Indholdsfortegnelse for Issue 124 i Today's Quilter

Well we made it through January, and the year is starting to settle in... and my calendar starting to fill up! But, of course, there should always be time to sew, and in this issue’s Quilt School, Sarah Falco shares her love of hand-piecing – and how you can always find time to fit in some sewing when it’s done by hand. She also shares a gorgeous little quilt, which you can hand-piece from start to finish – lovely! For those of you short on time or patience (or both), we’ve got you covered too, though please do give hand-piecing a try, as I am reliably informed it’s very good for lowering blood pressure! There are two projects filled with half-square triangles, and designer Lynne loves a quick way of…

Unravelling History: Unpicking the Collections and Reworking Textile Traditions Until 11 May 2025 • Featuring the work of distinguished artists Laura Kemshall, Linda Kemshall, Daniel Lismore, Jennie Moncur, Annabel Rainbow and Stephanie Redfern, Unravelling History offers a diverse range of textiles and ceramics, plus an insight into the evolution of textile art and its continued inspiration. Expect quilts in forms you might not have seen before, and you can listen to a talk on samplers on 4 April from 13.00-13.30. 10.00-16.00 Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum, Royal Pump Rooms Parade, Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA Contact: annabelrainbow@gmail.com or Curator (Human History) abigael.flack@warwickdc.gov.uk The Creative Craft Show and The Scottish Quilting Show 6-8 March 2025 • Celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Scottish Quilting Show is a world-class event providing opportunity…

HAND-PIECING FOR BEGINNERS “Stop! Please don’t turn to the next page when you see those dreaded words, “hand-piecing”. I know what you are thinking. “Urgh, I can’t do that!” or “It’s too hard” or “It takes too long!”. I understand, I started out as a sewing machine speed demon, but I am now converted to the mindful world of hand sewing. If you will indulge me and read on while I cover some hand-piecing basics, I hope I can put aside your reservations. And, maybe, I can persuade you to try this month’s simple project dedicated to hand-piecing.” – Sarah Falco WHY TRY HAND-PIECING? Making those stitches I am positive that everyone reading this magazine can sew with a needle and thread. Be that attaching a button, hemming trousers, (how…

BEHIND THE QUILT STEP BACK IN TIME “This block is given an Art Deco twist by adding some rolled-back curves to the repeat nine-patch units. Four of these units are combined to make the design, with narrow sashing strips separating each nine-patch (Fig 1). I chose to make my final design into a striking wall hanging, but it could be used as a repeat motif to make a larger quilt.” – Lynne Edwards MBE You will need ■ Background fabric – ⅓yd■ Fabric A – One (1) fat quarter (as shown in Fig 3)■ Fabric B – One (1) fat quarter (as shown in Fig 3)■ Fabric C – 8in square (as shown in Fig 3)■ Fabric D (for the four (4) narrow sashing strips) – 9½in x 1½in (as…

Fifteen spectacular traditional-style Hawaiian quilts by Poakalani Quilters, a Honolulu-based quilting group, help to tell the story of the islands in Pitt Rivers Museum’s current special exhibition ‘Ma uka to Ma kai: Quilting the Hawaiian Landscape’, an exploration of the past, present and future of Hawaii’s ahupua‘a system. Hawaii’s topography is generally abruptly sloping, from mountains down to the sea, with runoff from heavy rainfall in the mountains leading the formation of many narrow grooves that widen out to include a stretch of shore, like a slice of pie. The ahupua‘a is an ancient and sophisticated land-management and food-production system of these divisions of land that extend from the mountains (‘ma uka’) and towards the sea (‘ma kai’), which historically enabled communities to live in harmony with nature and be…

SEW PRETTY POUCH BEHIND THE QUILT DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE “Every time I design a pouch, the patchwork details end up on the outside (where you might expect them to be) so for something different, I wondered how it would all look if they were visible through a window instead. Details like this are really important. This large zipper pouch is perfect for the project-of-the-moment and it is so easy to make that I guarantee you will have a few in your life. It is actually pretty straightforward for beginners too. I have removed the need for corner mitring and the zip installation is super easy with no turning out and pinched corners to contend with. It is the perfect place to start if you are worried about zippers.” –…

TO RECEIVE ISSUE 125 AS YOUR FIRST COPY, SUBSCRIBE BEFORE 26 FEBRUARY. SEE PAGE 16 FOR DETAILS! • Use your gift to make a stunning quilt by Paula Hope • Paula Steel’s star medallion design shines bright • Sarah Falco looks at more complex hand-piecing in our Quilt School series, and shares another project for you to make.…

BEHIND THE QUILT TILE EFFECT “This unusual design could be made with individual templates in the traditional way but would present a pretty tricky challenge. I have redesigned it using the set-in-stone technique to look like a stencilled design, with each piece separated from the others with a narrow channel resembling the grouting between tiles set into a stone floor.” – Lynne Edwards MBE You will need ■ Background – One (1) fat quarter■ Fabric A (for the deco fan) – One (1) fat quarter■ Fabric B (for the deco fan) – One (1) fat quarter■ Fabric C (for the deco fan) – One (1) fat quarter■ Brown fabric (for the corner triangles that surround the block when it is arranged on point) – One (1) fat quarter■ Fusible web…

BEHIND THE QUILT SLOW AND STEADY “Here I have taken two simple Basket blocks and turned them into a pretty little lap or cot quilt. There are lots of half-square triangles and quarter-square triangles in this quilt, but once those are made, you just need to assemble the blocks and then the quilt top step by step. When making a quilt like this, I lay out all the pieces for each block as I sew them, and I follow the layout in the block diagrams very carefully. It is so easy to get half- or quarter-square triangles rotated slightly wrong and then the whole pattern gets lost, so take this part of the process slowly and methodically!” – Lynne Goldsworthy You will need ■ Orange fabric – One (1) FQ■…

Introduction It seems incredibly apt that block five, with five gold rings, comes out in February when love is in the air! It takes me back to my husband’s very romantic proposal. So, with the promise of spring ahead and lighter days the five rings block brings us the opportunity to practice reverse appliqué. I cut out five circles, gathered them around card and then set with my iron. I removed the card and appliquéd down the outside. I then drew the inner line in pencil and reverse appliqué stitched down the inside (see step 13), repeating five times. I didn’t interlink the rings; they are just laid on top of each other and worked on symmetrically. This month you are starting the first of the two long borders. The…

Having had the pleasure of working with Lynne Edwards over the years, when I attended her Swan Song exhibition at last year’s Festival of Quilts, I felt a mixture of awe and sadness. Her creations are so gorgeous – and I spotted several we had been lucky enough to feature in the magazine – but I also knew this meant she was taking a step back from her crazy schedule. Definitely well deserved and probably a bit overdue, in my mind I was thinking, how can we keep this talent involved in Today’s Quilter?! So, when I approached her about doing this supplement, I was delighted she agreed and shared 4 new projects with the magazine. All manageable sizes that you can make without dedicating weeks – or months –…

BEHIND THE QUILT STARRING ROLE “This block began as a design based on interlocking squares pieced from strips and half-square triangles (Fig 1A). I adapted it into a set-in-stone appliqué version to avoid the piecing seams and display the fabric more (Fig 1B). I made this piece my chance to celebrate two prints from my collection of William Morris fabrics together with two plain fabrics, one a soft green and the other putty-coloured for what works in the design as the background to the interlocking squares. Usually when designing a set-in-stone block, I will use a real contrast colour as the narrow strip between each piece. In this case, I chose to use a slightly paler cream fabric so that the elements of the main design appear to float. The…