Table of contents for Issue 26 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

Words + pictures… Last month, one of LP&Q's lovely workshop attendees at Festival of Quilts asked me if I read every word of an issue before it goes to press. The short answer is 'no'! My amazing team takes care of the nitty gritty text. Before an issue reaches you, it has been poured over several times as they lovingly craft each sentence, step and caption to create an accurate and absorbing read. In addition, the look of the magazine must be as perfect as the text; my role is to work with the Art Editor to make this happen. Showcasing the projects in beautiful surroundings is one of my responsibilties and passions. Every decision about type, graphics and layout on the magazine's pages has been made to enhance the…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Fabric A 3/ 8 yd Fabric B 5/ 8 yd Fabric C 7/ 8 yd Fabric D 3/ 8 yd Fabric E 3/ 8 yd Fabric F 3/ 8 yd Fabric G 5/ 8 yd Fabric H 3/ 8 yd Fabric I ½yd Fabric J 1/ 8 yd Fabric K 3/ 8 yd Fabirc L ¼yd Fabric M 3/ 8 yd Fabric N 1 1/ 8 yd Fabric O ¼yd Fabric P 5/ 8 yd Fabric Q ¼yd Assorted solid fabric scraps (see cutting instructions) Batting 70in square Backing fabric 4yds Binding fabric ›yd FINISHED SIZE 65in square approx FABRICS USED Fabrics A–K are all Kona Cotton Solids by Robert Kaufman. Fabrics L–P are Dot from the Spot On collection by Robert Kaufman. Fabric Q is…

We’ve teamed up with the UK’s leading fabric store, The Cotton Patch, to bring you a kit to make this very pattern. Containing all of the prints, background fabric and binding to make this quilt. All you need to do is add batting and backing fabric! That’s for the fantastic price of £52.99 – and readers save £5 with discount code CC4919. Visit www.cottonpatch.co.uk or use the order form on page 33. It really is as simple as that! MIX IT UP BY USING SOLIDS AND SMALL-SCALE PRINTS AS THE STRIPES OR THE BACKGROUND. YOU WILL NEED Ten fabrics (A–J in a mix of prints and solid fabrics) one (1) fat quarter of each Backing fabric 52in x 63in Batting 52in x 63in Binding fabric (fabric K) ½yd FINISHED SIZE…

PICNIC BLANKET YOU WILL NEED Thirteen (13) print fabrics, 15in square Background fabric (low volume), 2yds Pocket fabric, 14in square, for weight pockets Fusible interfacing 14in square, for weight pockets Backing fabric 62in square Binding fabric ½yd Batting 62in square Cotton perlé thread, for quilting (we used a variety of colours) FINISHED SIZE 60in square approx NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise stated. Press seams open or to the sides, as preferred. FABRIC USED • All prints are from the Linen Cupboard collection by Emma Jean Jansen for Ella Blue – for more info, visit www.eqs-uk.com CUTTING OUT 1 From twelve (12) of the print fabrics cut: One (1) 6½in x 13in piece. Four (4) 7in x 3½in pieces. 2 From one (1) remaining print fabric cut…

CREATIVE FLAIR! Some people are just brimming with creativity and designer Sara Lawson certainly has her fair share. Whether it’s quilts, bags or clothing, she has sewing hands that can make anything stylish. JENNY LOVES… • Ever since I first met Sara Lawson, I've been impressed by the powerhouse of energy packed into one creative and consistently well dressed gal! So I'm not surprised that she is now also co-founder of the new convention SewPro. What did pleasantly surprise me was being asked by Sara to teach there - what an honour. See you Chicago next year, then! Sara Lawson is not just a keen sewist and quilter, she also designs bag patterns and her own fabrics, and now she’s founded an event called SewPro to help others turn their…

PENCIL QUILT YOU WILL NEED Thirty-six different (36) coloured scraps for the pencils (1½in x WOF strips for the light and dark colours, 2½in x WOF strips for the medium colours), plus small scraps for the pencil tips Grey fabrics for pencil points, one fat eighth of each in light, medium and dark grey Background fabric 3½yds Backing fabric 4¼yds (or 74in square pieced backing) Batting 74in square Binding fabric ½yd Templates A to F (see page 87) FINISHED SIZE 66in square approx NOTES Wash and press all fabrics well before cutting. Shorten your stitch length for working foundation paper piecing. Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press after each seam, pressing seams open, unless otherwise instructed. RST = right sides together. WST = wrong sides together. WOF =…

YOU WILL NEED Twenty-four (24) 12½in square blocks Assorted print fabrics: one (1) 3in WOF strip of each of thirteen (13) print fabrics and one (1) 5½in WOF strip of each of eight (8) print fabrics – twenty-one (21) fabrics in total White fabric 2 1/8 yds Backing fabric 4¾yds (or a pieced 84in square) Batting 84in square Binding fabric – this is created using the print fabric leftovers FINISHED SIZE 78in square approx NOTES Wash and press all fabrics well before cutting. Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press after each seam. WST = wrong sides together. WOF = width of fabric. FABRICS USED • Print fabrics are all from the Mimosa collection for Windham Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 From white fabric cut the following. • Forty-five (45)…

Fat Quarter Shop was started by Kimberly Jolly back in 2003. She began quilting just a few years before, but soon found that the stores in her area lacked the fabrics she so desperately wanted, especially fat quarter bundles. That need fueled her desire to start an online shop (hence the name Fat Quarter Shop) and soon she was working her normal job during the day and filling orders at night. With her commitment to great customer service and “need fabric now” attitude (which we totally get!), the store quickly skyrocketed and became a fulltime venture. Yay! Over ten years later, FQS has kept its dedication to stellar customer service as well as lightning-fast domestic and international shipping. It’s also developed an abundance of exclusive items that we can’t get…

“I aim towards projects that don’t take me longer than a week of sewing. I appreciate work that takes forever, but I don’t like doing it!” “I like a mix of both! I alternate between the two so I feel like I’m finishing things even while I work on longer term projects.” “I want to be virtuous and say slow sewing, but let’s face it as Ferris said – life moves pretty fast – and as such I want my projects done now!”…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED One (1) Jelly Roll, assorted pastel colours (we used Kona New Pastels) Background fabric (white), 2¾yd Backing fabric 60in x 70in Batting 60in x 70in Binding fabric ½yd FINISHED SIZE 56in x 66in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. A Jelly Roll is a set of 2½in x 42in strips. You will need at least twenty-two strips. WOF = width of fabric CUTTING OUT 1 From the Jelly Roll strips, trim sixty-six (66) 2½in x 10in strips in a random assortment of colours. Cut eighty (80) 2½in squares from the remaining strips. 2 From the background fabric, cut: Two (2) 6½in x 44½in border strips Two (2) 6½in x 66½in border strips Twelve (12) 2½in x WOF strips Ninety-seven…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Six (6) solid fabrics, ½yd each Assorted print fabrics, to match solids, 1½yd total Background fabric 2 yd Batting 68in x 78in Backing fabric 3 yd Binding fabric ½yd FINISHED SIZE 64 x 74in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout. We will be strip piecing and trimming as we go, using different sized squares or rectangles as centres and then sewing strips around these to frame them. Blocks are trimmed to 4½in, 8½in or 12½in square. FABRICS USED • The main solid colours used are Kona cottons in Wasabi, Cedar, Cerise, Snow, Robin’s Egg and Glacier, with a background of Ash. CUTTING OUT 1 Cut the six solid fabrics and assorted print fabrics into a range of strips with widths ranging from 1¼in to 3in.…

COYOTE SUPERSIZE BLOCK YOU WILL NEED For the Coyote super-size block: Fabric A one (1) FQ Fabric B one (1) FQ Fabric C one (1) FQ Fabric D one (1) FQ Fabric E one (1) FQ Fabric F one (1) FQ Backing fabric 28in square Batting 28in square Binding fabric ¼yd FINISHED SIZE Super-size block: 24in square NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. FQ = fat quarter. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. HST = half-square triangle. FABRICS USED All print fabrics are from the Coyote collection by Hawthorne Threads. Fabric A: golden print Fabric B: low volume feather print Fabric C: coral print Fabric D: grey arrows on white print Fabric E: white arrows on grey print Fabric F: Coyote print CUTTING OUT…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Six (6) colour fabrics, ¼yd each – we used blue, yellow, purple, green, orange and navy Eighteen (18) low-volume fabrics, ¼yd each Backing fabric 48in x 60in Batting 45in x 57in FINISHED SIZE 41in x 53in approx NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise stated. • WOF = width of fabric. CUTTING OUT 1 Before you start cutting, pair two (2) low volume fabrics with each bright-coloured fabric. There will be six (6) low-volume fabrics remaining. 2 From the blue fabric cut one (1) 2in x WOF strip. From each of the low-volume fabrics cut one (1) 2in x WOF strips. 3 From the yellow fabric cut one (1) 2in x WOF strip. From one of the low-volume fabrics cut one (1) 2½in x…

Some people might look at my fabric stash and call me a hoarder, but I prefer the term ‘fabric curator’. Sure, it’s a fine line, but I’m a fan of line dancing. I’ll be the first to admit that I have an extensive stash of fabric. In fact, I’ve been known to blush at the thought of just how big my fabric stash is when in polite company. When I first started quilting, I just bought what appealed to me (hello, novelty prints!). I didn’t have much experience in what to buy and I treated entering a fabric store like a kid being let loose in a candy store. My fabric stash got a bit more organised as my sewing experience grew and I started to learn more about composition…

WE LOVE A FREEBIE! Jeni Baker treats us to her new Curiosities fabric line in all its glory with this free Abundance quilt pattern. Clever fabric placement means piecing a striking modern design is easy! incolororder.com JENNY LOVES… • There has never been such a choice of fabric inspired by our four legged friends. I'm especially enjoying all things kitschy and quirky from the animal kingdom. Whether it's Rolypolyhandcraft's fussy-cut little lamb, or Donna Wilson's cool foxy oven mitt, I'm lovin' the critters. Even Jeni Baker has snuck bunny George into her new fabric line! CACTI GARDEN Nope we're still not tired of the succulents trend – especially now that we've seen these beauties by Jacqueline Colley! Her Cacti and Succulents designs are packed full of tropical delights: ferns, palms,…

STYLISHLY SYMBOLIC Do you dream in fonts? Know the difference between Serif and Sans Serif? Yep – you’re a typeaholic! But don’t worry, you’re in good company, and we know you’ll love Jessica Jones’ new print collection. JENNY LOVES… • I adore Typography from Cloud9. When we first designed the pages of LP&Q , the font choice was as important as the photos and layouts. The font used to spell ‘LOVE FABRIC’ (above) appears on the cover and inside the mag, and beat several others to make it onto the page. As soon as I saw it I knew it was ‘the one’. Isn’t that often how love is?! TYPOGRAPHY By Jessica Jones for Cloud9 Fabrics Celebrate all things wordy with this tongue-in-cheek range of letters and symbols. The font-based…

Last year, the Modern Quilt Guild hosted a Charity Quilt Challenge for its guilds and members. They were asked to make a quilt using a set palette of colours and an 'off-grid' construction. The finished quilts were exhibited at this year's QuiltCon in Austin and then donated to local (to the guild) children's charities. The Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild produced a quilt in a random, improv style over a number of group 'sew-ins'. Jo Avery, EMQG guild president, has produced a pattern for a structured version of the quilt. Jo pieced the quilt and EMQG treasurer and long-arm quilter Tatyana Duffie (tanichiwa.blogspot.co.uk) quilted it with the same design as the original. This 'version 2' quilt will be raffled with proceeds going to another charity.…

YOU WILL NEED Background fabric 15in square Appliqué fabric, three (3) 5in squares Backing fabric 18in square Fusible batting 18in square Binding fabric 1/ 8 yd Freezer paper 15in square FINISHED SIZE • 15in square MINI QUILT Bring a hint of flower power into your home with this colourful appliqué quilt. NOTES Seam allowances are 3/ 16 in, unless otherwise noted. WOF = width of fabric. 1 Prepare the appliqué pieces as outlined in the Technique Focus and using the templates on page 87. Arrange on the background fabric and stitch in place. 2 Make a quilt sandwich with your backing, batting and quilt top. Fuse the batting in place, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Trim the quilt to 15in square. 3 Cut two 2›in x WOF strips from your…

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As much as I love fabric (I own a fabric shop, after all!) ironically I don’t care to keep much of a fabric stash. It’s probably due to the fact that I want the latest and greatest collections available, which explains why FQS has something new almost every day. The fabrics that I love to use in my favorite quilts are all very bright and happy. Bonnie & Camille, Lori Holt, Pam Kitty Morning and Lecien fabrics are perennial favorites, and recently I’ve come to adore Vanessa Goertzen and Corey Yoder’s fabrics as well. The one notion I do love to stash are Aurifil threads – I can’t get enough of all the colors and weights they offer! I have all of the 50wt and 12 wt spools in every…