Quiltlayout
1
Thequiltitselfis madeupoffive
(5)centralcolumns.Column1 is
thecentreandoccursonce.Columns
2 and3 occurtwice,withoneversion
rotated180-degrees.Thecolumns
areseparatedbyverticalsashing.
Thiscentreis thensurroundedby
four(4)borders – seeFig 1 for the
quilt layout.Cuttingout
2
It is moreeconomicaltocutall
fabricacrossthewidthandthen
subcutasneeded.Seethefabrickey
inFig 2 forthefabricsneeded.Many
ofthepiecesarecutfromtemplates,
somakefull-sizecopies.Theshapes
areshowninFig 3. It is besttouse
thincardortemplateplasticfor
durability.Notethatsometemplates
arealsousedrotated180-degrees–
the instructions will make this clear.3
ForColumn1, usetherelevant
templatestocutthefollowing
(someoftheseshapeswill be rotated
180 -deg reeslater):
QEighteen(18)piecesfrom Fabric 1
usingTemplateA1.
QSix(6)piecesfrom Fabric 3 using
Te m p l a t eA 2.
QFour(4)piecesfromeachofFabric
4,Fabric6 andFabric 7 using
Te m p l a t eA 2.
QTwo(2)piecesfrom Fabric 1 using
Te m p l a t eA 3.
QFour(4)piecesfromeachofFabric
3,Fabric4,Fabric6 and Fabric 7
usingTemplateA3.
QEighteen(18)piecesfrom Fabric 1
usingTemplateB1.
QSix(6)piecesfrom Fabric 3 using
Te m p l a t eB 2.
QFour(4)piecesfromeachofFabric
4,Fabric6 andFabric 7 using
Te m p l a t eB 2.
QTwo(2)piecesfrom Fabric 3 using
Te m p l a t eC1.
QTwo(2)piecesfrom Fabric 1 using
Te m p l a t eC 2.
QTwo(2) 6 inx 4in rectangles
from Fabric 1.4
Forthetwo(2)Column 2s, cut
thefollowing:
QForty(40)piecesfromFabric 1
usingTemplateD1.
QEight(8)piecesfromeachof Fabric
6,Fabric7, Fabric9, Fabric 10 and
Fabric 11 usingTemplateD2.
QFrom Fabric 1, also cut:Youwillneed
QFabric1 (o -whiteprint)– 3yds
QFabric2 (creamprint)– 1yd
QFabric3 (darknavyprint)– 2 yds
QFabric4 (darkblueprint)– yd
QFabric5 (darktealprint)– yd
QFabric6 (tealfloralprint)– yd
QFabric7 (navyfloralprint)– yd
QFabric8 (midtealprint)– yd
QFabric9 (midblueprint)– yd
QFabric 10 (midfloralprint)– yd
QFabric 11 (lightfloralprint) – yd
QBatting– 80inx 101in
QBackingfabric– 5 yds
QBindingfabric– yd
QThincardortemplate plastic for
copyingtemplates
QTemplatesA-E (see Templates
section)BEHIND THE QUILTCREATIVE CURVES
“I’mgoingtoputtheblameforallthesecurvesonJennyDixon,who,whileshe
wasActingCommissioningEditorforTo d ay’sQ u i l t e r, askedmetodesigna quilt
inspiredbya cableknittingpattern.Thanks,Jenny!Infact,it wasa challenge
I was(fairly!)gladtotakeon,asI hadbeendoinga seriesof EssentialGuide
articlesforthemagazineoncurvedpiecing,soit wasanopportunitytopractise
whatI waspreaching.It tookquitea whiletogetthetemplatesrightforthe
centrecabledesign,butI thinkit workswellandwouldmakea goodstand-
alonedesignrepeatedasanedge-to-edgepatternwithoutborders.I alsohaveto
thankYaelKaufmanforgenerouslysupplyingmewithallthegorgeousfabrics.
I wanteda blueandcreamcolourschemetoremindmeof theAransweatersmy
mumusedtoknitmydad,andthebeautifulRobertKaufmanCalistarangewas
perfect.Asa bonus,thehigh-qualityfabricswerea pleasuretowork with, which
is helpful when sewing so many curves.” – Linda ClementsCURVEDPIECINGPROJECTCABLE KNIT