Today's Quilter

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Block designs, whether they are small or large, simple or complicated, are literally the building blocks of quilts... pun intended! There are so many variations out there, ranging from beginner level to advanced, featuring techniques and skills that

Quilters Companion

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Kits and block of the month programs are popular choices for quilters for a number of reasons. How many times has a quilt caught your eye and you think “Wow I would love to make that exact same quilt with the same fabrics and colours”? When you buy a

Ideas

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DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: 1-3 hours We all have that one pair of tired, worn-out jeans that we just cannot bring ourselves to throw out. Why not turn them into a Japanese-quilt-inspired rug? Cut the jeans into small rectangles or squares and sew the p

Australian Homespun

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This quilt uses a large variety of print and solid fabrics from the Tilda Quilt Collection. Most are from the Happy Campers and Meadow Basics ranges, supplemented by a smaller number from the Classic Basics and Tilda Solids ranges. These fabrics are

Quilters Companion

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ONE YEAR (6 ISSUES) Quilters Companion magazine RRP $77.70 PLUS SPECIAL EDITION Great Australian Quilts RRP $12.95 PLUS YOUR CHOICE OF one 2021 diary (Quilters Companion, WellBeing or Australian Country Gardens) and one 2021 wall calendar (Our Austra

Australian Homespun

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This quilt uses a large variety of print and solid fabrics from the Tilda Quilt Collection. Most are from the Happy Campers and Meadow Basics ranges, supplemented by a smaller number from the Classic Basics and Tilda Solids ranges. These fabrics are

McCall's Quilting

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Before sending it to the longarm quilter I took a couple photos of my quilt top in my three-season porch. The quilt just seems to fit this space! I can imagine snuggling up under it on a cool morning with a cup of coffee while listening to the creek

Quilters Companion

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Don’t miss Chris Jurd’s entrancing new medallion quilt, Fishbowl. See amazing quilts from quilt shows around the world.  Anita Ellis discusses how to choose different rulers and templates for your machine quilting style. Meet talented quilter, Felici

Quilters Companion

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Dear readers, After celebrating 15 incredible years of Quilters Companion, we are delighted to announce that next issue will bring you a much-anticipated relaunch of our iconic magazine. You will still see the very best quilting projects, latest news

QUILTMAKER

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Do you think your quilt has that special WOW factor? If so, consider entering it in a quilt contest! There are so many ways for quilters to gain the experience of having their quilts juried, judged, and (hopefully) awarded with that coveted ribbon. H

Australian Homespun

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This quilt uses a large variety of print and solid fabrics from the Tilda Quilt Collection. Most are from the Happy Campers and Meadow Basics ranges, supplemented by a smaller number from the Classic Basics and Tilda Solids ranges. These fabrics are

Love of Quilting

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Dragonfly Dreams is a series quilt presented in six parts. Part one was in Love of Quilting’s November/December 2019 issue, and included all yardage. Combine the pretty blocks, setting triangles, and borders to complete this lovely quilt! SKILL LEVE

Love of Quilting

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Krisanne‘s Amish-inspired design is a striking example of the Amish tradition of using solids, a dark background, and repeating blocks. Amish quilts are characterized by simple, geometric blocks. Amish quiltmakers are sophisticated in their use of co

Australian Homespun

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This quilt uses a large variety of print and solid fabrics from the Tilda Quilt Collection. Most are from the Happy Campers and Meadow Basics ranges, supplemented by a smaller number from the Classic Basics and Tilda Solids ranges. These fabrics are

Love of Quilting

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Have you ever used your rotary cutter to make a simple block...disappear? Not literally, of course. But with a few alterations, you can create some pretty impressive transformations. Cut Courthouse Steps blocks and shuffle parts for Next Steps. Slice

QUILTMAKER

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This bright and cheery notepad designed by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet includes 75 vibrant sheets to help you keep organized and productive. Track your To Do list, appointments, water intake, fitness, and most importantly your happy thoughts! itss

McCall's Quilting

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• your photos• ideas• stories Rita Kuenne of Littleton, Colorado, loved Evergreen & Gold (McCall’s Quilting, Nov/Dec 2017) as soon as she saw it. To make it a Colorado-themed quilt, she used blue in honor of the sky and mountain lakes, gold for the

Love of Quilting

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Sara Gallegos, host of “Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting” on PBS, created this alternate color option, and even added a faux-piped binding. She also took a different approach to constructing the project, creating her own paper piecing templates. Chec

Today's Quilter

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Owner and designer of Hat Creek Quilts, Deirdre has come up with another gorgeous design for us. Turn to page 52 to see more. Technical whiz Lin has created a precision piecing project (page 36) that came to her while walking in the woods collecting

Australian Homespun

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Where do you live? My husband, Danie, and I live and work on our cattle farm in the northern part of rural South Africa near the small holiday town of Bela-Bela. The area where we live is typical African bushveldt and is well known worldwide among th

Today's Quilter

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Lynne Goldsworthy from Lily’s Quilts is a modern British quilter. She has been sewing since she was a young child and, on a business trip to America, she fell in love with American quilts and tried her hand at the craft. Then life and family happened

Today's Quilter

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Linda Clements is a leading technical quilting expert, editor and writer who, for 25 years, has worked on many craft titles for David & Charles and other leading craft publishers. Among the many quilters who have trusted Linda to ensure their books a

Quilters Companion

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Hi Michelle, A quick note to say congratulations on your expanding Quilters Companion role. I’m sure that Clare will relish having extra time with her family. I really enjoyed the 2016 quilting tour of the USA with you, and all the ladies (and Rodney

Today's Quilter

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Linda Clements is a leading technical quilting expert, editor and writer who, for 25 years, has worked on many fabric and craft titles for David & Charles and other leading craft publishers. Among the many quilters who have trusted Linda to ensure

Today's Quilter

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Linda Clements is a leading technical quilting expert, editor and writer who, for 25 years, has worked on many fabric and craft titles for David & Charles and other leading craft publishers. Among the many quilters who have trusted Linda to ensure

Love of Quilting

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Natalie Crabtree is a quilter, pattern designer, and lover of color and all things quilt! She started her creative journey in September 2014 and hasn’t looked back. She enjoys designing quilts, creating sample quilts for various fabric companies prof

Australian Homespun

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Port Macquarie Timeless Quilters’ Quilt Show; Panthers Port Macquarie, 1 Bay St. Display of quilts, toys and charity quilts. Sale tables and charity raffle. Open Fri & Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Entry $5. More information: Phone Lee on 0402 437 604,

Today's Quilter

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In a 3-part series, Mary is going to share some of the secrets she’s learnt over the years for using up all your precious scraps (page 25). Curator of The Quilters’ Guild Collection, Heather, reveals some of the treasures they have. Find the first i

QUILTMAKER

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Twinkle Twinkle. I adapted Pam’s design into a baby quilt using a collection of soft pastels mixed with pops of red. I used a novelty print from the fabric collection for the center of the blocks and I love how the yellow stars really stand out. ■

Australian Homespun

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This quilt uses a large variety of print and solid fabrics from the Tilda Quilt Collection. Most are from the Happy Campers and Meadow Basics ranges, supplemented by a smaller number from the Classic Basics and Tilda Solids ranges. These fabrics are