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Whatcheersupa greyday...besidesa goodquilt?A splashof colour!And

thisissueis certainlyembracingthatethos.Wehavebright,boldquiltsin an

arrayof tonesfromourcoverstarNicolaDodd’sParadiseFoundquilt(witha

namelikethatit’sdifficultnotto smile!)to Jo Avery’sMoroccanMagic, an

evocativedesignfeaturingredsandbluesin differenttones.

Thebeautyof colouris thatyoucantakea designandusewhateverfabricsin

whatevercombinationsyouwant,to changeupthefeelandlookof a project.

NicolaDoddstartedoffwitha UnionStarblockand,withsomeclevercolour

placement,theblockwastransformedintoanexoticflower,beforechanging

againintoa Birdof Paradise...allfromplayingwithcolour!Jo Averytook

inspirationfromthemotifsandhuesof Moroccobeforesettlingontheclassic

red,whiteandbluecolourscheme(withsomeaquathrownin),andI thinkthe

resultsarestunning.Butyoudon’talwayshaveto beboldwithyourfabric

choices.YasmeenK Branton’sgorgeoushand-appliquétablerunnerin soft

shadesof pinkandpearlona darkbackgroundis justas effective!

Sowhateveryourcolourpreference,finda designyoulikeandthensplashit

withallyourfavouriteshadesandseewhathappens.Whatevertheoutcome,

you’d have spent a day stitching, and that is never a bad thing!

In this issue, we’re delighted to feature...

Newto theToday’sQuilter

family,Yasmeenhascreated

a stunningdesignthatwill

keepyourhandsbusywith

pretty appliqué. See page 77.

YasmeenK Bra nton

HAND APPLIQUÉ

AnneWilliams

DAY-TRIPPING

Annevisitsfivequiltand

textilescollectionsaroundthe

UK,whichhavea wealthof

inspirationwaitingto be

discovered. Turn to page 44.

CarolynForster

FABULOUSFRAMES

Carolynhastakenher

favouriteelementsof North

CountryFramequiltsto

createthisscrappy

masterpiece on page 58.

Meettheteam

EditorFionaLawrence

ArtEditorRachelBullen

DeputyEditorLauraPritchard

ProductionEditor JessieDoughty

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FeaturesEditorAnneWilliams

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