Indholdsfortegnelse for August - September 2018 i Quick+Easy Quilts

As the seasons change and the leaves start turning, it’s time for the kids to head back to school. Even though we as quilters don’t often indulge in a summer break, there’s no reason we can’t take a page from our kids’ notebooks and use this seasonal opportunity to continue our education and learn more about our favorite hobby. Learning new sewing and design skills makes us more confident to deviate from written patterns, to trust our creative instincts and simply makes quilting more fun by offering more possibilities. We work hard to find quilt patterns that are quick to make and fun to sew, but that doesn’t mean they have to be basic! We’ve included a number of patterns in this issue that are quite unique, and have useful…

“I’ve traded in my safety scissors and textbooks for rotary cutters and stacks of fabric.” I still remember what it felt like to go back to school as a child, that curious mix of dread and anticipation. As much as I hated to give up the long, lazy days of summer, if truth be told, I was always excited to go back to school. For me it was all about the preparations: choosing a lunchbox that perfectly expressed my personality (no small feat for a lunchbox); shopping for a first-day-of-school outfit, which usually included a sweater, ensuring that I’d be a sweaty mess by the end of the day; and, best of all, buying school supplies—those perfect stacks of unmarked notebooks and bundles of freshly sharpened pencils were the highlight…

Quilt Designed & Made by Gigi Khalsa Finished Quilt Size 56" x 74 ½" Plan Ombre, metallics and dots, oh my! Simple piecing sparkles and shines thanks to gorgeous fabrics and specific color placement. This design takes full advantage of precut 2½" strips with selvage-to-selvage ombre prints, set off by strips of tone-on-tone dots. The construction of this quilt is super simple; the trickiest part is keeping track of color placement. A vertical design wall is extremely helpful for keeping strips and units organized as you sew. Gigi used 2 bundles of precut 2½" strips. From the metallic dot bundle, she used 38 strips and had 2 strips left over. There were 20 colors in this bundle; 2 matching strips of each color, making the mirror image design possible. The…

The units and squares in Lisa’s original design finish at 5", but I wanted to make a version of this pattern using charm squares from the Foundation collection by Shayla Wolf collection from Windham Fabrics, with a few additions from Windham’s Flourish, Titan and Bedrock collections, which are cut at 5". To change the size of this or any pattern, this is the rule to remember: subtract seam allowance first, then adjust the finished size by addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, then re-add the seam allowance to find your new cut size. So in order to use charm squares, I found my new finished size by subtracting ⅞" from 5", which is 4⅛". I could then find the size to cut the B patches by adding ½" to my new…

Pillow Sham Designed & Made by Jen Daly Finished Pillow Size 12" x 20" Plan “This pillow was inspired by my family’s summer vacations in Maine and the sailboats on the Casco Bay,” Jen said. “With this design I was trying to capture the graphic nature of the horizon line between sky and water and the simple shapes of the sailboats.” Jen layered the pillow top with batting and muslin lining, without adding any quilting, before assembling the pillow sham. The batting and lining give the finished pillow a smooth, polished look. The sailboat sections are made with foundations, and the rest of the design is put together with simple piecing. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. NOTE: See…

Quilt Designed & Made by Scott Flanagan Finished Quilt Size 64" x 82" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 12 Blocks 18" x 18" Plan Shades of rich burgundy and deep olive against a shimmering cream background recall sun-dappled days spent among the rolling hills of Tuscan wine country. Scott’s stylish design incorporates clever stitch & flip methods, as well as partial seams, to make the large blocks that create a secondary pattern when sewn together. This pattern is perfect for using a selection of precut 2½" strips. If you use precut strips with a usable width of at least 42", you will need a minimum of 39 strips to make the blocks, though you will probably want to include more strips to get more variety in color and print.…

Quilt Designed and Made by John Kubiniec Finished Quilt Size 64" x 64" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 16 Blocks 9" x 9" Plan The wonders of strip-piecing never cease to amaze. This versatile technique is used to make all the blocks and sashing units in this generously-sized throw quilt—the sooner you start, the sooner you can be snuggling under it! Color placement is important to the overall pattern of this quilt, so pay close attention to the diagrams and quilt photos to ensure the segments and blocks are correctly oriented before sewing them together. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Shop • Royal blue batik and purple batik 1⅛ yds. each for blocks, sashing units and sashing…

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS OF PROJECTS made with Quick Quilts patterns! Include people in your project photos. Email high-resolution digital images to quickquilts@fwmedia.com. Please include your mailing address. Submission materials cannot be returned. If your submission is selected for this page, The Warm™ Company will send you a FREE queen-size batt. We’ll also mail you two complimentary copies of the issue in which your contribution appears. Ruth Ann Henson of Goldthwaite, Texas, wanted to make That Cat* (Quick Quilts, Aug/Sept 2015) despite not being a cat person herself. Instead she made it for her niece Kristina White, who requested a green color palette. Ruth kept the cat black, not knowing at the time it would match one of Kristina’s own kitties (shown in the picture). Jessica Munson of Tuscola, Texas,…

Quilt Designed & Made by Connie Kauffman Finished Quilt Size 35" x 35" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 4 Block V 5" x 5" 1 Block W 5" x 5" 12 Block X 5" x 5" 4 Block Y 5" x 5" 4 Block Z 5" x 5" Plan Directional fabrics are used in such a great way in Connie’s wall quilt, giving the arrows pointing in every direction even more movement. Just like an ocean archipelago, wherever you look, the view is perfect. Connie used the stripe fabrics very deliberately in this design, make sure to study the placement if you wish to replicate the look. Read our Directional Fabrics lesson on the next page to better incorporate striped fabrics in this and other patterns. Some, but not…

Stitch & Flip is a valuable and versatile technique to have in your sewing repertoire. Using the technique with strips rather than squares increases your skills and design possibilities exponentially. There are just a few differences to keep in mind while incorporating strips in this technique For best results, mark a 45-degree line on a strip to be sewn with stitch-and-flip. If you attempt to estimate the angle without marking, you can end up with wavy sew lines and uneven raw edges on the joined strips, which will affect construction of the overall pattern. To mark the sew line on a strip, refer to the Marking Diagram. Place a strip on a flat surface with the wrong side facing up. Align the 45-degree mark on ruler with the long raw…

Quilt Designed & Made by Kathy Sawyer Finished Quilt Size 91" x 90" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 22 Block U 10" x 12" 2 Block V 10" x 6" 2 Block W 10" x 6" 7 Block X 9" x 9" 6 Block Y 12" x 12" 6 Block Z 12" x 12" Multicolor floral White texture Black small floral Green dot White print Black texture Black/gray floral Green texture Green gingham Plan Strip pieced blocks are staggered and interspersed among a row of square in the square blocks in Kathy’s eye-catching bed quilt. The composition makes it tricky to tell where one block ends and another begins, but the strip piecing makes it so easy and quick to sew! “The emotion of this quilt comes from the…

Quilt Designed & Made by Pam Boswell Finished Quilt Size 59" x 66 ½" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 42 Blocks 7 ½" x 7 ½" Plan You’ve got some owl mail, and your feathered friend was carrying this fun and fast pattern, just for you! One easy block soars to dazzling heights in Pam’s quick composition. The interplay of the blocks disguises where each block starts and ends, giving the quilt a great sense of diagonal movement. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Shop • Cream texture 1 yd. for blocks • Tan print 1⅝ yds. for blocks • Blue print 1 yd. for blocks • Dark brown texture 1⅛ yds. for 1st border and binding •…

Scott made a mini version of this design with thinner strips and smaller patches, using a similar scrappy approach in brighter, more varied colors for the strip-piecing. He gave it a different look by using the same green fabric in the block corners and binding. This version demonstrated how the design itself is not dependent on a specific color placement or combination; it’s strong enough to be adjusted and played with to get different looks. You could make all blocks the same, or make the strips in the blocks go in a gradient of color to completely change the look of this versatile pattern.…

Getting Started About our Patterns We recommend that you read all of the instructions before starting a project and that you cut and sew one block before cutting all of your fabric. Using a rotary cutter, mat and an acrylic ruler, cut the shape to the size indicated in the cutting list. Our patterns list finished block sizes, which are typically ½" smaller than unfinished block sizes because they do not include seam allowances. Basic Quilting Supplies • Rotary cutter and mat • Acrylic ruler: Many shapes and sizes are available; a good one to start with is 6" x 24" with ¼" and ⅛" markings • Scissors: A separate pair for paper and fabric • Sewing machine • ¼" foot • Walking foot • Darning foot • Pins •…

Connie made excellent use of directional fabrics in Archipelago, and her ideas and techniques are perfect for incorporating into almost any pattern. She used the striped fabric combined with an arrow shape to create movement and to keep the eye moving around the composition. Striped fabrics can always add kinetic energy to a static pattern, simply because the eye tends to follow the stripes along their length. Keep this in mind when selecting fabric for any pattern, if you want to create another level of interest to a design. Not only does the viewer notice the patchwork, but the stripes help direct the gaze efficiently to take in the entire design. Usually our patterns use the Fast Flying Geese technique (explained in Quilt Basics) for the most efficient use of…

Quilt Designed & Sewn by Lisa Ruble Machine Quilted by Diane Oakes Finished Quilt Size 55" x 70" Plan This simply stellar quilt is so quick and easy, you’ll be over the moon! Basic Triangle-Square units don’t even need to be joined into blocks—just arrange and sew them into rows and you’re done! Use 7 shades of blue, like Lisa did, or 7 shades of your favorite color, or 7 different colors—whatever you like! This design is ideal for customization due to the easy patchwork and clearly defined rows of color. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Shop • White solid 2⅜ yds. for piecing • Navy dot ½ yd. for piecing • Navy texture 1 yd. for piecing…

Climbing Vine is an excellent example of how one can combine different blocks in one quilt to create a dynamic, unexpected composition. Despite the different looks of each of the blocks, they work together specifically because they all use the same prints and colors. Another visual trick that Kathy used was to stagger the vertical row of blocks so that half-blocks are used in the top and bottom of some rows, further disguising each individual block to create a continuous flow of color and print. It can be tricky to combine blocks that are different sizes, as in this case, but it’s much simpler to combine blocks of the same size. Common block sizes like 8", 10" and 12" are a great option to start with, so you might try…

Quilt Designed & Made by Elaine Theriault Finished Quilt Size 60" x 72" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 20 Blocks 12" x 12" Plan Which way you take this directional pattern is up to you! Elaine made one block with scrappy print placement to create a simple, fun throw quilt with lots of dynamic movement. She based this quilt on the block that she designed for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 16. Interesting ideas of modifying this pattern could include adding pieced stripe blocks for longer arrows, or log cabin-style blocks to make the arrows point in multiple directions. You could also switch up the colors and make it your own in that way! Elaine used assorted green prints to make her binding. If you prefer to use a single…

Quilt Designed & Sewn by Lori Baker Machine Quilted by Crystal Zagnoli Finished Quilt Size 90" x 90" Number of Blocks & Finished Size 1 Block 12" x 12" Plan Lori’s pattern starts with a single 12” block and then, with the addition of several large patches and borders, becomes a large quilt for a bed. The green solid yardage allows for cutting the borders on the lengthwise grain so no seaming is necessary. She used her block design for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 16 as the basis for this easy, modern bed quilt. Use an accurate ¼" seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together well. Shop • Cream solid ⅝ yd. for block • Yellow solid ¼ yd. for block • Medium orange solid…