Table of contents for Issue 27 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

Quilting for keeps… Wanna hear a secret? I’ve never ever kept one of my finished quilts. I know that as a quilter I should aspire to a stack of beautiful finishes at home, but the truth is that nothing gives me quite the same buzz as gifting a quilt. Fellow quilters appreciate the time and skill that has gone into a project (and of course, are much more likely to spot the little gems from my stash that I’ve parted with), while non-crafters view the process to a finished quilt as a form of stitchy magic. Of course, a small part of the thrill is being able to casually say "What that? Oh no, it took no time at all." Even after spending long nights squinting at my machine and…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Five (5) teal prints (light to dark) ¾yd of each White fabric 2yds Backing fabric 68in square Batting 68in square Binding fabric ½yd FINISHED SIZE 60in square approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout. WOF = width of fabric. The quilt shown was long-arm quilted byJulia Pulner of Beachside Quilting. CUTTING OUT 1 From the length of the white fabric cut one (1) 10½in x 60½in strip. From the remaining white fabric cut ninety-three (93) 3½in x 6½in rectangles. 2 From each of the five teal fabrics cut four (4) 5½in x WOF strips. Sub-cut each strip into seven (7) 5½in squares (to give you twenty-four (24) squares in total from each teal colour). 3 From the binding fabric cut seven (7) 2½in x WOF strips.…

Handwork seems to be increasing in popularity among modern quilters, with tons of projects popping up on Instagram and blogs, and many different books, patterns and kits available for purchase. ‘Slow sewing’, as it’s sometimes called, is all about enjoying the process of making. Slowing down and focusing on the act of creating, rather than rushing through to the finished product, is so rewarding. It’s the perfect excuse to sit down and relax, and there’s no stress in hurrying to get it done! Plus, with a little (or perhaps a lot) of patience, you’ll also get to enjoy a beautiful hand-stitched item at the end. These types of projects are perfect for bringing with you to retreats, on road trips and on airplanes. You can stitch by the pool, on…

ENVELOPE DECS YOU WILL NEED White fabric 13cm x 28cm Lining fabric 13cm x 26cm Print fabric (for hanging loop) 5cm x 2.5cm Print fabric (for stamp) 4cm square Scrap piece of white fabric (for embroidery back) 15cm square Batting 15cm x 28cm Fusible adhesive web 4cm square Black embroidery thread Ribbon 25cm long FINISHED SIZE • 10.5cm x 8cm approx NOTES Seam allowances are 5mm throughout, unless otherwise stated. RST = right sides together. FABRICS USED Prints are all from the Winter Wonderland collection by Dashwood Studio. CUTTING OUT 1 From the white fabric cut: One (1) envelope (exterior) using the template on page 92. One (1) 7cm x 3.5cm envelope fastener. 2 From the lining fabric cut one (1) envelope. 3 From the print fabric (for hanging loop)…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Six (6) low volume prints, ½yd of each, for background Fabric scraps in light and dark shades of pink, blue and yellow for paper pieced diamonds Black embroidery thread Backing fabric 50in x 70in Batting 50in x 70in Binding fabric ½yd FINISHED SIZE 40in x 60in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. HST = half-square triangle. Press all fabrics well before cutting. Press seams open unless otherwise instructed. FABRICS USED • Karen’s used a selection of low volume prints from her stash for the background. Baubles are Kona cottons, screen printed with Karen’s designs • Kona cottons kindly supplied by Plush Addict www.plushaddict.co.uk CUTTING OUT 1 From the low volume fabrics cut fifty-four (54) 8½in squares. MAKING THE BLOCKS 2 Piece together nine…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED One (1) fat quarter each of sixteen (16) different print fabrics Pale background fabric 37/8 yds Backing fabric 80in square Batting 80in square Binding fabric 5/8 yd Forty-eight (48) copies of Template A (see page 92) FINISHED SIZE 72in square approx FABRICS USED • Prints are all from the Franklin collection by Denyse Schmidt for Free Spirit Fabrics. NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. Shorten your stitch length when foundation paper piecing. WOF = width of fabric. CUTTING OUT 1 From each print fat quarter cut the following: • Three (3) 5in x 7in rectangles. • Three (3) 2½in x 12½in rectangles. 2 From the background fabric cut the following: • Eleven (11) 1½in x WOF strips. Subcut…

“The last few years I’ve been busy with orders, which means I work up until the last postal day before Christmas, leaving very little time to sew for my loved ones!” “I sew about 85% of our Christmas gifts. I’ve already started sewing for this year, but that doesn’t mean that everyone will actually receive their gifts on Christmas Day! “I confess I sew very little for Christmas. I always feel like people won’t want a homemade gift so never quite have the confidence to go down that route!”…

THE COTTON CLUB 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 £56.99 – and readers save £5 with discount code CC8362. Visit www.cottonpatch.co.uk or use the order form on page 25. It really is as simple as that! YOU WILL NEED Print fabric, six (6) fat quarters (Fabrics A–F) Solid fabrics, six (6) fat quarters (Fabrics G–L) Binding fabric ½yd Batting 48in x 64in Backing fabric 48in x 64in FINISHED SIZE • 44in x 59in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. RST =…

POMPOM RUG YOU WILL NEED Assortment of twenty-one (21) different fabrics, each 10in square Co-ordinating yarn, for the pompoms Batting 40in x 30in Backing fabric 40in x 30in FINISHED SIZE 36in x 22in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. RST = right sides together. Press seams open. Wash and press all fabrics well before cutting. FABRIC USED Print fabrics are from the Happy Home collection by Caroline Hulse for Art Gallery Fabrics, and solids are Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Elements. CUTTING OUT 1 From the print and solid fabrics, cut twenty-one (21) hexagons using the template (see page 92). PIECING THE TOP 2 Using the dots on the hexagon template as a guide, mark the points where ¼in seams meet in each corner. 3 Sew the hexagons…

LEADING LADY Getting to know Maddie Kertay has been one of the highlights of year for the team – she's a lady after our own hearts, with a quilting ethos that makes us proud to be a part of the modern quilt movement! ALICE LOVES… • Throw the rule book out the window and get back to the basics of making quilts you love. Forget trends, and colour theory – if it feels right, go for it. I love Maddie's no nonsense approach to quilting, and hopefully she'll inspire you too to spend less time worrying about what's right or wrong, and more time sewing! Vive la revolution! The rebel Maddie Kertay, aka the BadAss Quilter, is on a mission to inject the quilting world with her own brand of…

CLEVER COGS Not up to a full-size quilt yet? Test your skills with our cute mini! YOU WILL NEED Solid fabrics in six (6) colours, each one fat eighth Background fabric 28in square Batting 32in square Backing fabric 32in square Binding fabric ¼yd FINISHED SIZE 28in square NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. For templates see page 92. Press shapes after basting, and both before and after removing papers. Pay careful attention to colour placement of fabrics when stitching. FABRICS USED • Kona Solids in Snow, Cypress, Bluegrass, Cactus, Peapod and Mango provided by Robert Kaufman. CUTTING OUT 1 Make paper templates for your EPP pieces (see page 92) and baste with fabric using your preferred method. 2 Cut three (3) 2½in x WOF strips from your binding…

TREE SKIRT YOU WILL NEED Ten (10) print fabrics, ½yd of each Backing fabric 1 5/ 8 yds Batting 58in square Fusible web ½yd FINISHED SIZE 54in diameter approx CUTTING OUT 1 Using the template (see page 92), cut two (2) Dresden wedges from each of your print fabrics, for a total of twenty (20) Dresden wedges. Rotate the template to cut the second wedge, to make the best use of your fabric, as we’ll be using the print scraps for the remaining pieces. 2 Choose one of your print scraps and cut six (6) 1¼in strips, each approximately 20in long. These will be used for the ties. 3 Using the bauble template (see page 92), trace nineteen (19) copies of the bauble shape onto the fusible web – on…

YOU WILL NEED For the block: Print fabric (berry) one (1) fat eighth Solids fabric (berry) one (1) fat eighth Background fabric (light grey) one (1) fat eighth For the border: Print fabric (orange) one (1) fat eighth Background fabric (grey) one (1) fat quarter Background fabric (grey) ½yd Four (4) copies of Border Template (see page 92) FINISHED SIZE 16in square finished (16½in square unfinished) CUTTING OUT 1 From print fabric (berry) cut five (5) 4½in squares. 2 From solid fabric (berry) cut five (5) 4½in squares. 3 From block background fabric (light grey) cut: Six (6) 1in x 3½in strips. Two (2) 1in x 10½in strips. Two (2) 1½in x 10½in strips. Two (2) 1½in x 12 ½in strips. 4 From print fabric (orange) cut twelve (12) 3½in…

Oh my goodness – I can not tell you how excited I am to introduce Love Patchwork & Quilting’s first ever calender! For us quilters, fabric is a 24/7, 365 day-a-year passion, so what better way to celebrate that than with inspirational pictures of fabric. Simple, right? Well sort of, since the LP&Q team was determined to create and shoot 12 brand new, exclusive images just for you. Armed with a huge box of fabric supplied by our friends at Art Gallery Fabrics, the team set to work devising their dream fabric storage scenarios. As with all creative ventures, this quickly developed into additional ideas for mood boards, work stations, and even gift wrapping! I’m so proud of what they achieved and am now thrilled to share it with you.…

OLD MEETS NEW These retro florals are from MaggieMagoo Designs, aka Leeds based surface pattern designer Carole Fenwick. Brighten up your day with her fresh designs and pretty colour combos! maggiemagoodesigns.com ALICE LOVES… • Well colour me happy. I'm a little obsessed with peach at the moment, and Carole Fenwick's boldly patterned prints mix my favourite shade with grey and coral – a match made in heaven! Her beautiful notebooks and tea towels are right up my street and I'm pretty sure they'll be making their way into my shopping basket soon… SUPER-STAR SOFTIE With her access all areas look at the sewing industry, it's easy to forget that super-star blogger Abby Glassenberg is first and foremost a softie designer. Her latest offering is this sweet pastel patchwork elephant, available…

LX17 Sewing machine 17 stitches Top load bobbin LED sewing light Free arm conversion Instructional DVD 3 year warranty LX25 Sewing machine 25 stitches Top load bobbin LED sewing light Free arm conversion Instructional DVD Stitch length control 3 year warranty XR27NT Sewing machine 27 stitches Automatic needle threader Stitch length & width adjustment 1 step automatic button hole Quickset bobbin LED sewing light Free arm conversion Instructional DVD 3 year warranty XR37NT Sewing machine 37 Stitches Automatic needle threader Stitch length & width Adjustment 1 Step automatic button hole Quickset bobbin LED sewing light Free arm conversion Hard case Instructional DVD 3 year warranty Innov-is 10A Computerised sewing machine 16 stitches 3 styles of automatic 1 step button hole Automatic needle threader Drop feed Variable stitch length and width…

PICK OF THE PRINTS Believe the hype – Karen Lewis’ much anticipated line is everything we’d hoped it would be. With quilt bloggers the world over snapping their Blueberry Park makes, this is set the become a must-have addition to any stash. ALICE LOVES… • I can’t count the number of print collections that I’ve obsessively stalked online, hurried into my shopping basket and harassed the postie for. I think Blueberry Park might just be another of those must-have ranges for me – I’ve already got my eye on a fat quarter bundle and am anticipating the happy mail day when it arrives! BLUEBERRY PARK By Karen Lewis for Robert Kaufman Karen’s a firm favourite at LP&Q and her gorgeous hand-printed designs are the most coveted prints in the office…

SUPER-SIZE BLOCK YOU WILL NEED Fabric A: one (1) fat quarter, for the centre star Fabric B: one (1) 7½in square, for large hourglass blocks Fabric C: one (1) 7›in square, for large hourglass blocks Fabric D: one (1) fat eighth, for small hourglass blocks Background fabric: ›yd Backing fabric: 28in square Batting: 28in square Binding fabric: ¼yd FINISHED SIZE 24in square approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. HST = half-square triangle. FABRICS USED Fabric A: Washi Tape in Grey from the Washi collection by Rashida Coleman-Hale for Timeless Treasures.• Fabrics B, C and D: Cracking Codes in Petal from the Dowry collection, Aloe Vera in Butterscotch from the Pretty Potent collection and Mind’s Eye in Tambourine…

TRAVEL CASE YOU WILL NEED Assorted fabric selvedges, each at least 14in long Fabric A: one (1) 6½in x 9¾in piece and one (1) 6½in x 4½in piece, for the lining and pocket Fabric B: one (1) 6½in x 7½in piece, for the zip pouch outer Fabric C: two (2) 6½in x 7½in pieces, for the zip pouch lining Zipper, at least 7½in long Felt: 5½in x 6½in piece Batting scrap at least 8in x 14in FINISHED SIZE 6½in x 7½in approx PIECING THE CASE OUTER 1 Take your piece of batting and your assortment of selvedges. Place a miscellaneous fabric scrap across the bottom right hand corner of your batting and secure with a diagonal seam about 1/ 8 in from the raw fabric edge (Fig 1) Select your…

Quilting is my obsession. I’m obsessed to the point of crazy. I spend all my time thinking about quilting. I talk non-stop with my friends about quilting. I spend crazy sums of money on quilting. I have an insatiable appetite for all things quilting. For me, quilting is about acquiring and perfecting a set of skills – it’s a craft and I want to be a craftsman. I’ve only been sewing for four years, so I’m a tadpole when it comes to quilting and it’s going to take years of practice, education and stretching myself before I’m a frog! My life is full to overflowing. I know, horrible problem to have, right? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining I’m just pointing out my greed. I want to do everything…

All of the beautiful fabrics pictured were kindly supplied to us by the lovely team at Art Gallery Fabrics, and we had so much fun working with their vibrant mix of colours and buttery soft cottons. With an unrivalled collection of designers, AGF are always at the forefront of trends and their ranges are thrilling quilters the world over! As well as fabric, AGF also offer free sewing patterns, tutorials and inspiring look books on their website at liveartgalleryfabrics.com. There’s also regular inspiration on their blog at artgalleryfabrics.typepad.com. Big-name AGF fabric designers include Angela Walters, April Rhodes, Bari J, Bonnie Christine, Caroline Hulse, Frances Newcombe, Jeni Baker, Katarina Roccella, Pat Bravo and Sharon Holland. All their designs are printed onto 100% premium PIMA cotton that is mercerized to make sure…