Innehållsförteckning för August/September 2021 från Quick+Easy Quilts

A while back on the Quilt & Tell podcast, Victoria Findlay Wolfe was our guest, and she talked about the “beginner mind.” Essentially it refers to having an open mind as you study something or work on your art. I took her words to heart as I navigated the stresses of the pandemic and tried to find my missing sew-jo. I found that starting with what I would consider beginner-level quilting projects, I still found new things that I hadn’t noticed before and newfound joy in finishing a quilt. This issue is filled with quilt patterns that are not only perfect for beginners but also feature projects that might have experienced quilters explore that “beginner mind.” You might look at your fabric in a new way or perhaps find a…

finished size: 38" × 49¼" finished blocks: 25 (4") BLOCKS I wanted to create a quick baby quilt using fat quarters. I love working with fat quarters! Many times the maker of a baby quilt wants a quick, easy quilt but there is no reason that quick and easy has to mean boring! For this quilt, I wanted it to have simple blocks but in a more modern setting. Starting with a traditional Four-Patch made the blocks quick but then putting them on point and varying the size and the placement added that more modern touch. Plan Kate made this fabulous quilt using fat quarters. She is an expert quilter, so she was able to piece together her leftover scraps for the binding. Isn’t it pretty? You may not have…

The past year has been interesting for quilters. With so many of us making masks, finishing UFOs, and generally having more time for our favorite pastime, we thought we would ask our editors what new techniques and products they have tried recently. “This quilt was a trifecta of new things. I used a minky-type of fabric for the first time as the backing to make it extra snuggly. And to make sure layers didn’t shift, I also spray basted this quilt (my second new thing). This, by the way, worked so well! The third and biggest new technique was to learn how to free motion quilt. As the pros suggest, I laid out a design plan, did test pages of the motifs, and trials on a small block. I did…

finished size: 76" × 88" finished blocks: 30 (8" X 16") SECTIONS A simple quilt is the ideal canvas for practicing machine quilting. The unique layout of the Flying Geese in this quilt create open space that can be quilted in lots of different ways. Look at the photo to see truly inspired quilting in the negative space of this design. Rather than color options, we include four quilting options for this quilt pattern. There is something for everyone—from beginners to expert quilters. We are sure you will be thinking about this design in a new way. Plan Get ready for summer with this fun quilt that showcases colorful prints featuring fish, lobsters, shells, and more from Kate Nelligan’s Beach House collection for Moda Fabrics. Our instructions have you make…

finished size: 71” X 85” finished blocks: 30 (13") BLOCKS This quilt all started as leftovers. A friend gave me some leftover and reject blocks because I’d admired her fabrics at retreat. I took some of them apart and rearranged the values, and then I made more blocks to go with them. I used leftover 10" squares from several other projects and some stash fabrics. Toward the end, I thought it needed a little punch—so I used the bright orange cornerstones. I think of them as this quilt’s garnish. That little pop of color makes this quilt sing, don’t you think? Plan Gather your scrappy bits and let’s have some fun! This delightful quilt really sings because of Diane’s dynamic use of the color wheel. She chose scraps of blue…

finished size: 65" × 65" finished blocks: 9 (15") BLOCKS Pam Boswell’s impressive Quilt of Valor® is made with two simple blocks. The magic happens when you put the blocks together and secondary blocks appear. This festive quilt is stunning in red, white, and blue, but we think it would also be lovely using a monochromatic color scheme. If you are new to piecing triangles, be sure to be careful as you work with that bias edge as it can stretch and cause ripples. Work slowly and you should have no trouble. This pattern meets the guidelines established by the Quilts of Valor® Foundation. To learn more about QOV® , go to QuiltingDaily.com/quilts-of-valor. Plan Perfect for the Fourth of July or to honor a veteran for their service, this quilt…

Carolyn Beam Carolyn is a former editor for several of our magazines and is currently the Editor of Quilter’s World. She lives in Longmont, Colorado. Pam Boswell Pam is a quilt designer living in Lake Charles, Louisiana. When not designing and making quilts, she works for the Louisiana Department of Public Health. Kate Colleran seamslikeadream.com Kate made her first quilt as a teenager and found that designing and making quilts was a great way to express her creative side. She loves that quilting is about being part of a community. She lives in Centennial, Colorado. Michelle Freedman @stitchwellandprosper Michelle is a quilt day-dreamer and textile adventure-seeker! She recently planted a dye garden in her backyard in Portland, Oregon which she plans to use to dye her own textiles. Karen Gibbs…

Imagine: Three hosts of the Quilt & Tell podcast team up with Michelle Freedman from Maywood Studio fabrics. The goal is to find a project quick and easy enough for all three to make in a few weeks–just in time for World Quilting Day. Searching through our archives, we found this quilt designed by Michelle Freedman, using Maywood Studio fabrics, originally published in McCall’s Quick Quilts. Serendipity! Lori, Ginger, and Tracy named their quilts “Michelle Rocks!” Read on to see photos of the finished quilts and the Quilt & Tell Quiltin’ Bee held on World Quilting Day 2021. finished size: 60" × 72" finished blocks: 54 (6" × 10") BLOCKS Plan This quilt is super fast and easy to make. Using strip-pieced bands, you will have this top together in…

finished size: 81" × 81" finished blocks: 16 (15") BLOCKS The earliest memory I have of my grandma is when I was 4 or 5 years old. We would sit in the living room while she patiently tried to teach me to crochet. She handed me a hook and a ball of crochet cotton. I was practicing a chain stitch, and I just didn’t understand how she made such beautiful, fine lace, when all I managed was a saggy, zig-zaggy chain. There had to be something she wasn’t telling me! My mother encouraged me to keep practicing by telling me her story about Grandma. When Mom and Dad got married, they lived in an old, small house across the river from Grandma’s home—the home my dad grew up in. Grandpa…

If you’ve ever purchased those delightful pre-cuts without knowing what you were going to do with them—they are just so irresistible after all—you may end up watching them go unused. And while they look absolutely lovely sitting on your shelf, you might actually break open that fat quarter tower if you had better ideas for how you can play with them. Pre-cut packaging and naming vary among manufacturers. For example, Moda names their 2½"-wide strip package a Jelly Roll™ and Riley Blake calls them Rolie Polies. Each manufacturer decides how many pieces to include in each pack—40 pieces per pack are pretty standard. But there may be more or less, depending on the number of fabrics a designer has in a collection. To help, we created a handy reference guide…

1. On wrong side of each of four small squares, mark diagonal line corner to corner.This will be your cutting line. Mark sewing lines ¼" away from each side of cutting line. 2. Place two small squares on opposite corners of one large square, right sides facing. Corners will overlap slightly at center. Sew along marked sewing lines. 3. Cut along marked cutting lines. Press seams toward small triangles. 4. Place remaining small squares on unit corners. Sew along marked sewing lines. 5. Cut along marked cutting lines. 6. Press seams toward small triangles to complete four Flying Geese units. Products used: Havel’s Self-Healing Cutting Mat, Havel’s 6" x 24" Fabric Ruler, and Havel’s 45mm Rotary Cutter. Fabric from Garden Glory collection by Maja Ronnback and Abstract Collage collection by…

The Restoration of Celia Fairchild by Marie Bostwick William Morrow, 2021 In this latest novel by Marie Bostwick, Celia Fairchild is an advice columnist whose personal life is falling apart. When her estranged aunt dies and leaves Celia the family home in Charleston, she decides to head south to get the home ready to sell. Little does she know that this trip will change her life. Of course, there is a circle of friends who come together to knit, crochet and quilt! A sweet story with quirky characters that is sure to warm your heart. harpercollins.com Just one Charm Pack Quilts by Cheryl Brickey C&T Publishing, 2021 Who can resist a perfectly coordinated 5" charm pack of fabric? Now use up those delightful squares with the 18 colorful quilt projects…

finished size: 60" × 72" finished blocks: 30 (12") BLOCKS This quilt is quick and easy, of course, but then has something different, unexpected. And I tie it into a recipe: Cornbread and Posole. That yellow fabric is the cornbread—the warmth of it, a comfort food. Whether you have it warm out of the oven with butter or with a touch of bourbon maple syrup for breakfast, it always gives comfort. Now, go back to that yellow. Why do we always hear, limit your amount of yellow, it overpowers? I think it warms things up, adds depth. Just making sure to add the right flavors/colors to go with it makes all the difference. The posole in this quilt is easy to create with batiks. Batiks add depth of color because…

1. Cut number of 2½"-wide strips necessary to equal the perimeter of quilt plus 20". Join strips with diagonal seams into one continuous piece. Press seams open. 2. Press binding in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. 3. Begin in middle of one side of quilt. Leaving a 12" tail of binding free, match raw edges of binding strip to raw edge of quilt top. Use an even-feed or walking foot to sew through all layers with ¼" seam. 4. To miter corners, stop ¼" from corner, backstitch, and remove quilt from sewing machine. 5. Rotate quilt a quarter turn and fold binding straight up, away from the corner, forming a 450 angle fold. TIP: For a satisfying “plump“ binding, we recommend cutting the batting and backing a scant 1/8" larger…

1. To make a band, pair two strips with right sides facing and raw edges aligned. Stitch with ¼" seam. Press flat to set stitches. 2. Fold top strip back and gently press seam open to one side. Band should be straight, without any distortion along outside edges. 3. Add third strip to complete band and press as described in previous steps. 4. Measure height of band to ensure it matches the required measurements.Aligning horizontal lines on ruler with long edge and seam lines of strip set,trim uneven end of strip set. 5. Keeping horizontal lines on ruler aligned with band, cut required width segments. 6. If making bands with more than three strips, join strips in pairs and then sew pairs together. Products used: Havel’s Self-Healing Cutting Mat, Havel’s…

finished size: 52" × 64" finished blocks: 36 (8" × 10") BLOCKS A few years ago, I was in the quilt shop and fell in love with this Cherrywood Fabrics pre-cut strip set. Head over heels! I was there for thread, not fabric! But two sets found their way home with me. I set them aside and waited for the perfect pattern idea. I wanted something which would show off the rich gradations of colors and not be too complicated. I finally chose the Log Cabin block—easy for beginners, very forgiving, and has endless design possibilities. Honestly, I don’t think the Log Cabin block gets enough credit. It is pretty magical. Here, it highlights the fabrics, giving them a stage, an order, and a beauty all their own. Plan Jenny…

finished size: 43" × 65" finished blocks: 24 (10") BLOCKS This block emerged as I was exploring improvisational piecing options for a plain square block. Options included finished blocks as small as 3" and as quirky as no rulers, no measurements, and no alignment of seams. Using 10" pre-cuts and mixing them with each seam sewn created a really scrappy look with lots of movement—which my family said reminded them of the old-fashioned game of jacks. This is so fast to make, you’ll want to try the design in your favorite style of fabric from coordinated lines, to “scrap busting,” to following your favorite colorway. I enjoyed making this so much, a miniature version with 3" squares may be in my future. Plan Sharon used a slice and insert technique…

finished size: 34½" × 51" The Mermaid design was a collaboration between Nicole Ellison of Craftigurumi and myself. We both have been designing cross stitch patterns since before we can remember. So when I started quilting and needed help with design work, Nicole was intrigued by the challenge and happy to join in. Now we work together to design and create pixelated quilt patterns that anyone can make—no matter their experience with sewing. Nicole had been working on mini cross stitch patterns when I saw her mermaid design and fell in love with it. I asked Nicole if it could be adapted as a quilt pattern and adored what it became. We are excited to present our new pattern, which can be done in many different color schemes and skin…

2 tsp salt 5 tsp smoked paprika 2 tsp chipotle chili powder 2 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp oil 5-6 lbs pork shoulder roast 1 tbsp butter 4 cups chopped yellow onions 8 cloves garlic, minced ¾ cup raisins 1 (32 ounce) container chicken broth 1 (32 ounce) container beef broth 2 (14.5 ounce) cans fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained \ 3 tsp ground coriander 3 tsp cumin 3 tsp oregano 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (either prechopped or whole peppers in a can) 2 (15 ounce) cans hominy, drained Combine salt, smoked paprika, chili powder, and black pepper in a plastic bag. Cut pork into bite-size pieces, cutting meat away from the bone and reserving the bone for cooking. Toss pieces in bag with seasoning to coat. Heat…