Innholdsfortegnelse for 40 i Today's Quilter

After weeks of long, sunny days, the weather is starting to slowly change, and here in the office we’re beginning to think about what we’ll be making in the cooler autumn months. At the top of my wish list is Lynne Goldsworthy’s stunning Maple Leaf design, which is our cover star this issue. Made in gorgeous shades of pinks and reds, this quilt is one you’ll want to show off when finished. This issue also sees the start of Jo Colwill’s new column – I’m sure you’ll join me in giving her a very warm welcome. She kicks off her column by sharing her journey, from horses to quilting, with a few cream teas thrown in for good measure (a woman after my own heart). To find out more, check…

EXPLORING TEXTILE CRAFTS A day at the Palace! Over 30,000 visitors head to Ally Pally every year to get their creative fix at the highly anticipated autumn Knitting & Stitching Show. The event hosts over 250 workshops and talks, led by top textile tutors. The Creative Living Theatre also presents a packed programme of demonstrations, with sewing celebrities including Lauren Guthrie (The Great British Sewing Bee), textile artists Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn and The Beadworkers’ Guild featuring during the event. Plus, over 300 exhibitors from all over the world will be selling essential craft supplies, as well as many inspirational and thought-provoking galleries to enjoy during the event. It’s a must for the autumn calendar! The Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace 11th-14th October www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/london FABULOUS FABRIC! IN…

You will need Backgroundfabric 20in square Batting – 20in square Lining fabric – 20in square Fabric scraps in assorted colours Larger scrap pieces for stems (at least 15in and 20in long across the bias) Backing fabric – ½yd Thread to tone with fabrics Appliqutemplates(use cover gift or see Templates section) 18in cushion pad Finished size 18in square Notes This cushion can be made using raw edge appliqué if you prefer. Cutting out 1 On the back of each fabric scrap, draw around the template and cut out each shape 3/16in-¼in larger, (Fig 1). You will need the following shapes: • Two (2) Bird Cs – one (1) and one (1) in reverse. • Two (2) Wing As – one (1) and one (1) in reverse. • Eight (8)…

You will need One (1) Jelly Roll Border fabric – 1½yds Binding fabric – ½yd Backing fabric – 65in x 75in Batting – 65in x 75in Creative Grids 60-degree triangle measuring at least 8in or similar Finished size Approx. 55in x 65in Fabric used Wild Orchid Jelly Roll by Blackbird Designs, available from www.remnanthousefabric.co.uk Sorting the strips 1 Pair up the forty (40) Jelly Roll strips into twenty (20) pairs. Try to sort strips into a pair of similar colours, although if you have duplicates in your Jelly Roll do not use them together. Cutting out 2 From your border fabric, cut as follows: Seven (7) 4½in x WOF strips. Three (3) 5in x WOF strips. 3 From your binding fabric, cut six (6) 2½in x WOF strips. Making the…

Landscape is an enduring artistic theme and has preoccupied textile artist Janet Twinn for many years. However, much of her practice is concerned with detail rather than sweeping vistas. “I’m captivated by the colours, shapes and lines that make up the bigger picture,” Janet tells us. “The concept of pattern intrigues me too. It’s an ingredient of many patchwork designs and repeating forms also appear in nature.” Janet is also fascinated by grids. Not only do their criss-cross lines allude to the warp and weft threads of fabrics, but the regular framework can be used to “create order out of chaos”. In fact, Janet’s free-flowing compositions are a clever illusion, as the cloth patches are generally arranged in an underlying grid. Janet’s quilts also have a fluid painterly quality, which…

You will need Assorted fabrics for books – Ten (10) Fat Eighths Background fabric – 1yd Bookshelves fabric – ¾yd Bookend fabric – 6½in square Drawer fabric – ¼yd Inner border fabric – ¾yd Outer border fabric – ½yd Bondaweb – 1yd Assorted fabric selvedges Backingfabric 50in x 63in Batting – 50in x 63in Binding – ½yd Appliqué templates Finished size 46in x 59in Fabrics used “Saturday Morning” by Basic Grey for Moda. Cutting out 1 Cut each Fat Eighth in half to make two (2) 10in x 9in pieces. 2 From the background fabric, cut as follows: Three (3) 3in x WOF strips. Sub-cut into ten (10) 10in x 3in strips. Four (4) 4in x 10in rectangles. Two (2) 5½in x 7½in rectangles. Two (2) 2½in x 1½in…

We’ve been stitching useful household objects for this project, so it’s time we became a little more frivolous and turned our attention to ornamentation and art. I was thinking of an antique cross stitch sampler when I designed the “Home Sweet Home” picture, but we’re using appliqué and embroidery instead of cross stitch for these heartfelt words. This month really is a celebration of the precious ornaments that we collect and display. I would have loved to produce a design of everyone’s favourite knick-knack, but as that is not possible, we will all have to stitch my Wemyss Ware cat! I first came across Wemyss Ware many years ago and began collecting the reproduction pieces made by Griselda Hill in Fife. I started with the beautiful blue cat (pictured below)…

Julie Yates BOOKSHELF BEAUTY If, like us, you’ve aways wanted to make a bookshelf quilt, here’s your chance. Turn to page 72 to start making your own personalised version! Karen Lewis GEE’S BEND QUILT Inspired by the Gee’s Bend quilts, Karen pays homage to these culturally-significant designs with a vibrant, scrappy quilt on page 36. Laura Pritchard PRETTY APPLIQUÉ Our very own Technical Editor, Laura, has designed the delightful cushion project on page 45 using the floral & bird appliqué templates gift set.…

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 METTLER THREAD PACK USE CODE TQMTPAC OR TQMTPCC* BUY THIS KIT! See this project demonstrated live on air by Jane Alcock on 16th September 2018. www.lilysquilts.blogspot.co.uk @LilysQuilts @lilysquilts *FREE 8-Piece Mettler Thread Pack worth £12.99 for every new customer. Enter code TQMTPAC for the Autumn pack, pictured,…

“I’m a huge fan of Gee’s Bend quilts and the incredible makers behind them. I love the informal layout and the scrappy style, and the overall personality that radiates from them. I’ve created my quilt with all this in mind, mixing and matching different types of fabric and fitting in similar colourways where needed. I’ve kept unity in the placement of the colour scheme to give an overall order to the quilt design. I’ve also incorporated tactile merino wool fabrics, washed out hand-dyed fabrics, as well as regular quilting cottons. This quilting style is definitely a case of anything goes!”…

“As a nature lover, I’ve always been drawn to designs featuring various flora and fauna and often find myself magnetised towards birds in particular. From the humble sparrow to the fabulous flamingo, I have an affinity towards these creatures and often find them entering my life. Pet chickens currently occupy my garden, I made 1,000 origami cranes for my wedding, and have several art pieces around my home depicting feathered friends of various kinds. Needle-turn appliqué is a technique I enjoy and find relaxing, so here are two little songbirds in their decorated nest to adorn a favourite chair. Customise as you wish with the template set included, mixing and matching your favourite flowers and birds in your chosen colours.”…

HELP! When I make HRTs from single triangles they end up skewed and not the right size. When I join them together I end up with space above the triangle points. What’s wrong? Try this… When sewing individual Half-rectangle Triangles together, they have fine points, and the taller the unit, the finer the points. These make it difficult to sew triangles together as the points can easily slide out of position and the unit ends up distorted. The easiest way to deal with this is to make the unit larger than needed and trim it down to the correct size when sewn (see Method 1, page 53). When you trim it, do not have the seam going from corner to corner (Fig 10A-C) as this will create a ½in seam…

Beamish was the vision of Dr Frank Atkinson, the museum’s founder and first director. Frank had visited Scandinavian folk museums in the early 1950s and was inspired to create an open-air museum for the North East. He realised the dramatically-changing region was losing its industrial heritage. Coal mining, ship building and iron and steel manufacturing were disappearing, along with the communities that served them. Frank wanted the new museum to “illustrate vividly” the way of life of “ordinary people” and bring the region’s history to life. Beamish remains true to Frank’s principles today and hundreds of thousands of people visit each year. The Remaking Beamish project, made possible by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, includes plans for a 1950s Town, Upland Farm and expansion of the museum’s Georgian area, including…

“Hexagons are always fun and we hope you like our strippy version. You will need to use a Jelly Roll that has a range of colours as the beautiful honeycomb design will be lost if you have similar coloured hexagons next to each other. We’ve used a Jelly Roll with a range of pinks, lilacs and yellows that deepen into browns and blacks. It was the perfect choice for this quilt. We edged it with a solid taupe border, which set the fabrics off nicely.”…

CONTINUUM2 18th to 22nd September 2018 (11–6 Tues to Fri, 11–4 Sat) The Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU www.meniergallery.co.uk A showcase of exciting new work from MA and PhD alumni of the Crafts and Design School UCA Farnham during London Design Festival 2018 www.londondesignfestival.com SIGNATURE X by zero3 27th November to 1st December 2018 (11–6 Mon to Fri, 11–4 Sat) The Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU www.meniergallery.co.uk Janet is a member of the textile group zero3 and Signature X is their latest exhibition. The group, which comprises textile artists with diverse practices, works to promote modern textiles as an accepted art form. DIALOGUES by Quilt Art 12th January to 26th March 2019 Kirkcudbright Galleries, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4AA www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk Dialogues is a…

“I was looking at a pile of scrap selvedges and had no idea what to do with them, when suddenly they gave me the inspiration to make a bookshelf quilt! A bookshelf quilt can easily be made up of scraps, although for this design I used the Saturday Morning collection by Basic Grey for Moda. Having taught this quilt design several times now, I have encouraged my students to think about what individual and personal items they would like sew into their bookshelves.”…

You will need Neutral background fabric – 13in x 15in Patterned fabric for the cat – 10in x 12in Scraps of turquoise and pink fabric for decorations Black embroidery thread Finished size 12½in x 14½in Cutting out 1 From the patterned fabric, cut one (1) piece of template A and one (1) piece of template B. 2 From the turquoise fabric, cut two (2) hearts using template C and four (4) large circles using template D. 3 From the pink fabric, cut four (4) small circles using template E. Assembling the block 4 Pin the cat body to the centre of the background piece. Stitch down using a tiny neat slip stitch and matching thread, turning the edges under as you go using a 3/16in seam, (Figs 1, 2 and…

You will need Neutralbackgroundfabric 12in square A range of patterned fabric for the letters – Eight (8) 3in x 3½in pieces Pink and orange embroidery thread Pencil or water soluble pen 10in embroidery hoop Finished size 10½in x 11½in Notes Make one (1) block. Cutting out 1 From the patterned fabric, cut out two (2) each of “H”, “O”, “M” and “E”, one from each fabric piece. Assembling the block 2 Fold the background square in half, top to bottom. Use this central line to position the “sweet” embroidery pattern. Lay the fabric on top and trace the word using a pencil. If you can’t easily see through the fabric, use a light box or tape to a window. Insert into an embroidery hoop. Ensure the fabric is as…

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Beamish Museum is the vision of Dr Frank Atkinson, its founder and first director. He visited Scandinavian folk museums in the early 1950s and was inspired to create an open-air museum for the North East when he realised the dramatically-changing region was losing its industrial heritage. Frank wanted the new museum to “illustrate vividly” the way of life of “ordinary people” and bring the region’s history to life. Beamish remains true to Frank’s principles today and hundreds of thousands of people visit each year. www.beamish.org.uk…

THE QUILT LADY OF THE LAKE Most traditional quilt blocks have multiple names; Lady of the Lake is the only pattern known by only one, named after a poem by Sir Walter Scott published in 1810. A line in this love song “kind creeping shrubs of a thousand dyes...” was the seed of inspiration behind Rita’s enchanting appliqué border of vining shrubs and calla lilies, lotus blossoms and water lilies. It is this magnificent frame that elevates the geometric patchwork into an exquisite manifestation of Scott’s lyrical words. THE DESIGNER KAFFE FASSETT Kaffe Fassett’s talents span multiple visual arts, from fine art painting and mosaics to the textile arts knitting, needlepoint and patchwork. His work has spawned worldwide exhibitions and over 40 books, and in 1988 he became the first…

Grow your own I was inspired to make this quilt after seeing Lynne Edwards’ Flower Patch Quilt in issue 31 of Today’s Quilter. I purchased some Fat Quarters from the Spring Quilt Festival in Harrogate. I didn’t have a pattern in mind, I just knew I wanted to make a quilt for my newly engaged niece, who is buying her first home. When I saw the Flower Patch quilt, I knew it was the one. I wanted to make a double quilt, so I made a few adjustments to Lynne’s pattern. Unfortunately, I didn’t have sufficient Fat Quarters to make the same style of border. I also decided to make another patchwork design for the reverse using some blue and white fabric I had in my stash. Making a separate…

“I love quilting till cows come home” When I was asked to take over this column from the wonderful and talented Lynne Edwards, I was honoured but also a little scared. I have long been an admirer of Lynne, she is such a giving and hilarious person, and her beautiful work has inspired so many. So first off, I would like to thank her for all the years of true dedication and inspiration. I hope I can continue to inspire, but in my own way. Let me begin by sharing my stitching journey. Sewing has always been my passion, along with horses (pretty much all animals for that matter) and the countryside. I have never been a city person, and would much rather calve a cow than travel on the…

Karen Lewis is a screen printer, fabric designer, quilter and author living in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with her husband and three virtually grown-up children. Much-adored Cockapoo, Scout, has recently joined the clan and, when she isn’t knee-deep in paint and fabric and designing for Robert Kaufman, Karen and Scout can be found around and about the fields by her house. Karen teaches printing and textiles at workshops around the UK and overseas. You can find out more about Karen on her website. www.karenlewistextiles.com @karenlewistextiles…

Our very own technical editor, Laura Pritchard, has been sewing since she was a child and quilting for most of her adult life. Her work has been published in several quilting and craft magazines and she loves teaching and inspiring new quilters to sew. Also known as her online alias, Dimple Stitch, Laura regularly posts photos on Instagram of works-in-progress, finished quilts and her life in Bristol with her husband, cats and chickens. lauradimplestitch…

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…

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

Learn to really look at things, taking in colours, lines and so on. These are all elements that can inspire and inform a design. Drawing is an excellent skill to develop. It doesn’t matter if your drawings are beautiful or not, but by putting pencil to paper you will be forced to observe details more closely (see point above). If you really do struggle with drawing, then take photographs and zoom in on details, e.g. shapes you find appealing. These can then be traced and used in the design process. If something isn’t going well, try making small adjustments first, as often little changes can make a big difference – this can be true for designing and making. Many people find quilting difficult, so once your quilt sandwich is ready,…

Julie Yates learnt to sew as a child on her grandmother’s Singer treadle, but she didn’t start patchworking until 2000, after working 15 years in a doctor’s surgery. She caught the quilting bug and joined the team at Bramble Patch in 2007. Julie now teaches patchwork, makes sample quilts and designs many of Bramble Patch’s kits, including her trademark quirky appliqué cushions, featuring everything from flip-flops to flamingos and camper vans to cupcakes. www.bramblepatchonline.com bramblepatch Bramble Patch…

On the way back from teaching in Inverness, I saw a sign for antiques. I headed down a narrow country road until I came to the beautiful Torguish House Tea Room, which has an extensive antiques and salvage yard attached. I spent a happy hour rummaging through the most fascinating array of objects and, if I hadn’t had a car already full of quilts and fabric, I would have filled it with items for my garden! I did, however, find this charming Staffordshire Pottery figurine that apparently depicts Turkish performers (and their dogs). Torguish House, Daviot, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 5XQ 01463 772208 ›www.antiquesandsalvage.co.uk…

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