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One of my highlights from the past year has been the opportunity to teach – once past the initial terror, it's been hugely rewarding to share skills with new quilters. There's nothing quite like that lightbulb moment when a technique clicks into place… you know what I mean, right? This issue we're celebrating the fact that quilters are a social bunch – we love the generosity with which you share your passion, and we're always keen to indoctrinate new quilters into the fold! The mag is packed with fresh designs to tempt beginners and inspire all you experienced stitchers, so you can pass your new-found tricks, tips and techniques on to all your quilty friends. Join us online… we love to share! LovePatchworkandQuilting LoveQuiltingMag LoveQuiltingMag www.lovepatchworkandquilting.com MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS! Samantha…

LINES & SHAPES We're staying in shape with Lean Duncan's playful collection of sketchy patterns, presented in a cool palette of blue and blush with pops of yellow. Monochrome additions are oh-so-versatile, while the canvas fabric makes it great for long-lasting makes. See the prints at cloud9fabrics.com SNAP TO GRID We're having a pattern party! Kim Kight has got us feeling all giddy with this confetti-covered, dotty, doodly range. While many make great blenders, it's the nostalgic 80s squiggles that are really catching our eyes. See in full at cottonandsteelfabrics.com…

 If you love texture or fabric that makes you go “oooh!”, you’ve probably already started quilting with linen. More and more quilt makers are sewing with this fabulous flax fabric and manufacturers are jumping on the trend by creating quilt-weight linens and linen blends perfect for patchwork. But… linen is a lot like your high-maintenance friend. You know the one I’m talking about: she’s always 20 minutes late, has an “allergy” to most of the lunch menu and walks really slowly, even when you’re about to miss your train and you just need her to pick it up a little! “Linen may unravel at the edges, but once those frays are handled, it’s incredibly strong”SUZY QUILTS While linen is not going to make your life easy, it is going to…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Pink fabrics: ¼yd each of five different colours • Grey fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Background fabric: 3yds • Binding fabric: ½yd • Backing fabric: 3¾yds • Batting: 65in square FINISHED SIZE • 60in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • HST = half-square triangle. • Press all fabrics well before cutting. • Fabric supplied by Hantex. For stockists visit hantex.co.uk/agf FABRICS USED Solid fabrics are from the Pure Elements collection by Art Gallery Fabrics in the following colours: • Spiceberry. • Cherry Lipgloss. • Festival Fuchsia. • Quartz Pink. • Sweet Macadamia. • Light Gray. • Background fabric is Linen…

NEEDLECASE YOU WILL NEED • Craft felt in pink and white • Lining fabric: 6in x 3in • Eight (8) printed fabric scraps for hexagons: at least 5in square • Eight (8) ½in paper hexagon templates FINISHED SIZE • 7in x 3½in open • 3½in square closed NOTES • For templates, see p88. FABRICS USED • Print fabrics are Alice Caroline Liberty 13cm Charm Squares. • Wool Felt is White and Splendid Pink by Trimits. All from Sewing Quarter. CUTTING OUT 1 From the pink felt, cut a 7in x 3½in rectangle. From the white felt, cut a 3in square. Set aside for later. 2 From the lining fabric, cut out one 6in x 3in rectangle for the inside pages. You can use pinking shears for a pretty finish and…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Blue print fabric: seven (7) fat eighths • Blue solid fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Yellow print fabric: five (5) fat eighths • Yellow solid fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Red print fabric: eight (8) fat eighths • Red solid fabric: 3/ 8 yd • Purple print fabrics: six (6) fat eighths • Solid purple fabric: ¼yd • Batting: 45in x 48in • Backing fabric: 2½yds • Binding fabric: 3/ 8 yd • Three (3) copies of FPP Template 1 • Two (2) copies each of FPP Template 2 and Template 3 • One (1) copy each of Template A and Template B FINISHED SIZE • 40in x 42in NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Templates include seam allowances…

Thank you for making this project from Love Patchwork & Quilting. The copyright for these templates belongs to the designer of the project. They work hard to create projects for you to enjoy, so please don’t re-sell or distribute their work without permission. Please do not make any part of the templates or instructions available to others through your website or a third party website, or copy it multiple times without our permission. Copyright law protects creative work and unauthorised copying is illegal. We appreciate your help.…

There’s going to come a time in your quilting and sewing adventures when things just go wrong. I’m not talking about “Whoops! I just sewed this piece in upside down”, I’m talking major sections of a quilt top pieced wrongly or a quilt colour palette looking like something Tinkerbell threw up. I’m here to tell you that it happens to the best of us sooner-or-later and it’s not the end of the world. In fact, it’s often a blessing in disguise, although at the time when you’ve just cut into that out-of-print Tula and it’s all wrong it might feel like the world is ending. Mistakes are a part of life. You can’t avoid them. You can plan, you can practise, you can attempt all the right things but mistakes…

It’s important to knot off your thread securely, to make sure your seams don’t unravel. As you make your last stitch, leave a small loop of thread. Then pass your needle through the loop two times, before pulling the thread tight. Snip the thread close to the knot. Knotting off thread 1 Use your template to trim the fabric squares to a hexagon shape. Centre one hexagon template on the wrong side of the fabric and fold down the seam allowance on two edges. Pin or clip to hold in place. 2 Thread your needle with waste thread. Beginning on the folded corner, going from right to left, push the needle through both flaps of fabric but not the paper. Pull the needle through and repeat to make another…

THIS QUILT IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW OFF A MUCH-LOVED PRINT FABRIC FROM YOUR STASH QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Feature fabric A: ¼yd • Feature fabric B: ¼yd • Navy print: 1¼yds • Citron print: 1yd • Aqua print: ¾yd • Pink print: ½yd • Peach print: 1yd • Background print: 2¾yds • Backing fabric, 4½yds • Batting, 76in square • Binding 5/ 8 yd FINISHED SIZE • 72in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise noted. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • HST = half-square triangle. FABRICS USED • Feature fabric from the Kicks collection by Melody Miller. • All fabrics provided by Cotton+Steel. CUTTING OUT BLOCK A 1 From your…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Coloured prints: twelve (12) fat quarters (more if you are fussy cutting) • Low volume prints: three (3) fat quarters (more if you are fussy cutting) • Backing: 1¼yd • Batting: 45in square • Binding fabric: ½yd • Fifty two (52) copies of the Economy Block FPP template FINISHED SIZE • 40in square NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. For templates, see p88. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wrong sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. • Press all fabrics well before cutting. • Elise used Warm & White batting from The Warm Company. • Elise used…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Six (6) fat quarters in coordinating prints • Background fabric: 40in square • An A4 piece of template plastic • Gentle fabric starch: Louisa used Mary Ellen’s Best Press • Backing fabric: 43in square • Batting: 43in square • Binding fabric: ½yd • Sewline glue pen and at least one refill FINISHED SIZE • 40in square NOTES • WOF = width of fabric. • For templates see page 88. FABRICS USED • Print fabrics are from the Norrland and Twist collections from Dashwood Studios. • Background is Essex Yarn Dyed Linen in Graphite from Robert Kaufman. • Fabric supplied by Sewmotion. CUTTING OUT 1 Place one copy of Template A onto your template plastic. Add a ¼in seam allowance around the outer edge and cut…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A: 1yd • Fabric B: ½yd • Fabric C (navy): 2yds • Fabric D (white): ¾yd • Binding fabric: ½yd • Batting: 48in x 66in • Backing fabric: 2¾yds FINISHED SIZE • 44in x 62in NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams towards the dark fabric, unless otherwise instructed. • Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wrong sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • For templates see page 88. FABRICS USED All prints are from the Blush collection by Dana Willard for Art Gallery Fabrics, with coordinating Pure Elements solids. CUTTING OUT 1 From Fabric A cut twenty (20) pieces using the Half Circle template. If your fabric…

ROSE GOLD ROYALTY There's no such thing as too many tools… or so we said when we spied these rose gold beauties over on Sewing Quarter! Each graced with a stylish nickel and chrome finish, the high quality of Hemline will be evident from first use as you take on your next pretty patchwork project. Not only will this lust-worthy twosome snip up your stash like a dream, they'll also look right at place next to your machine as the ultimate sewing-side pairing. Time for a new sewing machine to coordinate? Get your own delightful duo over at sewingquarter.com. PAINTED POSIES Fans of florals, have we got one for you! Meriwether by Amy Gibson is a fresh combination of ditsy prints and stylised blooms that will bring a little springy…

USE THE LINES OF YOUR TRIANGLES AS A GUIDE FOR PERFECTLY STRAIGHT QUILTING QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A: 1¾yds • Fabric B: ½yd • Fabric C: 1¾yds • Fabric D: ½yd • Fabric E: 2¼yds • Binding fabric: ½yd • Batting: 68in square • Backing fabric: 4yds • Fifty (50) copies each of FPP Templates A and B FINISHED SIZE • 60in square NOTES • If you are using prints instead of solids you will need to double the quantities for Fabric A, C and E, to match directionality. • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • RST = right sides together. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. • Stitch length 1.2 – 1.5 for FPP. FABRICS USED All fabrics are from Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman…

DRAWSTRING BAG YOU WILL NEED • Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Lining fabric: 3/ 8 yd • Fabric scraps for pencil/brush and rainbow FPP sections • Cord for drawstrings: 60in • One (1) copy each of Drawstring Back and Drawstring Front Lower FPP Templates • One (1) copy of either Pencil or Paintbrush A, B and C FPP Template FINISHED SIZE • 10in x 8½in approx NOTES • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. • Reduce your stitch length to 1.5 for FPP. • Templates only include seam allowances around the outer edge of the design, all other seam allowances need to be added as you go. For templates, see p88. • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • When paper piecing always press seams to the side,…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Print fabrics: One (1) fat eighth bundle OR forty (40) 9in x 21in rectangles • Solid Fabrics A and B for sashing crosses: ¼yd each • Solid Fabrics C and D for sashing crosses: 1/ 8 yd each • Background fabric: 3yds • Backing fabric: 5yds • Batting: 81in x 95in • Binding fabric: 5/ 8 yd FINISHED SIZE • 74in x 89in approx NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • HST = half-square triangle. FABRICS USED Print fabrics are from the Bright Sun collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 Divide the fat eighth bundle into…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Background fabric: 1¾yds • Grey fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Rainbow coloured fabrics: sixty (60) 3in x 7½in strips • Batting: 40in x 44in • Backing fabric: 1¼yd • Binding fabric: ½yd • Twelve (12) copies each of Balloon FPP template Sections A, B and C FINISHED SIZE • 36in x 40in NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise stated • Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. • For templates, see page 88. • RST = right sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. CUTTING OUT 1 From the grey fabric cut: • Twelve (12) 3in squares and twenty four (24) 1in x 2in strips. 2 From the background fabric cut: • Three (3) 2½in x…

QUILT YOU WILL NEED • Fabric A (gold): 1¼yds • Fabric B (cream): 2yds • Fabric C (brown): 2yds • Fabric D (rust): 2yds • Binding fabric: 5/ 8 yd • Backing fabric: 4yds • Batting: 68in x 80in FINISHED SIZE • 64in x 76in quilt NOTES • Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. • Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. • RST = right sides together. • WST = wrong sides together. • WOF = width of fabric. • Press all fabrics well before cutting. • Fabric supplied by Art Gallery Fabrics (artgalleryfabrics.com) FABRICS USED • Ojos Smoke, Strata Mist, Scatterwood and Ojos Flame from Arizona After by April Rhodes for Art Gallery Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 From Fabric A cut two hundred and eighty eight (288) 2½in…

YOU WILL NEED • Background fabric: ½yd • Apple fabric: three (3) 6in squares • Leaf fabric: six (6) 3in x 1½in strips • Jam jar top fabric: three (3) 6in squares • Jam jar fabrics: three (3) 8in squares • Jam jar labels: three (3) 4in x 3in strips • Light yellow fabric: one (1) 6in square • Medium yellow fabric: one (1) fat quarter • Dark yellow fabric: 6in square • Black fabric: one (1) 3in square • Black embroidery thread • Three copies each of the Apple FPP template Sections A and B • Three copies each of the Jam Jar and Honey Bear FPP template Sections A, B and C FINISHED SIZE • Each block: 8in square • Row: 8in x 72in NOTES • Seam allowances…