Table of contents for August 2022 in American Patchwork & Quilting

What do you want to learn? I met designer and shop owner Jen Kingwell of Torquay, Victoria, Australia, several years ago at Fall International Quilt Market in Houston. Fellow designer Sue Spargo introduced us. Sue had encouraged Jen to attend so Jen could introduce her quilt patterns to a wider audience. I knew from the first meeting that she was someone readers of American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine would want to get to know. A few years later, we are now featuring Jen in our pages. A global pandemic didn’t allow for international travel so the information-gathering challenges were great. Writer Lacey Howard had to battle significant time-zone differences to conduct an interview and art director Elizabeth Stumbo had to arrange for Australian–based Mel Savage to take photographs. See…

To make sure I use the same thread throughout a project, when I begin sewing I write the brand, weight, color, and color number of the thread I’ve selected on the top of the first page of the pattern. ROSEMARY MCCONACHIE Oxford, Michigan When I make Log Cabin blocks, I cut all the strips before I do any sewing. I organize them in a large silverware tray by size and label them accordingly. LORI NACZYNSKI Crossville, Tennessee For more of our favorite reader tips, visit AllPeopleQuilt.com/tips. I have an empty chewing gum container filled with a needle, small pair of snips, and spool of thread that I toss in my carry-along bag so I always have supplies on hand. When I’m hand-piecing a project, I pull the thread through…

As a child, Jen Kingwell would decorate and re-decorate her dollhouse, set up on the bottom shelf of her mother’s bar cart, with fabric scraps. “Mum’s best friend Mavis started my love for fabric. She was a seamstress and there were always beautiful things in her sewing room,” Jen says. “I would go play there and take home her scraps.” As an adult, Jen continued to play with fabric. “When I started my nursing career, people were stitching stuff in the common room,” she says of downtime while working as a midwife. “I brought in a box of fabrics and got started.” All of that playing with fabrics and stitching led Jen and a friend to buy a quilt store in 1998. “She really ran it as I was…

MATERIALS FINISHED QUILT: 78½" square FINISHED BLOCK: 18" square Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. To plan this quilt in a different colorway, use the Coloring Diagram on Pattern Sheet 2. ☐ 2 yards solid metallic yellow (blocks) Designer Vicki Ruebel used both the metallic and non-metallic sides to make her blocks. ☐ ⅓ yard each solid hot pink and solid coral (blocks) ☐ ⅝ yard solid teal (blocks, sashing units) ☐ 2¾ yards solid metallic orange (blocks) Vicki used both the metallic and non-metallic sides to make her blocks. ☐ 1 yard solid dark coral (blocks) ☐ 1¼ yards solid red (blocks, sashing units) ☐ 3¼ yards solid black (sashing units, border, binding) ☐ ½ yard solid aqua (sashing units) ☐ ¼…

MATERIALS FINISHED QUILT: 68½×88½" FINISHED BLOCKS: 4" square Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. To plan this quilt in a different colorway, use the Coloring Diagram on Pattern Sheet 2. ☐ 8 yards total assorted light prints and medium prints (A blocks, binding) ☐ 1 yard total assorted navy prints (B, C, D, and F blocks) ☐ ¾ yard total assorted bright pink prints and medium purple prints (B and D blocks) ☐ ¾ yard total assorted dark purple prints (B and F blocks) ☐ ⅞ yard total assorted black prints (C, D, and F blocks) ☐ ¾ yard total assorted bright blue prints (C and E blocks) ☐ ⅔ yard total assorted medium green prints (C blocks) ☐ ⅞ yard total assorted…

In the Summer 2022 issue of Quilts & More™ magazine, find tips for confidently choosing a color scheme, altering a pattern to suit your needs, and decorating your home with finished projects. The 17 exclusive projects include throw quilts, a wall quilt, a tote bag, and a summer table runner. Buy the magazine at local quilt shops, on newsstands, or at AllPeopleQuilt.com/shop. Find us online: AllPeopleQuilt.com search: AllPeopleQuilt Subscription help: AllPeopleQuilt.com/myaccount apqcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com 800/677-4876 Retailers: To order American Patchwork & Quilting®, Quilt Sampler®, Quilts & More™, and other quilting magazines, email apq2@meredith.com or call 866/378-1064. Note to readers: It is permissible to make and publicly display a single finished product of any project in this issue, including for purposes of competitive winnings up to $1,000, so long as visible credit…

DO WHAT YOU LOVE “No one should ever listen to people who say ‘You can’t’ or ‘You must.’ I hear it in the store all the time: ‘You can’t put those together.’ But for me, it’s about what you love. There shouldn’t be boundaries for anything you want to create.” SLOW DOWN “In a perfect world, I would not own a sewing machine. I love hand stitching. It’s about slowing down and taking the time to enjoy something mindful. We need that in this day and age.” SPREAD OUT “Even though I have this lovely studio space, I still stitch a lot in our family room. I can take over the whole house.” KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN “Inspiration just pops up. For example, one day I was driving around…

MATERIALS FINISHED QUILT: 71½" square FINISHED BLOCKS: 8" square Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. ☐ 4⅛ yards solid white (A and B blocks, sashing, inner and outer borders) ☐ 14—18×21" pieces (fat quarters) assorted prints in lavender, pink, and peach (A blocks) ☐ 16—9×21" pieces (fat eighths) assorted green prints (B blocks, sashing units) ☐ ½ yard green floral (middle border) ☐ ¾ yard lavender-and-white print (binding) ☐ 4½ yards backing fabric ☐ 80"-square batting CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. Patterns are on Pattern Sheet 3. To make templates of patterns, see Make and Use Templates, page 92. Be sure to transfer dots marked on patterns C & D to templates and fabric pieces. The dots are matching points,…

MATERIALS FINISHED QUILT: 16½×17¾" Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. ☐ 20—2×12" strips assorted blue prints (blocks) ☐ ⅓ yard beige print (blocks) ☐ Scraps of assorted cream prints (blocks) ☐ ½ yard red print (setting and corner triangles, diamonds, binding) ☐ ¾ yard backing fabric ☐ 25×26" batting CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. Patterns are on Pattern Sheet 3. To make templates of patterns, see Make and Use Templates, page 92. Be sure to transfer the dots to templates and fabric pieces. The dots are matching points used when setting in seams. For tips on fussy-cutting A pieces, see “Fussy Cutting Identical Motifs,” page 48. From each assorted blue print, cut: ☐ 6 of Pattern A From beige print…

CUT BIAS STRIPS Strips for curved applique pieces and binding curved edges should be cut on the bias (diagonally across the grain of a woven fabric), which runs at a 45° angle to the selvage, because it has the most stretch. To cut bias strips, begin with a fabric square or rectangle; if necessary, square up the left edge with an acrylic ruler. Make a cut at a 45° angle to the left edge (Bias Strip Diagram). Handle the diagonal edges carefully to avoid distorting the bias. To cut a strip, measure the desired width from the 45° cut edge; cut parallel to the edge. Cut enough strips to total the length needed. MAKE AND USE TEMPLATES MAKE TEMPLATES A template is a pattern made from extra-sturdy material so…

search: American Patchwork & Quilting @allpeoplequilt SUMMER PROJECTS Celebrate the season with quilts that are a breeze to sew. AllPeopleQuilt.com/180 Take a Peek Each week a designer featured in one of our magazines takes over our Instagram account. You’ll get a glimpse into their quilting lives and see what they’re working on now. Follow us on Instagram @allpeoplequilt. TABLE TOPPERS Style a table with bright and cheery quilts. AllPeopleQuilt.com/181 More Online FAT QUARTERS Use every bit of fabric with patterns that call for precuts. AllPeopleQuilt.com/182 THROW PILLOWS Top beds or sofas with pillows made to match your decor. AllPeopleQuilt.com/183 BATIK QUILTS Create vibrant projects using colorful batik fabrics. AllPeopleQuilt.com/184…

“With or without enamel pins affixed, this banner will look stylish in any room of your home. It also could brighten your front door.Lindsay Mayland DESIGNER MATERIALS FINISHED BANNER: 12½×16¼" FINISHED BLOCK: 9" square Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. Fabrics are from the Spark collection by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society (rubystarsociety.com). ☐ 10" square each light pink print, dark pink print, blue print, cream print, and gold print (block) ☐ ⅞ yard black print (block, banner front, backing, binding) ☐ 17×21" batting ☐ Heavy-duty or hand-quilting thread: black ☐ 14"-long ⅜"-diameter wooden dowel ☐ ⅔ yard 4-millimeter-wide ribbon: yellow CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. If you prefer to make triangle-squares larger than necessary and trim them to…

1. Make a template of the desired pattern out of clear template plastic; do not add seam allowances. (For details, see Make and Use Templates, page 92.) 2. On the right side of the fabric, place your template over various motifs until you find the one you like. Remove the template; place a pin through the desired motif (Photo A). 3. Turn the fabric wrong side up and locate the pinned motif. Remove the pin; place your template atop motif in the desired position. Trace around the template using an erasable pencil or water-soluble pen (Photo B). Use a pencil to trace a few elements of the motif on the template (Photo C). These will serve as registration marks to help you line up the template for subsequent pieces.…

MATERIALS FINISHED QUILT: 82½×106½" FINISHED BLOCKS: 12" square Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width. Fabrics are from Confetti Cottons collection by Riley Blake Designs (rileyblakedesigns.com). ☐ 4¼ yards solid white (A and B blocks) ☐ 1¼ yards solid gray (A blocks) ☐ 18×21" piece (fat quarter) each solid green, solid orange, solid yellow, solid aqua, solid pink, solid red, and solid purple (A blocks) ☐ 1¼ yards solid blue (A blocks, outer border) ☐ 2⅞ yards solid black (B blocks, inner border, binding) ☐ 7⅝ yards backing fabric ☐ 91×115" batting CUT FABRICS Cut pieces in the following order. From solid white, cut: ☐ 12—2¼×42" strips ☐ 96—4×5½" rectangles ☐ 96—4⅞" squares From solid gray, cut: ☐ 48—4⅞" squares ☐ 48—2⅞" squares, cutting…

Instagram @dtfiberart My great-grandmother Dorothea Mueller stitched this crazy quilt in the late 1800s. She and her sister got some of the fabrics for it when they made a round trip by train from their home in Northeast Iowa to the West Coast expressly to find new textiles. I admire how she mixed velvets, silks, and satins to create interest. She used a variety of threads and flosses to add dimension to her stitches. Every time I get this quilt out to share with guilds and friends, I get a renewed boost to create and to explore unusual textiles, materials, needlework, and artistic approaches.…