Table of contents for Issue 41 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

Are your party senses tingling yet? We're drawing ever closer to the ultimate season for festive get-togethers, and I for one can't wait. There's no better way for the LP&Q team to round off another year than with a bit of a knees up (not on a work night, we promise!). To celebrate the good times we've got another issue jam-packed with bright, bold quilts to make you smile. From super-colourful combos to sophisticated two-tone numbers, graphic piecing and even a little sparkle – fill your home with quilty goodness. Because, let's face it, we might all need something cosy to cuddle up with once all the merry making is over for another year! Join us online… we love to share! LovePatchworkandQuilting @LoveQuiltingMag LoveQuiltingMag www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com…

MUSTARD MIX AUTUMN FAWN Fully embrace all things autumnal with this new collection from Hawthorne Threads. On-trend stag's heads are paired with mountain silhouettes and winter florals, all on a mustard/grey/pink combo that makes us think of crisp leaves and warm blankets.hawthornethreads.com WHEN SKIES ARE GREY Cheer up the colder, wetter months with Simple Simon and Company’s designs! Soft shades of blue and gold turn clouds, raindrops and umbrellas into fun fabric happiness with a mustard highlight.rileyblakedesigns.com MAKING PLANS These Quilter's Planners are our new stationery crush! They have sections for work, social and, most importantly, all your quilty plans, even including graph paper and a colour chart! What's more, the planner comes with a quilt design ebook. There's no better way to start the new year! quiltersplanner.com TOP TUTORIAL…

This time of year, it’s nice to make the most of those long winter nights with parties at home. For me, that means friends, good food and drink, and not wanting the fun times to stop! I love a party that just won't end and I'm usually one of the last to leave. So this issue I’ve put together colour palettes with a bit of a party theme. As I pick and choose my shades, I'll be sharing some of my thinking process, which I hope you will find helpful. I'm using a cut up Kona Solids Colour Card, by Robert Kaufman, but you can use any system to make your own palettes. For the Boys Wouldn't this colour palette be great for a boy's party? How about racecars or…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Fabric A (dark blue): ¾yd Fabric B (light blue): 1yd Fabric C (cream): ¾yd Fabric D (light beige): ½yd Fabric E (light grey): 3/ 8 yd Fabric F (dark beige): 1 1/ 8 yds Fabric G (medium grey): 1½yds Fabric H (dark grey): one (1) fat quarter Fabric I (dark grey): 1¼yds Fabric J (text print): fourteen (14) 10in squares Backing fabric: 6½yds Batting: 82in x 114in Binding fabric: ¾yd FINISHED SIZE 76in x 108in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong sides together. Fabric supplied by Fat Quarter shop ( FABRICS USED Fabrics are from the Kona Cotton Solids collection by Robert Kaufman…

I WAS SO EXCITED TO FLY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. I WOULD PEER OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SKETCH THE LANDSCAPE When Heidi Parkes won first place in the Handwork category for her Places Unfold quilt and second place in Improvisation for Night Flight no. 1 at QuiltCon 2016, she established her place in the modern quilting world. Her exquisite hand quilting skills along with her improv style combine to create very unique and thought-provoking pieces of art. She inspires me to take the time to slow stitch, and to integrate the world around me into my work. When did you learn to quilt? I learned to sew at an early age with my mom – it was just something that we always did. In college, it took me…

THIS QUILT IS AN IDEAL MAKE FOR A FAT QUARTER BUNDLE OF YOUR FAVOURITE PRINT COLLECTION QUILT YOU WILL NEED Print fabrics: a variety of prints totalling approx 2½yds White background fabric: 4½yds Backing fabric: 4½yds Batting: 82in square Binding fabric: 5/ 8 yd FINISHED SIZE 76in square approx NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • WST = wrong sides together. FABRICS USED Print fabrics are from the Avantgarde collection by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 From your print fabrics cut a total of: • Twenty-six (26) 8½in squares. • Twelve (12) 2in squares. • Thirty-four (34) 4½in squares. 2 From the white fabric…

TOTE BAG YOU WILL NEED Solid fabric: 5/ 8 yd Lining (print fabric): ½yd Coordinating scraps: seventeen (17) 6in approx squares Fusible fleece: ½yd Lace or ribbon: 2in length (approx 5/ 8 in wide) Embroidery floss (silver and white) Sequins: eight (8) ¼in diameter Clear seed beads: eight (8) Water-soluble self-adhesive stabiliser One (1) paper copy each of the Diamond Top and Bottom FPP templates FINISHED SIZE 13in x 11in approx NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wrong sides together. • FPP templates include the outer seam allowance. For templates, see p89. • Kristyne used Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy as her stabiliser. FABRIC USED Solid fabric is Natural from the Essex Linen collection…

There’s a special place in my heart for small patchwork projects. The rainbow of colours, the fussy cutting, the quick finish – there are so many reasons to love these little pieces of handmade joy. Do you want to… • Use up your scraps – especially your smallest treasured pieces? • Sew a last-minute gift for someone you love? • Make something pretty that you can use every day? • Try a new technique, like using zips or bag making? • Take a break from a bigger project with something fun and fast? Then, friends, this booklet is for you! Here are six projects that are guaranteed to bring you instant sewing gratification – and help you share some favourite fabric memories too. Take a moment this week to whip…

SWEDISH STYLE We love anything that is influenced by chic Swedish interior design, so we were intrigued to see this new collection from Art Gallery Fabrics. Called Lagom – from the Swedish word meaning 'just the right amount' – the designs combine graphic prints with cool pastel shades for a collection that is the perfect mix of bold design and simplicity. We've also been loving their lookbook for the collection, which is full of gorgeous free patterns for everything from modern homeware to stylish clothing, plus plenty of interior inspo to boot. artgalleryfabrics.com STORYTIME Arleen Hillyer has got us feeling all cosy for wintertime as she channels fireside folklore in her new fabric collection, Tall Tales. From werewolves to full moons and all kinds of mysterious things inbetween, she has…

GIVE HSTS A NEW LOOK WITH THIS QUILT DESIGN – THE BLOCKS FORM A SYMMETRICAL STAR PATTERN QUILT YOU WILL NEED Fabric A (navy print): ¾yd Fabric B (mint): ½yd Fabric C (mustard): 3/ 8 yd Fabric D (peach): 3/ 8 yd Background fabric (white): 4yds Backing fabric: 4¼yds Batting: 74in square Binding fabric: ½yd FINISHED SIZE 69in square approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. HST = Half-square Triangle. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong sides together. FABRICS USED Print fabrics are from the Blueberry Park collection by Karen Lewis for Robert Kaufman. The background fabric is White from the KonaCottonSolidscollectionby Robert Kaufman. The backing fabric is Free Fall in Navy by Tula Pink…

MINI QUILT YOU WILL NEED Solid black fabric: 18in x 15in Solid white fabric: one (1) fat quarter Solid background fabric: 24in x 28in Print fabrics: forty (40) 5½in squares Backing fabric: 27in x 32in Batting: 27in x 32in Binding fabric: ¼yd Fusible webbing: 10in x 8in Embroidery thread (black, white and pink) FINISHED SIZE 23in x 28in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. When cutting the panda eye patches, after marking out half of the pieces required the template needs to be turned over to mark out the remaining half so that the pieces are cut as mirror images of each other. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong sides together. Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. For templates, see…

MIX PRINTS AND TEXTURES TO MAKE THE FISH STAND OUT FROM THE NEUTRAL BACKGROUND QUILT YOU WILL NEED Fish fabrics (prints and solids): 2yds Background fabrics: 3yds Backing fabric: 3yds Batting: 54in x 66in Binding fabric: ½yd FINISHED SIZE 45in x 60in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise instructed. To add interest, Sarah used more than one background fabric. Templates do not include seam allowances. Press curved seams towards the inner curve. Press straight seams open. Quilted by Quilting by the Stitch ( usinga Karlee Porter edge-to-edge graffiti quilting design ( Linen fabrics supplied by Purl Soho ( WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong sides together. For templates, see p89. FABRICS USED Print fabrics are from the Tana Lawn collection by Liberty of London.…

YOU WILL NEED FOR THE 12IN BLOCK Foreground fabric: one (1) fat eighth Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter FOR THE 6IN BLOCK Foreground fabric: one (1) fat eighth Background fabric: one (1) fat eighth FINISHED SIZE • 12in and 6in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • HST = Half-square Triangle. • RST = right sides together. • FG = Flying Geese. FABRICS USED Print fabrics are from Imprint by Katarina Roccella with coordinating Pure Elements Solids, both by Art Gallery Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 For the 12in block: • Foreground fabric: one (1) 7¼in square, one (1) 6½in square and one (1) 6in square. • Background fabric: one (1) 6in square, four (4) 3 / 8 in squares and four (4) 3½in squares. 2…

DYNAMIC DUO Tula Pink and Angela Walters truly are the queens of quilting, so when we heard that they were working together on a book, we were desperate to get our hands on it. Quilt with Tula and Angela uses Tula’s incredible colour combos and Angela’s impeccable finishing techniques to show you how to quilt the rainbow, colour by colour. The book covers everything from the basics to those intricate details, making this perfect read for any quilter. amazon.co.uk GET TO WORK Most of us quilters dream of designing our own fabric at some point, so the new Pattern Studio book by Shayna Kulik was right up our street. This creative workbook gives you tips and exercises to help you design your own repeating patterns – perfect for planning your…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED Black fabrics (black, pepper, charcoal, coal and steel): ½yd each Grey fabrics (medium grey, iron, shadow and silver): ¼yd each Pink fabric: ½yd Background fabric (white): 2¾yds Backing fabric (yellow): 4¼yds Batting: 76in square Binding fabric: 5/ 8 yd FINISHED SIZE 70in square approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. HST = Half-square Triangle. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. FABRICS USED Fabrics used are from the Kona Cotton Solids collection by Robert Kaufman in Black, Pepper, Charcoal, Coal, Steel, Medium Grey, Iron, Shadow, Silver, Pomegranate and Canary. CUTTING OUT 1 From each of the black and steel fabrics cut: • Two (2) 4½in x WOF strips. Subcut into ten (10) 4½in squares. •…

USE SCRAPS OF TWO PRINTS FOR AN EYE-CATCHING EFFECT OR MIX AND MATCH FOR RAINBOW STRIPES WALLET YOU WILL NEED Print scraps (for FPP): approx fifteen (15) Fabric A (exterior): one (1) fat eighth Fabric B (interior): one (1) fat eighth Fabric C (zip tabs and pockets): one (1) fat eighth Fabric D (pockets): one (1) fat eighth Heavyweight interfacing: ¼yd Lightweight interfacing: ½yd Zip: 7in Magnetic snap One (1) paper copy of the FPP template FINISHED SIZE 7½in x 4½in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Topstitch approx 1/ 8 in in from the edge. FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. RST = right sides together. WST = wrong sides together. For the template, see p89. The FPP template includes the outer seam allowance. FABRICS USED Print…

SWAP THE RAINBOW SHADES FOR A JUST A SELECT FEW OF YOUR FAVOURITE COLOURS QUILT YOU WILL NEED Solid fabrics (rainbow shades): sixteen (16) fat quarters Background fabric (white): 4¾yds Backing fabric: 4¼yds Binding fabric: 5/ 8 yd Batting: 76in square Forty-one (41) paper copies of the HST template FINISHED SIZE 70in square approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Shorten your stitch for Foundation Paper Piecing. Press seams open after each seam, unless otherwise instructed. HST = Half-square Triangle. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong sides together. For templates, see p89. FABRICS USED Solid fabrics are from the Spectrum collection by Makower. CUTTING OUT 1 From eleven (11) rainbow solid fat quarters cut a total of forty-one (41) 7½in squares.…

USE DIFFERENT PRINTS OF THE SAME COLOUR FOR THE FLOATING TRIANGLES TO ADD INTEREST QUILT YOU WILL NEED Solid navy fabric: 2yds Solid neutral fabric: 1¾yds Solid feature fabrics: ½yd each of four (4) colours Backing fabric: 3yds Batting: 54in x 66in FINISHED SIZE 48in x 60in approx NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. HST = Half-square Triangle. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. WST = wrong side together. If you use scraps or pieces from your stash for the feature colours, Daisy recommends cutting the 2in and 6in squares in pairs of matching fabrics. FABRICS USED Navy fabric is Nocturnal from the Pure Elements collection by Art Gallery Fabrics, with coordinating fabrics from Daisy’s stash. CUTTING OUT…

When the world seems overwhelming and totally out of control, it can be easy to think that there’s nothing that we can do to make it a better place. But, as quilters, we happen to be in possession of a specific set of skills that can make a considerable impact on the world around us – we can make quilts. Quilts have the power to wrap someone up in love and show them that there’s still some good left in the world. While a quilt might not be able to directly change gun laws, stop terrorism, feed the hungry or cure cancer, a quilt can have a very positive impact on a life and you never know how that will ripple out into the universe. The Internet is making it…