Quilters Companion

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Compiled by Susanne Woods We love fabric, we love making quilts. End result — we have scraps! No need to stress … 15 fabulous modern, scrappy quilts are offered in this softcover publication. The quilt designs are as diverse as the 15 quiltmakers. St

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

Quilters Companion

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Dear Michelle, Please pass on my thanks to Jessica Wheelahan for the inspiration received from her quilt pattern Isobel, which appeared in QC#82. I have enclosed images of my finished project. I managed this large project (approximately 220cm square)

QUILTMAKER

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Finished Size: 60” x 64” Finished Blocks: 12” x 8” Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. 5 ⅝ yards total for blocks ⅝ yard for binding Backing 4 ⅛ yards Batting 68” x 72” (Although fabric amounts are adequ

QUILTMAKER

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Finished Size: 59” x 71” Finished Blocks: 12” Gray Tone-on-Tone 1 ⅜ yards for blocks Teal Tone-on-Tone 1 ¼ yards for blocks White Solid 1 ⅝ yards for blocks Teal Print ⅞ yard for blocks Black Tone-on-Tone 1 ¾ yards for blocks, border #1 and binding T

QUILTMAKER

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Anne Cowan of Bristol, Tennessee, was starting to get nervous: her son and daughter-in-law had announced their first pregnancy but decided to wait until the baby was born to find out if it was a boy or a girl, and Anne was at a loss for the right bab

Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine

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Finished quilt size: 12½" x 30½" • ⅝ yard light tan print for background, inner border and binding• ¼ yard medium tan solid for inner and outer borders• 2½" x 16" green wool #1 for stems• 6" x 6½" green wool #2 for leaves• 5½" x 6½" wool for basket (

Quilting Arts Magazine

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BEST IN SHOW Winning the top prize at QuiltCon is definitely a career high, and even more of a feat when the accolade is for a quilt that has a unique provenance. In 2019, the quilt “Smile” became the first group quilt to take home the top prize. The

Australian Homespun

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By Elizabeth Newton To work out what kind of quilter you want to be, ask yourself, ‘What sort of project do I want to create?’ Although the usual advice is to start with a small, easy project, the more important thing is to choose something you reall

Quilters Companion

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Tasmanian quiltmaker Sandra Champion is the only Australian to have had a quilt selected for inclusion in the Tranquility travelling exhibition sponsored by the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). Sandra’s quilt, entitled Buttongrass Creek: Winter Wa

Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine

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By Int'l Quilt Study Center shopmartingale.com; $34.99 Delve into a beautifully photographed exploration of the spectacular colors, rich textures, and treasured traditions of 65 of America's most remarkable quilts, each hand-selected from the permane

Quilting Arts Magazine

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Those descriptors have been applied to modern quilts. But they also characterize Amish quilts, in particular the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, style that were originally made 100 years ago—or more. To see modern quilts and Amish quilts together all

Quilting Arts Magazine

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a grand quilted peacock greeted visitors at the door of the India Quilt Festival. Quilts featuring flowers, landscapes, portraits, animals, and more flooded the hall with color and excitement. Each beckoned to be noticed and we happily obliged. Quilt

Quilters Companion

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Australians have heavy hearts as we reflect on the devastation of the megafires that raged through more than 16 million hectares (as of late January). People have been able to do something to help by utilising their talents to bring relief and kindne

Love of Quilting

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Quilts cycle through phases: Colors trend in and out; standards slide up and down. The “Fifties Quilt” might be recalled as a low point in quilt history when enthusiasm for modern design, faith in industrial production and novel sewing machine techno

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

Quilters Companion

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This collection was borne from quilt historian Dr Annette Gero’s documentation of heritage Australian quilts that were made in Australia or brought here by immigrants. When she was compiling the content for her first book, The Fabric of Society, whic

Quilters Companion

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First up, thank you to everyone who has been so welcoming to me in my new role as editor of QC, including friends and acquaintances dating back decades and new friends I am making along the way. Your support and confidence will guide me in this excit

Quilters Companion

1 min. di lettura

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

Quilters Companion

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Firstly, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a fun Christmas and exciting New Year. Secondly, thank you! Thank you for all the warm and encouraging feedback we have received regarding the re-design of Quilters Companion. Plus it seems that many of you

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

Quilters Companion

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Ever since my first quilt 25 years ago, I have fallen in love with this art form. Unfortunately for my husband, I think about it day and night, travel with like-minded people and can never get enough of quilts, old or new. I have enjoyed being a part

QUILTMAKER

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This issue hits just when many of us are thinking about what we want to accomplish in 2020. Whether you want to start working out more, try something new, or simply use up your stash, we chose projects that inspire those goals. For many quilters, the

Quilting Arts Magazine

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the International Quilt Association’s annual judged show, ‘Quilts: A World of Beauty,’ is one of the world’s most revered international quilt competitions. The quilts in the show—which premiers each year at International Quilt Festival, Houston—repre

Australian Homespun

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Megan Dougherty has just published her second book of short humorous articles about quiltmaking. Some have previously been published in Generation Q magazine or on the internet on the Badass Quilters’ Society website and The Bitchy Stitcher blog, and

Quilters Companion

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The Colac Quilters, based in the Victorian city of Colac, 150km south-west of Melbourne, held their biennial exhibition earlier this year. It was a special occasion as the group was celebrating its 30th anniversary. The theme was ‘A Day in the Countr

QUILTMAKER

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I really like the look of these foundation pieced Flying Geese and the contrast with traditional Flying Geese. With this technique, once you make the various sections, the quilt goes together quickly. I use this technique in many of my quilts: in tab

Quilters Companion

1 min. di lettura

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

Quilters Companion

1 min. di lettura

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

Quilters Companion

1 min. di lettura

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