the dining room, the living room, the bedroom and the sewing room, and perhaps even the attic where the luggage is stored! Now it’s time to put those blocks together. From the start, I wanted this quilt to have a relaxed and informal style, with blocks in different sizes and different amounts. I think I’ve achieved the informal effect, with the stitched items seemingly floating around in the background. Using the same fabric for the borders and background has definitely added to the effect, too. “Don’t worry if it looks complicated to put together as it’s all achieved by piecing the blocks into three strips. The randomness of the setting makes for…

SHOPPING ACCESSORIES Aurifil Sew in love 50wt thread collection; Aurifil 50wt and 40wt threads www.aurifil.com Batting 279 Cotton Mix 80-20 www.ladysewandsew.co.uk Daboya Pot Trio Kit; Perle No. 8 embroidery threads www.africanfabric.co.uk Sew Easy templates www.seweasy.com FABRICS Dream; Easter Promise; Little Sweetheart www.makoweruk.com Hand-dyed African Batiks www.africanfabric.co.uk Return to Winter’s Lane www.unitednotions.com Soprano; Alto; Bass www.freespiritfabrics.com Tilda Harvest; Tilda Grey Sand www.coastandcountrycrafts.co.uk BOOKS Diary in Stitches: 65 Charming Motifs www.searchpress.com Hot Textiles: Inspiration and Techniques with Heat Tools; Sketchbook Explorations For Mixed-Media and Textile Artists; Textile Folk Art; Textile Landscape: Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media www.pavilionbooks.com Tilda Hot Chocolate Sewing www.sewandso.co.uk…

THE BOOK RED & WHITE QUILTS Mark life’s milestones with an heirloom quilt to treasure. In Red & White Quilts from Martingale, 14 top quilt designers present a pattern in their signature style using this classic colour-duo. See how a limited palette can create surprisingly diverse designs, ready to inspire your own masterpiece. Though these projects are unlikely to be ready to gift this Christmas, these timeless legacy quilts are made to be admired 100 years from now. THE DESIGNER SOPHIE ALLPORT Designer Sophie Allport is the go-to for a playful twist on our favourite holidays, animals and pastimes. Whether you’re a dedicated bee-keeper, keen baker or are partial to winter sports, her vast product range of textile goods, china and more is sure to delight. If you have handmade…

“The gift of a homemade baby quilt is priceless” I was lucky enough to receive an old quilt that was made for a local farmer at the turn of the century. The quilt was made using the English paper piecing method and the colours have lasted remarkably well. I even have a feeling that there could be another old quilt underneath, but haven’t had the chance to investigate… yet! The old quilt reminded me that we all worry about getting things perfect – the border on the old quilt is very naïve but I just love it. Just for fun, I decided to reproduce this quilt by matching the old fabrics to new ones. With fabric design, it’s surprising to see just how many patterns disappear and then come back…

Jo Colwill is the founder and owner of Cowslip Workshops, a haven for quilters based in the south west of England. She teaches patchwork classes and hosts exhibitions at Cowslip’s workshop space, and has written several books showcasing projects that feature nostalgia and tradition. Jo has recently joined the Today’s Quilter team, offering our readers handy tips and tricks in her column, Countryside Quilting, which you can find on page 31. www.cowslipworkshops.co.uk Cowslip Workshops @cowslipworkshops…

You will need ■ Eighty (80) bonus triangles from project on page 46 ■ Sashing and border fabric – 1¾yds ■ Binding fabric – ½yd ■ Backing – 50in x 68in ■ Batting – 50in x 68in Finished size ■ 42in x 60in Making the blocks 1 Press and trim the bonus HSTs into 3½in squares. 2 From your sashing and border fabric, cut five (5) 6½in wide strips down the length of the fabric (approx. 63in long). 3 Join the bonus triangles into four (4) strip rows of twenty (20) triangles each (Fig 1). 4 Measure each strip row and cut the sashing to fit. If different sizes, cut to the shortest length. 5 Sew the strips and sashing together, as shown in Fig 2, easing to fit if…

HELP! Is there an advantage to pre-cutting pieces for foundation paper piecing? And how do you know what size to cut? Try this… I find pre-cutting useful for several reasons. The main one is that I can cut regular shapes, cutting the fabric into strips first and then sub-cutting into the smaller pieces. This means that I don’t have an irregular mass of fabric as my base fabric. By pre-cutting, I also know exactly how many pieces to cut for a block, making cutting faster and more efficient. Knowing what shapes to cut also allows me to calculate how much fabric I’ll need overall. When deciding on the size to cut I generally add at least ½in all round to the shape on the template, but you may need to…

Look at things other than quilts for inspiration, e.g. ceramics, paintings and metalwork, and think how you could interpret them in a quilt. If you don’t have a studio, use a cork pinboard as a mobile “studio area”. Pin up objects such as tickets, labels, earrings and any other bits and pieces that appeal. Alongside these items, pin up fabric patches. Put the board where you can look at it and let your eyes bounce between the two collections. This may suggest designs or ways of working. If you don’t know what to make, just make something, perhaps a needlecase or some other small project. The tactile experience of working with fabric and thread will remind you why you like stitching and you should soon feel inspired. You could even…

SEASON'S GREETINGS WREATH 60-DEGREE TRIANGLE ACTUAL SIZE Includes seam allowances ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING TEMPLATES ACTUAL SIZE Includes seam allowances WINTER'S LANE FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING TEMPLATES ACTUAL SIZE Includes seam allowances NOAH'S ARK CENTRE BLOCK LAYOUT PLEASE NOTE: Layout is for reference only and is NOT to scale. For the full pattern and templates visit our website. Thank you for making 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…

WINTER FLORALS Traditional piecing and appliqué combine in Janet Clare’s gorgeous indigo design BOUNTY OF THE SEASON Decorate your home this Christmas with our stunning wallhanging in festive berry reds Baltimore Beauties It’s all about these traditional quilts for Jo Colwill this month Wrap up in quilted warmth! Sew Kaffe Fassett’s Giant Blocks design from his new book Quilts in America • Lin Clements takes foundation paper piecing to the next level • Our new Block of the Month series starts with Carolyn Forster’s Broken Dishes block • Pam Lintott’s Log Cabin quilt Your gift! Antique Quilts supplement Issue 42 on sale 1st November…