Today’s Quilter – September 2019

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Weliketo gobigforTheFestivalof QuiltsissueandJo Avery’sEnglishPaper

Piecedcoverdesigncertainlyfitsthebill.Thisslow-stitchedmasterpiece

mightrequirea fairamountof time(andpatience)to complete,buttheend

resultis soworththeeffortandis guaranteedto impressfriends,fellow

quiltersand...well,everyone!Infact,wewouldn’tbesurprisedif it endsup

beingonyourmost-favourite-patterns-of-all-timelist.Keepaneyeoutfor

thefinishedquiltonourstandat thisyear’sshowandtuneintoSewing

QuarterTVonthe21stAugustto watchit beingdemonstratedliveonair.

Thereareplentyof otherskill-stretchingprojectsforyouto delveintothis

monthtoo,startingwithLauraPritchard’sbrilliantblockbooklet.Shehas

doneallof theeye-wateringmathsforyousothatyoucanmakeeachof the

36 designsfeaturedin fourdifferentsizesandcreatea beautifulsamplerto

showthemalloff.SallyAblett’sstash-friendlybargellocushionis alsofunto

sewin rainbowshades,whileNicolaDodd’ssweetRoostingBirdsdesign

wouldmakea wonderful,quiltedfamilytreebyembroideringnamesunder

eachpine.Wealsohavea veryspecialDaisyEiderdownquiltfromour

CountrysideQuiltingcolumnist,Jo Colwill,andLindaClements’final

instalmentof herCurvedSeamsmasterclass.Plus,CarolynForsterhas

anotherfantastichand-piecedblockforyouto tryanda st r ik i ngst r i ng squilt

project.Addthatto allof JaneRae’scrackingfeaturesandnewsround-ups,

and you’ve got yourself a bumper issue of quilty goodness. Enjoy!

Making our homes even more beautiful...

Speedyandsatisfying,Sally

Ablett’sbitesizebargello

projectis beststitchedupin

vibrantsolids.Turnto page 75

to get started.

SallyAblett

BRIGHT IDEA

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JoColwill

DANCINGDAISIES

Anheirloomin themaking,

Jo Avery’sEnglishPaper

Piecedquiltcallsforslowand

thoughtfulstitches.Findthe

pattern on page 22.

Jo’sgotdaisiesonthemindthis

month,andnotjustin her

column hertexturedDaisy

Eiderdownquiltonpage 60 is

bursting with appliqué blooms!

JoAvery

COVER QUILT