Table of contents for 110 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

What’s your favourite season? Although autumn has my heart, there’s always something so exciting about spring. The natural world has woken up after its long slumber throughout winter; new plants are flourishing, the sunshine glows stronger and the days get longer (at least here in the UK!). This issue we’re all about using that extra daylight to grow new skills and develop existing ones. Try Holly Clarke’s springy FPP bunting quilt, or ease into some slow stitching with Louisa Goult’s blooming EPP cushion. Bay Corbishley is doing florals the modern way, with graphic Orange Peel blocks that really are easier than you may think. And if you’re in the mood for some spring cleaning, take a look at Kim Smith Soper’s advice for sorting and storing fabric… your stash will…

CUTTING OUT 1 Cut a few strips of fabric to the height of the Half Hexie template you will be using for your project, either 1¼in or 2in. 2 Stack a few strips on top of one another, taking care to align the long edges, so that you can cut several half hexies at once. Line up the top edge of the template with the top of the strip. Trim along both edges of the template, including trimming away the small ‘ears’ at the bottom edge, as shown in Fig 1. 3 Turn the template and align with the angled edge of the strip at the left edge. Trim along the right edge, including the ‘ear’ at the corner. Then use the template to trim away the ears at the…

How did you first get into Foundation Paper Piecing? I wanted to make something for my mom, who loves mushrooms, and found a fairly simple FPP mushroom pattern online. A few YouTube tutorials later, and off I went! Now it’s almost exclusively what I do. What’s your favourite block you’ve ever made, and why? My favourite block that I have made was a commission from someone whose dog had recently passed (Elsa, pictured top left). I love getting to hear the stories of people's loved pets, and in this particular pattern the dog was wearing a cute little sweatshirt. I was able to find fabric to match the sweatshirt and it was so touching to hear how much the customer loved my work. What advice would you give to an…

When I walk into a quilt shop, I instantly get excited. Everywhere I look, there is infinite possibility! All of it right at my fingertips – just waiting to be touched and chosen! But I realised something. That feeling I had at the fabric shop? It didn’t come home with me. At home, my yardage came out of the bag and would either get shoved on a shelf or put in a pile. I might not even remember the purchase for months afterwards because it was hidden in plain sight… Until I had a lightbulb moment. With a little spring cleaning, I found that I could create that fabric shop feeling with my stash at home! Here’s how to get started: SORT BY SIZE The first step to creating your…

You’ve said that you found your first quilting home with the African American Quilters of Baltimore, who taught you the best techniques to express your quilt vision. Tell us a little more about this experience and how it influenced your quilting. Yes, I learned foundational quiltmaking skills from the master quilters of the African American Quilters of Baltimore (AAQB). I will be forever grateful to them for giving me a solid foundation that allows me to execute my visions. And, although most of the members of AAQB were traditional quilters, they strongly encouraged me to develop my own approach to quilt design and construction. They really modelled how a quilter can honor tradition and also be curious and excited about new ideas in quiltmaking. The improv quilting technique features heavily…

BEGINNER’S GUIDE: HOW TO SEW HALF-RECTANGLE TRIANGLES Half-rectangle Triangles (HRTs) are like the big sibling of the Half-square Triangle. As the name suggests, the block is a rectangle made from two triangles. There is no standard ratio for these blocks, but commonly they will be either a 2:1 ratio (E.g. 6in x 3in) or a 3:1 ratio (E.g. 9in x 3in). Note that the higher the ratio is, the steeper the diagonal line will appear. SEWING A HALF-RECTANGLE TRIANGLE CUTTING OUT 1 Paula will show you a simple way to make HRTs, using triangles cut from rectangles. You can cut your rectangles either from top right to bottom left, or top left to bottom right, resulting in two different finished units (Fig 1). 2 To begin, cut two rectangles of…

Wendy Chow The grand finale of our striking Setting Suns Block of the Month series is here: join Wendy to piece the final Sawtooth Star block, as well as the full quilt, over on p81 Holly Clarke Head to p46 to practise your Foundation Paper Piecing prowess with Holly’s bunting quilt and coordinating cushion, featuring a variety of prints Carole Lyles Shaw In this month’s Designer Profile we chatted to modern quilter Carole about everything from improv quilting to sustainable quilt practices! Find it on p58…

YOU WILL NEED FabricAyellow: one (1) fat sixteenth Fabric B (teal): one (1) fat sixteenth Fabric C (turquoise): one (1) fat sixteenth Stripe fabric: one (1) fat quarter Lining fabric: 20in x 13in Backing fabric: one (1) 17in x 11in and one (1) 5in x 11in Batting: 20in x 13in Half Hexie template provided with the magazine FINISHED SIZE ■ 17in x 10½in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ A fat sixteenth measures 9in x 11in. ■ Template includes seam allowances, where necessary. CUTTING OUT 1 From each of Fabrics A, B and C cut: ■ Three (3) 2in x 11in. Subcut a total of eight (8) 2in half hexies…

YOU WILL NEED Quilt Fabric A (peach): 2yds Fabric B (light pink): 2yds Fabric C (blue): 1¼yds Fabric D (yellow): 5/ 8 yd Backing fabric: 3⅛/ 8 yds Binding fabric: ½yd Batting: 56in square One copy each of Orange Peel quilt templates A and B A LOW VOLUME BACKING FABRIC COMPLEMENTS THE QUILT TOP'S SWEET SOLIDS FINISHED SIZE ■ 48in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise stated. ■ Templates include seam allowance. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Press fabrics well before cutting. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ This pattern assumes width of fabric to be at least 42in. ■ Bay used Aurifil 50wt for piecing and quilted using Aurifil 50wt in Apricot. ■ Bay…

YOU WILL NEED ■ Fabric A (lime green): three to four (3–4) fat quarters ■ Fabric B (light aqua): three to four (3–4) fat quarters ■ Fabric C (dark aqua): three to four (3–4) fat quarters ■ Fabric D (pink): three to four (3–4) fat quarters ■ Fabric E (orange): three to four (3–4) fat quarters ■ Background: 3yds ■ Backing: 4½yds ■ Binding: ¾yd ■ Batting: 80in square FINISHED SIZE ■ 72in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press well after sewing each seam. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed ■ Press all fabrics well before cutting. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Lynne used 279 Cotton Mix 80:20 batting and Bondaweb (vlieseline.com). ■ Lynne used Aurifil 50wt for piecing and…

YOU WILL NEED ■ Print fabrics: seven (7) fat eighths in coordinating fabrics ■ Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter ■ Border fabric: one (1) fat quarter ■ Backing fabric: ½yd ■ Batting: 22in square ■ Lightweight card ■ One (1) copy each of Templates A, B and C FINISHED SIZE ■ 20in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ EPP = English Paper Piecing. ■ Templates do not include seam allowance. ■ You can purchase a set of EPP paper templates for this project from Louisa’s website (sewmotion.com). FABRICS USED ■ Print fabrics are all from Liberty’s Carnaby collection. ■ The background fabric is a Spectrum Solid in Optical White by Makower. CUTTING OUT 1 From the border fabric…

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YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Fabric A (light): ½yd in each of red, yellow, purple and green ■ Fabric B (medium): ¼yd in each of red, yellow, purple and green ■ Fabric C (dark): ¼yd in each of red, yellow, purple and green ■ Binding fabric: ½yd ■ Backing fabric: 4⅛/ 8 yds ■ Batting: 74in square FINISHED SIZE ■ 64in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Daisi used red, yellow, purple and green shades as noted below. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ HST = Half-square Triangle. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Thread supplied by Aurifil (aurifil.com). ■ Daisi used Heirloom Natural Cotton batting supplied by Hobbs Batting (hobbsbatting.com). ■ Fabric supplied by…

YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Prints or solids: ten (10) fat quarters ■ Background fabric: 3½yds ■ Binding fabric: ½yd ■ Backing fabric: 3¾yds ■ Batting: 66in square ■ One (1) copy of the Flag Triangle template ■ Five (5) copies each of the Flag FPP Templates A–G FINISHED SIZE ■ 60in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Templates include seam allowance around the outer edge only. ■ Shorten your stitch length to 1.5 for FPP. ■ FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Press fabrics well before cutting. ■ Pattern assumes WOF is 42in. ■ Fabric supplied by PBS Fabrics (pbsfabrics.com). USE UP A…

YOU WILL NEED ■ Fabric A (light pink): ⅜/ 8 yd ■ Fabric B (turquoise): 1yd ■ Fabric C (brown: ¼yd ■ Fabric D (white/multi print): ¾yd ■ Batting: 44in x 54in ■ Toy stuffing FINISHED SIZE ■ 18in x 26in x 9in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Debbie used Vlieseline 80/20 cotton mix for her batting and Deco-Wadding for her stuffing (vlieseline.com). FABRICS USED Fabrics used are all from the Best Friend collection by Lemonni for FIGO fabrics. SIMPLE LOG CABIN BLOCKS MAKE THIS A BEGINNER FRIENDLY PROJECT! CUTTING OUT 1 From Fabric A cut: ■ Four (4) 2½in x WOF. 2 From…

1 SORBET SHADES BY KAREN LEWIS Soak up the sweet summery shades of this half hexie cushion by Karen! You can find it in LP&Q issue 59, on Zinio, Apple News, Google Play or the LP&Q App. 2 HEXIE FADE BY DANE QUILT CO This beginner-friendly hexie quilt by Kaley is made up of simple half hexies – meaning you can avoid sewing pesky Y-seams! danequiltco.com 3 HEXIE BLOOMS BY COTTON AND JOY Pastel hexies combine to create a garden of flowers in this simple quilt by Fran: a sleek, modern take on traditional Grandmothers's Flower Garden quilts.cottonandjoy.com 4 HEXIE POP BY EMILY DENNIS Rows of half hexies line up neatly to form stunning zig zag stripes in this dynamic quilt by Emily Dennis.quiltyloveshop.com 5 ROSEMALLOW BY TALES OF CLOTH…