Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 99 i Today's Quilter

When the team opened up Jo Colwill’s quilt in the office, we were all wowed – not only by the level of detail in her appliqué work, but by the incredible quilting done by Sandy Chandler as well. If ever there was a showstopper quilt, this is it! But it is also great inspiration for anyone who has treasured print fabrics stashed away and are not sure what to do with them. Jo’s quilt shows you how you can take different prints/borders or panels, cut them up and create something totally marvellous! This issue also sees the start of our new seasonal series by Julia Gahagan. Her mini quilts kick off with Spring Meadows. And as we wrap up issue 99, we are well underway working on issue 100. Make…

How Do You Do 18 March–28 October The Welsh Quilt Centre in the heart of the Teifi Valley is reopening in March after its winter break. ‘How Do You Do’ will explore recent acquisitions to the Jen Jones quilt collection and tickets also give entry to the neighbouring Little Quilts – Small Beds exhibition by Vivien Finch. Admission: £9 – adult, £7 – concession and groups, £4 – students 11.00-16.30 Tues–Sat The Welsh Quilt Centre, Town Hall, High Street, Lampeter SA48 7BB www. welshquilts.com Wolverley Stitchers Open Day 18 March 2023’s Worldwide Quilting Day is 18th March and Wolverley Stitchers are having an open day to display all their latest work. Tea, coffee and cake will be for sale raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. 11.00-15.00 Wolverley Stitchers, Wolverley…

Kenny Watkins, Jarral Williams, Darrius Stewart, Walter Scott and Yahira Nesby are just a few of the people featured on quilted banners hung on the streets of downtown Oakland, California. These individuals all share one thing in common: they lost their lives too soon as a result of discrimination, race-based violence, hate crimes, police shootings, gender discrimination and a system that failed them. As I look at photographs of these banners, which have been made with so much skill, love and care, it seems hard to comprehend that such senseless deaths are still happening every day – and it often feels like no one is paying attention. That is certainly how Sara Trail felt when she heard of the sad passing of Trayvon Martin in 2017. Sara is a respected…

BEHIND THE QUILT MIX AND MATCH “This quilt is a great stashbuster, as all scrappy quilts should be! I was inspired by a vintage quilt with bold, handled baskets and the combinations of the background prints and basket fabrics in the original. The background prints were varied and a lovely juxtaposition to the baskets. Sometimes there was a big contrast and at other times very little. I liked this idea, so trawled through my low-volume prints for candidates. “For my basket prints, I tried to keep to browns and multi-coloured combinations so there was a loose theme holding the scrappiness together. I was aiming to use 64 different prints, but accidentally doubled up on one – see if you can spot it! Due to the way I cut the fabrics…

With their perfect rounded shape and dazzling colours, tulips are a welcome sight at this stage of early Spring when we are all desperate for colour to return to our gardens. Tulips are originally from Kazakhstan – a conquering force from the Ottoman Empire discovered them in the Kazakhstan mountains and brought them back to Turkey in the 16th century. However, it was when the flower was first cultivated in The Netherlands that it really came to prominence and so-called Tulip Fever took hold. The Tulip is actually a member of the Lily family and the flower is known to symbolise perfect and deep love –whether it be for a partner, child, sibling or parent. Tulips are one of my favourite cut flowers and look stunning in any setting. For…

INSPIRATION Buttons, beads, bobbles and more.... yarn, fringe, ribbons for sure! Yes, I love to embellish my quilts with all types of adornments. Trims, for example, can really add a bit of pizazz. You might have to be a bit more cautious on a traditional quilt that will be used, loved and washed though. Also bear in mind that if you are using metal, it can be affected by washing and drying – and we certainly don’t want anything that will hurt the user in any way. Yarn, fringe and ribbon are fine for all types of quilts and if you’re making an art quilt, the world is your oyster when it comes to accents. You can add any of the following: buttons, beads, stones, metal strips, foil, charms, feathers,…

THE FABRIC PIE IN THE SKY A colourful nod to children who enjoy constructing alternative, creative worlds full of fantastic ideas ‒ hence the name of the collection; Pie in Sky. This fresh array of fabrics feature doodle-like flowers that give the designs a naive and effortless feel. The sweet motifs and gorgeous colours have a vintage look that is sure to inspire some fantastic quilt designs. Find downloadable quilt patterns, including Daydreamer shown above, at www.tildasworld.com. THE PATTERN ROSEWOOD WHORLS New to the TQandLPQPatternShop on Etsy is this medallion style quilt featuring Snail Trail blocks. Designer Sally Ablett has added a large triangle to the outer part of each block in the centre of the medallion to link it to the inner border so that the blocks end up…

WRITE TO US Today’s Quilter, Our Media, Eagle House, Bristol, BS1 4STEMAIL: todaysquilter@immediate.co.uk Oh Hex! I have finally, FINALLY finished my Hexie Summer bedcover and wanted to share it with you. My take on the theme of “Grandma’s Flower Garden” was Sunflowers and Cornflowers and so I used shades of yellow and blue for my lightweight summer bed cover. I definitely didn’t anticipate how long this quilt was going to take to make – how much geometry, cutting up (with the help of a Sizzix machine later on) and stitching there would be. Plus, I didn’t have a dedicated sewing room, so I had to get everything out when I wanted to work on the quilt, and then put it all away again afterwards, which takes time too. All in…

BLOCK OF THE MONTH APPLIQUÉ AND PIECING TEMPLATES ACTUAL SIZE PLEASE NOTE: Templates include seam allowances. Thank you for making this project from Today’s Quilter. The copyright of the patterns in this magazine are owned by or licensed to Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited and are for readers’ personal use only. Please do not share them online (even for free) or copy them multiple times without our permission. Where selling crafts based on these patterns is permitted (usually only to raise funds for charity), we’ll say so on the page. Copyright law protects creative work and unauthorised copying is illegal. We appreciate your help. SCAN ME! Scan the QR code here, to go directly to the templates page on Gathered. how and download all templates for the projects at full…

The quilts and quilt-makers of Gee’s Bend came to public attention with the landmark exhibition ‘The Quilts of Gee’s Bend’, a display of over 60 quilts celebrating the artistic legacy of four generations of African American women from the remote hamlet of Gee’s Bend in Alabama. The show launched at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas in September 2002 and toured several other prestigious venues across the United States for the following few years. It was an absolute sensation and raised awareness of these spectacular quilts not only in America but beyond too. Michael Kimmelman, then art critic for The New York Times, declared the quilts to be “some of the most miraculous works of art America has produced”. GEE’S BEND ‘The Quilts of Gee’s Bend’ was created by…

This miniature quilt uses shadow appliqué to capture the essence of spring and can easily be adapted to represent any picture or scene that is special to you. BEHIND THE QUILT IT’S ALL IN THE DETAIL “This miniature quilt project uses shadow appliqué; shapes are glued in place, a transparent fabric is layed over the top and the design is quilted. This is a quick and easy technique that enables you to produce a small-scale design without having to fuse or appliqué each shape individually. The glue holds the pieces in position, the net ensures the design is secure and the quilting fixes it all in place. It’s a great way to use up small pieces of fabric you may have left over from other projects too!” – Julia Gahagan…