Today's Quilter - UK (2020-05)

BLOCK OF THE MONTH spoondrift quilt

Meet the designer

After completing a degree in fashion and textiles, Janet worked as a

freelance designer for many years. Janet also creates lively designs

for quilts and stitcheries that combine her unique joint appliqué

templates and free-motion drawing technique. As an experienced

speaker and teacher, Janet regularly host talks and workshops

focusing on the design process and creative techniques. She’s also

written five books, including Freya and Fred, Hearty Good Wishes,

A FieldGuide,HomeQuiltHomeandThe Wordsmith. You can get

intouchwithJanetbyemailingherat:[email protected]

http://www.janetclare.co.uk Janeteclare

EbbandFlowfabricswatches

Keepthissafesoyoucanreferbacktothefabricgrid

1.CowesPearl2.CowesDarkOcean3.CowesOcean4.CowesSky

5.CowesSand6.WovenTextureOcean7.SeabirdsPearl8.Seabirds Sky

9.SeabirdsSand10.SeaweedPearl11.SeaweedOcean12.WovenTexture

Pearl13.SeaweedSky14.SeaweedSand15.StarfishPearl16.Starfish

DarkOcean 17. StarfishOcean18.WovenTextureSand19.StripePearl

20.StripeDarkPearl21.StripeDarkOcean22.StripeSand23.Ships Pearl

24.WovenTextureSky25.ShipsDarkOcean26.ShipsSand27.Whales

Pearl 28. WhalesOcean 29. WhalesSky30.WovenTextureDarkOcean

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Position the fusible appliqué.

Arrange your map pieces very

carefully on the pieced background,

using the diagram as a guide (Fig 3).

It can help to mark a 1in square grid

on your background fabric with a hera

or removable marker. Press in place

(Fig 4).

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Setupyourmachineforfree-

motionstitching.Formost

machinesyouwillneedtolowerthe

feeddogsandadda darningfootsoit

is readyforfree-motionquilting.

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Fig 3

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Free-motion stitch the appliqué in

place around the outer edge using

a matching or contrasting thread as

preferred. When you’ve finished, pull

threads to the reverse of the fabric and

tie o securely. This step could also be

satin stitched or even buttonholed by

hand. Press.

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the UK. Contact Janet and Tony

for more information

using the email address

provided.

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