Innehållsförteckning för Issue 122 från Love Patchwork & Quilting

Move over spring cleaning, spring sewing is the seasonal activity that’s top of our to-do lists! This issue is all about celebrating the sunshine and bringing the outside indoors, starting with Sarah Campbell’s cheerful daisy design (if you, like me, are still waiting for your actual garden to kick into gear). Manjari Singh’s beautiful, tactile Kantha pattern will help you hand stitch some gorgeous textured blooms, while Yasmeen K Branton’s appliqué tote bag is a farmer’s market essential, complete with quirky florals and fruits. I can’t get enough of Nadine Adele’s wellie-wearing spring chicken FPP mini… it even comes with a fried egg quilt block for a little novelty fun. So help me answer the age-old question – what came first, the inspiration or the itch to stitch? Flick through…

REFRACTION FOR MORE SCRAPPY PROJECTS HEAD TO WWW.GATHERED.HOW/ LOVEQUILTINGMAG MIX LOW-VOLUME PRINT FABRICS TO CREATE A SUBTLY PATTERNED BACKGROUND YOU WILL NEED ■ Dark pink scraps: ½yd total ■ Red scraps: ½yd total ■ Light pink scraps: ½yd total ■ Orange scraps: ½yd total ■ Yellow scraps: ½yd total ■ Green scraps: ½yd total ■ Aqua scraps: ½yd total ■ Blue scraps: ½yd total ■ Low volume background prints: 2yds total ■ Binding fabric: ½yd ■ Backing fabric: 4yds ■ Batting: 72in square FINISHED SIZE ■ 64in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Press all fabrics well before cutting. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ HST = Half-square Triangle. FABRICS USED Lynne mixed fabrics from…

ARRANGE YOUR BLOCKS ON A DESIGN WALL TO ENSURE A SMOOTH GRADIENT YOU WILL NEED ■ Scrap fabrics A–D: approx ½yd each (2yds total) ■ Light blue fabric: ¾yd ■ Background fabric (white): 2yds ■ Binding fabric: ½yd ■ Backing fabric: 3½yds ■ Batting: 56in x 68in FINISHED SIZE ■ 48in x 60in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ CST = Corner-square Triangle. ■ New fabrics were supplied by Andi’s Quilt Co. (andisquiltco.com). FABRICS USED ■ Light blue is a Moda Bella Solid. ■ White background is from the Grunge collection by Moda. ■ Scraps are from the Ombre Confetti collection, also by Moda. CUTTING OUT 1…

Sarah Campbell Sarah first got into quilting to occupy her time while her baby son was napping, and now she’s a longarm expert! Find her easy-piece daisy quilt on p16 Shankari Paradee Shankari has made it her mission to sew with scraps and deadstock fabrics as much as possible! You can do just that with her stash-friendly pattern on p58 Manjari Singh Kantha quilting expert Manjari loves to slow it down with some soothing hand stitching. Head to p53 to learn the basics of Kantha quilting and make your own! Quilting is for everyone At Love Patchwork & Quilting, we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflectsc and celebrates the diversity of the quilting community. Quilting is for everyone,…

LONGARM QUILTED FLOWERS ECHO THE FLORAL DESIGN OF THE QUILT TOP! YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Background fabric (turquoise): 2yds ■ Fabric A (green): ¾yd ■ Fabric B (yellow): ½yd ■ Fabric C (white): 1½yds ■ Fabric D (pink): ½yd ■ Binding fabric (yellow): ½yd ■ Backing fabric (pink): 3¾yds ■ Batting: 66in x 78in FINISHED SIZE ■ 60in x 72in 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. ■ CST = Corner-square Triangle. ■ Fabric supplied by Moda Fabrics (modafabrics.com). FABRICS USED All fabrics are Moda Bella Solids in Seafoam, Fresh Grass, Citrine, Sisters Pink and Ivory. CUTTING OUT 1 From the background fabric…

These days we’re often trying to find new ways to incorporate sustainability into our quilting practice. One easy way is to give new life to pre-loved textiles such as clothing, home decor and bed linen. Xanthe Grundy of Wife-made snipped up a selection of vintage sheets and transformed them into this heirloom design with Dresden-style blocks. You can find it in issue 113 of LP&Q! VINTAGE FLORALS QUILT Zinio, Readly, Pocketmags or the LP&Q App…

FOR MORE FPP PROJECTS HEAD TO WWW.GATHERED.HOW/LOVEQUILTINGMAG FUSSY CUT A FABRIC OF YOUR CHOICE TO PERSONALISE YOUR CHICKEN'S COAT! YOU WILL NEED Chicken mini quilt ■ Background fabric: ½yd ■ Body fabric: one (1) fat quarter ■ Coat fabric: one (1) fat eighth ■ Beak and comb fabric: 8in square ■ Legs fabric: 2in square ■ Boots fabric: 2in x 8in ■ Backing fabric: one (1) fat quarter ■ Batting: 17in square ■ Binding fabric: one (1) fat eighth ■ One (1) copy each of Chicken Templates A–O FINISHED SIZE ■ 15in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Templates include seam allowances around the outer edges only. ■ Press fabrics well before cutting. ■ FPP…

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO: QUILTING STENCILS Quilting with stencils is an easy way to give your projects a professional finish and add an extra special touch. By marking out the designs and following the lines, you can create some wonderful quilting effects… like our retro leafy design that comes with this issue! As with our exclusive stencil, many quilting stencils are made so that they join up and create a design that can be quilted in one continuous line, which helps reduce the number of threads to bury too – result! DIFFERENT MARKERS TO TRY: AQUA MARKER Aqua markers are removed by water or washing the finished project. The pens have a fine tip so they're great for detailed marking, like stencils. On the downside, the marks may become fixed if…

QUILTING STENCIL & PENCIL Stencils and pencils... so good together they even rhyme! This match made in heaven are the two goodies to grace your copy of LP&Q this month. The retro leafy design of our exclusive quilting stencil creates beautifully detailed quilts without any faff, allowing you to finish your quilts at home in no time, simply using your machine. To start, test out your water-erasable pencil on a scrap piece or offcut of your chosen quilt top fabric to make sure it shows up well and washes off without a hitch. Then, once you've got your practise piece polished off, you can begin by placing your stencil down on your quilt and sketching out the design. Once that's all done, you can then get down to quilting! This…

FIND A TUTORIAL ON DRUNKARD'S PATH CURVES ATWWW.GATHERED.HOW/LOVEQUILTINGMAG CHUNKY BLOCKS MAKE THIS QUILT SUITABLE FOR CURVED PIECING BEGINNERS! YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Fabric A: 2¾yds ■ Fabric B: one (1) fat quarter ■ Fabric C: one (1) fat quarter ■ Fabric D: one (1) fat quarter ■ Fabric E: one (1) fat quarter ■ Fabric F: one (1) fat quarter ■ Fabric G: one (1) fat quarter ■ Binding fabric: ½yd ■ Backing fabric: 3½yds ■ Batting: minimum 58in square ■ One (1) copy each of Templates A and B FINISHED SIZE ■ 50in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ This pattern assumes WOF to be at least 40in. ■ Press all…

USE UP COLOURFUL SCRAPS FROM YOUR STASH FOR THIS SLOW SEWING PROJECT YOU WILL NEED ■ Outer bag and straps fabric: 1yd ■ Lining fabric: ¾yd ■ Inner bag fabric: ¾yd ■ Fusible batting for straps: two (2) 2in x 31½in ■ Light pink fabric (large flower): 6½in square ■ Dark pink fabric (flower): 8½in x 5in ■ Peach fabric (pear): 8½in x 5in ■ Yellow fabric (lemon): 7in x 4½in ■ Red fabric (strawberries): 7in x 4½in ■ Green fabric (stems and leaves): 15in x 13½in ■ Appliqué thread in matching shades ■ (Optional) Green and cream embroidery threads for the strawberries ■ One (1) copy of the appliqué templates FINISHED SIZE ■ Approx 14in x 19in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams…

FIND MORE KANTHA QUILTS ON WWW.GATHERED.HOW/ LOVEQUILTINGMAG GET CREATIVE AND SKETCH OUT A DESIGN OF YOUR CHOOSING TO HAND EMBROIDER YOU WILL NEED ■ Linen fabric (top): approx 1yd total ■ Backing fabric: approx 24in square ■ Muslin (US)/Calico (UK) (inner layers): three to four (3–4) 24in squares ■ Coloured cotton thread for quilting and embroidered details ■ Tracing paper (optional) ■ Dressmaker’s carbon paper (optional) FINISHED SIZE ■ Approx 24in square NOTES ■ Kantha quilts are made by layering fabrics; Manjari used four inner layers between the top linen layer and backing. ■ Manjari used the design on her backing fabric as a guide for her Kantha stitching, but we've included some floral designs on p56 that you can mix and match to use as a starting point. ■…

Hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s Day! We’ve fallen head over heels with Emily Dennis’ new Heart Gems quilt, which combines simple piecing with a gradient of colour to make a design that’s as cute as a button. Emily’s included instructions for a sleek solids version like this or a rainbow scrappy iteration that’ll help you use up treasures from your stash! It’s a real love letter to modern quilting. HEART GEMS QUILT BY EMILY DENNIS quiltyloveshop.com…

THIS EASY BLOCK IS A FUN TWIST ON STRAIGHTFORWARD TRIANGLE PIECING YOU WILL NEED Pine Tree ■ Light green fabric: 6in x 13in (A) ■ Peach fabric: 6in x 13in (B) ■ Brown fabric: 1¼in x 2¾in (C) ■ White fabric: 16in x 24in ■ One (1) copy of the Triangle template FINISHED SIZE ■ Block: 15in square (15½in square unfinished) ■ Quilt: 59in x 70in To make the whole quilt: ■ Peach fabric (Peachy Keen): one (1) fat quarter ■ Light orange fabric (Pumpkin): one (1) fat eighth ■ Dark orange fabric (Mandarin): one (1) fat quarter ■ Pink fabric (Perfect Pink): ¾yd ■ Burgundy fabric (Claret): one (1) fat eighth ■ Lime fabric (Limeade): ¼yd ■ Light green fabric (Avocado): one (1) fat quarter ■ Mid green fabric…

1 MINI-BLOCK SAMPLER BY ART EAST QUILTING CO This weekly sampler by John features a whopping 48 traditionally pieced mini blocks! arteastquiltingco.com 2 SUMMER BREEZE BOM BY THE THREAD HOUSE Channel The Thread House's trademark folk art vibe with their 2022–23 BOM quilt, inspired by pond wildlife! thethreadhouse.co.uk 3 BLOMMA II BY SAND AND STARS Relax with some soothing hand sewing to stitch Yasmeen's Scandi-style sequel BOM, Blomma II. sandandstars.co.uk 4 2023 BOM PARTY BY SWEET POTATO QUILTS It's party time! Sew along month by month with Christina's beginner-friendly BOM series. sweetpotatoquilts.com 5 STARRY EYED BY ANDY KNOWLTON Feel star-struck by Andy's sampler quilt in LP&Q issue 86, available as a digi edition on Zinio, Readly, Pocketmags and the LP&Q App!…