Patchwork & Quilting UK – July 2019

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3 British Patchwork & Quilting JANUARY 14

Ah! The height of the British summer! After the long hot summer of last

year, a little part of me longs for a cooler one this year. It’s much more

conducive for quilting for starters! And when your sewing room is your

conservatory, it’s the last place you want to be when the sun is beating

down. Still we mustn’t grumble! It was a glorious summer!

A wide variety of projects for you this month. Chris Franses has made a

wonderful Scrappy Log Cabin quilt to which she added a twist to give it a

more interesting setting, while Helen has been playing with Liberty fabrics

in her Violets in the Orchard throw quilt. I couldn’t resist the delightful

Giraff e Bag when I fi rst saw it. A fun make if ever I saw one. Quillows are

always useful and the Walk in the Park Quillow is perfect for summer

picnics. We make another pieced block in Stars and Flowers and make the

next row in our Down on the Croft series quilt. Stuart’s Stashbusting this

month features fun star blocks.

With the competition quilt season in full swing now, Helen reviews the

recent Quilts UK show in Malvern. We take a look at the work of Bridget

Riley for quilt inspiration and fi nd out more out the trend of Maximalism in

quilting. Sheilah Daughtree tells us about Textiles Treasures of the British

Library. We meet the Bont Quilting Circle in Introducing and Karen Platt

shows us her First and Last quilts.

Until next time

Joanna Kent

Editor

Joanna

Helen Kent

Assistant Editor

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