Table of contents for 59 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

The sun will come out tomorrow! Or the day after. Maybe next week? Come rain or shine, the Love Patchwork & Quilting team has spring fever and we think it might be catching! The clocks are about to go forward and we're basking in those extra daylight hours (no more choosing fabric in awful artificial light, hurrah!). Meanwhile outside there's a whole new seasonal colour palette popping up. So this month we've curated a whole host of projects that will have us all raiding our stash and taking inspiration from the great outdoors. After all, there's nothing like building a colourful bundle of fabric for your next creation to help you swing into spring! Love our new look? Let us know... LovePatchworkandQuilting LoveQuiltingMag LoveQuiltingMag www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com…

BACK YOUR QUILT WITH A BOLD PATTERNED FABRIC THAT’S JUST AS STRIKING AS THE FRONT YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A (includes backing): 6yds • Fabric B: ¾yd • Fabric C: 1½yds • Fabric D (includes binding): 1 5/ 8 yd • Fabric E: 2½yds • Fabric F: 1yd • Fabric G: ¾yd • Fabric H: 3/ 8 yd • Fabric I: 2½yds FINISHED SIZE • 80in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • WOF = width of fabric. • WST = wrong sides together. FABRICS USED All prints are from the City Loft Fusion collection for Art Gallery Fabrics: • Fabric A: Optical City. • Fabric B: Hula Hoops City. • Fabric C: Tres Streaked City. • Fabric…

SEW LINES OF QUILTING THAT ECHO THE PIECING TO COMPLEMENT THE DESIGN YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A: / yd • Fabric B: ½yd • Fabric C: ½yd • Fabric D: ½ yd • Fabric E: ½ yd • Backing: 1¼ yds • Batting: 40in square • Binding fabric: ›/ yd FINISHED SIZE • 36in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wrong sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • HST = Half-square Triangle. • QST = Quarter-square Triangle. • Fabric supplied by Michael Miller Fabrics (michaelmillerfabrics.com) FABRICS USED All fabrics are Cotton Couture Solids by Michael Miller. • Fabric A: Spring. • Fabric B: Mist. • Fabric…

 What is your sewing background? I've always drawn the way I do, and I've always chosen a specific colour palette. I think all of that is something that's innate in many artists Prior to starting my business (almost ten years ago now) I’d only sewn during high school art class. I’d always been curious about sewing and asked for a sewing machine from my mom for my birthday during college. After failing at a few projects I packed it away until well after graduation. When my husband and I moved to Austin I started selling my art prints on Etsy, which took off quickly and evolved into many other things including textiles and homewares. With no knowledge of how to hire seamstresses nor the start up money to do so,…

YOU WILL NEED • Grey fabric: 5/ 8 yd • Light green fabric: 5/ 8 yd • Dark green fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Backing fabric: ½yd • Lining fabric: 25in square • Batting: 25in square • Cushion pad: 18in square • One ( 1) copy of the Large Monstera Leaf template FINISHED SIZE • 18in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams to the darker fabric side, unless otherwise stated. • RST = right sides together. • Templates include seam allowances. • For templates, see p87. FABRICS USED Kona Cotton Solids in Carnation Pink, Mint, Iron and Emerald by Robert Kaufman Fabrics. PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS WITH THE LARGE LEAF DESIGN, THEN TRY THE SMALLER VERSION CUTTING OUT 1 From each of the…

For the last 19 years, the British Craft Awards have provided an opportunity to celebrate the brands and bright sparks we all know and love. To kick the whole thing off, specialist quilt businesses are narrowed down and elected by team LP&Q, to make up the shortlists for our five final quilting categories. Right from the very start, our readers' input has been a vital part of our process, and one that we couldn't do the awards without. British Craft Awards organiser Anna Davenport has been involved since the ceremony's humble beginnings, "Our magazine teams are experts in their fields, as are many of our readers," she points out. Once nominees for each category are announced, the time comes around for you to vote for your favourites! This time, over…

YOU WILL NEED • Background fabric: ½yd • Paper bag fabrics: nine (9) 10in squares. Susi used two different fabrics for each block • Fussy cut fabrics: nine (9) 3in x 5in rectangles • Nine (9) copies of the Bouquet FPP template FINISHED SIZE • Each block: 8in square • Row: 8in x 72in NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed. • Shorten your stitch length to 1.5 for Foundation Paper Piecing. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. • Templates include seam allowance around the outer edges only. • For templates, see p87. • Refer to Susi’s FPP tutorial on p94–95 of issue 52, or find it online at www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com. FABRICS USED • Print fabrics are from collections…

• TRY DIFFERENT THINGS I didn’t like making my own papers, but for some, that’s just part of the fun! Glue basting felt like a revelation to me, until I ran out of my expensive glue pen… So I tried a bunch of glue sticks and found a cheap one I loved. If there’s a part of the process that stops you coming back to it, change it, play, experiment. • NEEDLES My hands-down favourite needle to use is the Bohin Milliners size 9 – it’s a good size for my hand. If you struggle to thread a milliner’s needle, try an assorted size pack of ‘sharps’ or ‘betweens’ so you can find one that works for you. • THREAD So many stitchers recommend polyester Bottom Line thread for EPP.…

From their home in NSW Australia, Jodi and her husband Tim own the company Tales of Cloth Paper Pieces. Born through a combination of Tim’s Masters of Engineering and Jodi’s creativity and flare for piecing (read about her EPP journey earlier on), Tales of Cloth brings lazer-cut paper pieces and spectacular, intricate patterns to the quilting world. From triangles and kites to diamonds and pentagons, there’s no shape Jodi’s not stitched with. Visit talesofcloth.com for examples of other designs that use your free paper shapes from this issue, along with pieces, templates, patterns, tutorials and quiltalongs to join in with, for your very own exploration into the land of EPP! Patterns range from the sweet Sprout quilt, made up of 1½in honeycombs, to the oh-so lovely Mandolin Block, created with…

STITCH YOUR OWN FROM FELT OR PLANT YOUR PINCUSHION IN A 3IN DIAMETER CERAMIC POT YOU WILL NEED • Lime green fabric: 10in square • Mid green fabric: 10in square • Dark brown fabric (for soil): 6½in square • Pink felt (for flower): 2½in square • Orange felt (for pot): 9½in square • Medium weight iron-on interfacing: 9½in square • Polyester toy filling • Textile glue • One (1) copy of each Flower, Cactus Centre, Cactus Side A and Cactus Side B templates FINISHED SIZE • Approx 6in tall (including pot) NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. • For templates, see p87. • RST = right sides together. • Arrows on the pattern pieces indicate pattern/pile direction for marking…

YOU WILL NEED • Print fabrics: eighteen (18) 2½in x 6in rectangles • Background fabrics: nine (9) 12in squares • Backing fabric: 3/8 yd • Batting: 20in square • One: (1) copy of the Half Hexie Template FINISHED SIZE • 18in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • Press all fabrics well before cutting. • RST = right sides together. • Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. • For templates, see p87. FABRICS USED • All print fabrics shown are from the Blueberry Park 3 collection by Karen Lewis for Robert Kaufman. CUTTING OUT 1 From the print fabrics cut: • Eighteen (18) pieces using the Half Hexie Template. 2 From each of the background fabrics cut: •…

YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A (aqua print): one (1) fat eighth • Fabric B (citron solid): one (1) fat eighth • Fabric C (aqua solid): one (1) fat eighth • Fabric D (green print): one (1) fat eighth • Fabric E (light green solid): one (1) fat eighth • Fabric F (print for fussy cutting): one (1) fat quarter • Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Backing fabric: 26in square • Batting: 26in square • Binding fabric: ¼yd FINISHED SIZE • 24in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • HST = Half-Square Triangle FABRICS USED • All fabrics are from Nicole’s stash. THIS MUCH SOUGHT…

ROTATE A RANDOM SELECTION OF HOURGLASS BLOCKS TO ADD A LITTLE MOVEMENT YOU WILL NEED • Background fabric: 2yds • White print: / yd • Print fabrics: At least eighteen (18) fat quarters • Batting: 60in x 70in • Backing fabric: 3½yds • Binding fabric: ½yd • Four (4) copies of the Flying Geese FPP template FINISHED SIZE • 55in x 65in NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Adjust stitch length to 1.5mm for FPP. • Templates include outer seam allowances only. • For templates, see p87. • WOF = width of fabric. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wong sides together. • HST = Half-square Triangles. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. FABRICS USED • Print fabrics are from the Dear…

CLEVER STRIP PIECING HELPS TO SPEED UP THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ROUND-BY-ROUND QUILT YOU WILL NEED Running from lightest to darkest: • Fabric A: ¼yd • Fabrics B–K (ten fabrics): ¹/ yd each • Fabrics L–M: 1¼yds each • Fabric N: 1›/ yds • Fabrics O–P: 1½yds each • Fabric Q: 1 / yds • Fabrics R–S: 1¾yds each • Fabric T: 1 / yds • Fabrics U–V: 2yds each • Background fabric: 2yds • Backing fabric: 3¾yds • Binding fabric: ½yd • Batting: 66in x 78in FINISHED SIZE • 60in x 71in NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • WST = wrong sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • Fabric supplied by Robert Kaufman Fabrics (robertkaufman.com)…

It’s time to get real. How much of your fabric stash is referred to as “the good stuff”? I don’t know what it is about quilters that sees us hoard fabrics for that “one day” project. We all do it. I’m guilty of it as well. But a couple of years ago I had an epiphany while standing at the ironing board: there’s always going to be good stuff to buy and I’m never going to use all this fabric if I don’t start cutting into it. It’s true. Think about all the times you’ve declared, “I’m on fabric diet. I’m not going to buy any more fabric until I use what I have.” And how many times have you found yourself a few days later browsing the shelves in…

BASTING GLUE BASTING Any washable glue stick will work for basting, but the glue pens are the easiest to use. Just swipe the glue along the first side of the template and then fold the fabric over the paper. Continue around the fabric piece. If you find that the fabric is stuck firmly when you come to remove the papers, dampen the fabric a little and it will peel away. CORNER TACKING • Secure the template to the centre of the fabric on the wrong side, then fold down one seam allowance over the paper. Secure using a pin, binding clip or a plastic covered paperclip (Fig 1). • Fold the next side down and make a double stitch through the fabric folded at the corner (Fig 2). • Move…

YOU WILL NEED • A selection of different print and solid fabric with a mixture of light, dark and medium values: 8yds total (approx thirty two (32) fat quarters) • Batting: 74in square • Backing fabric: 4¼yds • Binding fabric: 5/ 8 yd • One hundred (100) copies of FPP Template A • One (1) copy of Template B FINISHED SIZE • 70in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • Adjust stitch length to 1.5mm for FPP. • Templates include outer seam allowances only. • For templates, see p87. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. • WOF = width of fabric. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wrong sides together. • To achieve the effect…

YOU WILL NEED • A mixture of low-volume prints for background: ½yd total • Green fabric: 16in square • Orange fabric: 4in square • Batting: 19in square • Backing fabric: 19in square • Binding fabric: two (2) 2½in x WOF strips • 12wt embroidery thread for hand quilting in greens and orange (optional) • One (1) copy of Leaf template FINISHED SIZE • 17in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • Jo cut all of her pieces freehand, using a rotary cutter without a ruler. The improv style of this quilt enables a little more freedom with your units. • RST = right sides together. • For templates, see p87. LOW-VOLUME PRINTS ARE VERY FORGIVING – THE PERFECT…

YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A: 5¼in x 8in approx • Fabric B: 5½in x 1 3/8 in approx • Two (2) pieces of felt: 6½in x 3¾in each • Button: ½in in diameter • Thirteen (13) paper triangle templates • Basting glue (optional) FINISHED SIZE • 3¼in x 6¼in approx NOTES • Seams are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise stated. • Triangle templates are equilateral triangles with ¾in sides. • For templates, see p87. • Adjust the finished size to fit your own device – the felt pieces should be at least 1in wider and ½in taller than your phone. • All fabrics supplied by Sewing Quarter. FABRICS USED • Felt in Midnight. • Fabric A: Garden Fabric in Green by Makower. • Fabric B: Foliage Fabric in Turquoise by…

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Back when I made my first English Paper Pieced quilt (hexies, of course) I was home all day with my little ones and eager for a hand project to do while they were awake. I cut hexagons out of cereal boxes and scrap paper, ran out of puff after about 30, and started thread basting them. Even though I wasn’t actually enjoying myself (it seemed like a whole lot of work just to start sewing them together), I did pride myself on connecting with an old art form, on making my one heirloom hexie quilt. I sewed the pieces together at random until they were an unruly blob… and then I gave up. I decided to take up hand quilting instead. Several years later I found myself toying with the…