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This issue is dedicated to the humble (though in many cases overflowing) fabric stash. That old friend you can always depend upon to help you out of a pickle, with a perfectly-matched solid or the ideal ditsy floral. Whether you’re after a stash-busting Half-square Triangle project or a speedy mini quilt, a versatile tote bag or a set of cute Foundation Paper Pieced hexies, we’ve got you covered with this issue’s projects. My highlight of the issue is part 1 of Lynette S Warren’s fascinating feature on the talented quilters of Gee’s Bend, whose striking designs and love of fabric is sure to go down in history. If we can learn anything from them, it’s to turn any scrap available into pure magic… because you never know who will be…

How did you first get into quilting? I began my quilting journey in 2017 after my mother-in-law gifted me my very first sewing machine. But I actually come from quite an extended family of sewists. Lucina, my great-grandmother, was a quilter and sewist all her life. I never really took up the hobby until I was given my own sewing machine though. I vividly recall my mother-in-law teaching me how to make a tea towel, my less-than-perfect scissor cutting skills (since I didn't know what a rotary cutter was) and being proud of my first make. Let's just say I figured out how to use a rotary cutter pretty quickly! Back then, never would I have imagined quilting becoming a passion of mine. But I remember the first time I…

I’m thinking about starting a new IG account called @QuiltingFails. The feed would be filled with quilters across the world sharing quilting mistakes (poor colour choice, imperfect points, backward piecing…) and the captions could be the lessons that quilters learned from making those mistakes. “There are no mistakes, only lessons learned” – Robin Sharma Here’s what I like about the idea: Firstly, sharing mistakes would be a refreshing change of pace from the perfection that we see in our feeds. We are all human and we all make mistakes, so why not celebrate them! The bigger the fail, the greater the number of likes! Secondly, it’s likely that there will be disagreement on what qualifies as a ‘fail’. Some might love an exact colour combination that the maker considers a…

YOU WILL NEED Quilt Blue A: ½yd Blue B: one (1) fat quarter Pink A: one (1) fat quarter Pink B: one (1) fat quarter Multi A: ½yd Multi B: one (1) fat quarter Yellow A: one (1) fat quarter Yellow B: ½yd Orange: one (1) fat quarter Navy A: ¼yd Navy B: ¼yd Navy C: ½yd Background A: ¾yd Background B: 1yd Binding fabric: ½yd Backing fabric: 4yds Batting: 68in square FINISHED SIZE 60in square WITH SO MANY STUNNING FABRICS TO WORK WITH, LABEL THE PIECES FOR EASY ASSEMBLY NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. HST = Half-square Triangle. Quilted by Debbie Knight (@worktownquilts). FABRICS USED Print fabrics are…

Each month, our expert Kate Webber shows you how to make a project using a new and exciting technique! HOW TO WEAVE WITH FABRIC Master this exciting new technique and add a new dimension to your makes – all you need to get started are a bias tape maker, sharp scissors and some pretty fabric! PREPARING THE STRIPS 1 The easiest way to make strips for weaving is to use a bias tape maker. You can use any size bias tape maker, and it should come with a guide to the size of strips to cut, depending on what type of fabric you are using. Kate uses a 1in tape maker and 2in wide strips. 2 Cut WOF strips as required for your design. Take one strip and cut the…

Why is it that inspiration seems to make itself scarce at the very moment I’m in desperate need of it? Whether I’m trying to come up with a new quilt design or trying to find the energy to start sewing, creative inspiration can be impossible to conjure up at times! Here are my favourite ways to summon up that energy and tap into my inspiration for whatever I’m trying to tackle next… 1 SWATCH IT UP Whenever I have to step outside of my comfort zone, I’m often immediately frozen by indecision. So, when it comes to machine quilting, I’ve started making swatch samples! I set aside five- to six-inch scraps of fabric from the front of the quilt and make a handful of mini quilt sandwiches to try out…

So many of our favourite quilt blocks include units with 45-degree angles. We all know the ‘hands-on’ method of drawing a diagonal line, stitching along it and trimming away excess fabric and dog-ears, but if you have lots of blocks to make, this takes time! Our handy tool trims away excess fabric while adding a ›in seam allowance. It works for Flying Geese, Snowballs, square-in-a-square blocks and Corner-square Triangles! USING YOUR 45-DEGREE CORNER TOOL 1 Cut out the rectangles or squares required for the block as described in the pattern you’re working from. Place the corner square on top of the larger piece, right sides together with the raw edges aligned (Fig 1). 2 Position the bottom edge of the tool aligned with the bottom edge of the corner square.…

YOU WILL NEED To make the quilt Yellow prints: four (4) prints, ¼yd each Pink prints: four (4) prints, ¼yd each Light blue prints: four (4) prints, ⅜/ 8 yd each Dark blue print: ½yd Background fabric: 2½yds Batting: 80in square Backing fabric: 4½yds Binding fabric: ¾yd FINISHED SIZE 72in square NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. RST = right sides together. WOF = width of fabric. You may also choose to use Jelly Roll strips for this pattern. See step 1 for details on the number of strips needed for each fabric. This quilt uses a 4x4 block layout. The blocks are 18.5in square unfinished. Quilted by Heather Dersksen (redwillowquilts.ca) Fabric supplied by FIGO Fabrics ( FOR A…

YOU WILL NEED THE DITSY BACKING FABRIC PRINT PICKS OUT ALL THE COLOURS OF THE QUILT TOP FabricA7 8 yd Fabric B: 5/ 8 yd Fabric C: 5/ 8 yd Fabric D (includes binding): 1¼yds Fabric E: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric F: 7/ 8 yd Fabric G: 7/ 8 yd Fabric H: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric I: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric J: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric K: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric L: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric M: ⅜/ 8 yd Fabric N: 2⅛/ 8 yds Fabric O: 1⅛/ 8 yds Fabric P: 5/ 8 yd Fabric Q: 5/ 8 yd Backing fabric: 8yds Batting: 93in x 98in One (1) copy of the Tall Triangle template FINISHED SIZE ■ 85in x 90in NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise…

Quilts are what propelled the small community of Gee’s Bend into the headlines, so it is fitting their quilts tell the Gee’s Bend tale… ›V=SD=N|›ÀATEÉ››=Ë|1ÃVI›&EM<S›AWÈI9À< Long before the quilts of Gee’s Bend hung in museums of Fine Art, the women of Boykin, Alabama were making quilts. It was in 1937 the area informally known as Gee’s Bend was first noticed by the rest of the world. Photographed for the Roosevelt Administration, these quilts were initially nothing more than a passing mention on a photo caption in a New York Times article. In 1937, the town of Boykin, Alabama was one of the poorest in the United States. The entire country was coming out of the Great Depression and the South had been particularly hard hit. The Federal Government employed artisans…

YOU WILL NEED To make all eighteen hexies Fabric scraps from your stash Background fabrics: ½yd total Embroidery thread (optional) One (1) copy each of the eighteen (18) FPP templates Eighteen (18) copies of the 1in Hexagon template THIS IS THE PERFECT PROJECT TO USE UP THOSE TINY PRINTS YOU'VE SAVED IN YOUR STASH NOTES Seamallowancesarein throughout, unless otherwise noted. Templates include a ⅜/ 8 in seam allowance around the outer edge only. Press fabrics well before cutting. Press seams to the side throughout, unless otherwise instructed. Label cut pieces for easy assembly. For Foundation Paper Piecing, reduce your stitch length to 1.5mm. RS = right side. WS = wrong side. RST = right sides together. FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. EPP = English Paper Piecing. BEFORE YOU BEGIN…

YOU WILL NEED Quilt Whitefabric2yds Aqua fabric: ¾yd Light pink fabric: 1yd Dark pink fabric: ⅜/ 8 yd Mint fabric: 1yd Orange fabric: ¼yd Yellow fabric: ½yd Light green fabric: ⅜/ 8 yd Lime green fabric: ¼yd Dark green fabric: ¼yd Brown fabric: one (1) fat sixteenth Binding fabric: ½yd Backing fabric: 4yds Batting: 68in x 80in FINISHED SIZE 60inx72in NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. WOF = width of fabric. CST = Corner-square Triangle. Use your 45-degree Corner Tool that comes with the issue to piece the Corner-square Triangles. Quilted by Annie Seaboch (search Annie Leigh's Sew Happy on Facebook) WHEN YOU'VE MADE ONE FRUIT BLOCK, WHY NOT CHAIN PIECE THE OTHER FOUR IN EACH SET? CUTTING…

YOU WILL NEED Dark green fabric: ½yd Medium green fabric: one (1) fat sixteenth Light green fabric: one (1) fat quarter Pale green fabric: one (1) fat sixteenth White fabric: ½yd Backing fabric: 24in square Batting: 24in square Binding fabric: one (1) fat quarter FINISHED SIZE 20in square NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. HST = Half-square Triangle. RST = right sides together. WST = wrong sides together. FABRICS USED Fabrics are Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman in Sea Mist, Pond, Aloe, Kale and White. CUTTING OUT 1 From the dark green fabric cut: ■ Two (2) 6½in squares. ■ Two (2) 5½in x 10½in. ■ One (1) 5½in square. ■ One (1) 6in square. Cut in half on the…

YOU WILL NEED To make both cushions: Fabric A (teal): 1yd Fabric B (white): ¼yd Fabric C (coral): ⅛/ 8 yd Fabric D (pink): 3/4yd Fabric E (mustard): 3/4yd Batting: 44in square Two (2) 20in cushion inserts or toy stuffing One (1) copy of the Triangle template FINISHED SIZE 20in square CONTINUE THE EASY BREEZY AESTHETIC WITH SOME ORGANIC WAVY QUILTING NOTES Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed. Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. RST = right sides together. FABRICS USED All fabrics are from the Pure Solids collection by Art Gallery Fabrics, as follows: ■ Fabric A: Zambia Stone. ■ Fabric B: Snow. ■ Fabric C: Apricot Crepe. ■ Fabric D: Blushing. ■ Fabric E: Honey. CUTTING OUT 1 From…

YOU WILL NEED To make House Block 1 Fabric A: 5in x 8in Fabric C: 6in square Fabric F: 2in square Fabric H: 2in square Fabric J: 4in x 6in Fabric K: 3in x 6in Fabric N: one (1) fat eighth Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter One (1) copy each of the House Templates A–C To make House Block 2 Fabric A: 3in x 8in Fabric C: 6in square Fabric H: one (1) fat eighth Fabric i: 4in x 6in Fabric J: 2in square Fabric K: 2in square Fabric N: 2in square Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter One (1) copy each of the House Templates A–C FINISHED SIZE Block: 10in square (10½in unfinished) Quilt: 38in x 49½in WHY NOT FUSSY CUT PRINT FABRICS FROM YOUR STASH TO FRAME…