Today's Quilter - UK (2019-07)

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Theonlythingbetterthanputtingthefinishingtouchesto yourlatest

quilt is showing it off! So let’s see what you’ve been up to this month...

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Quilts across the pond

A sunset sonata

I madethisUnionJackquiltformysonwholivesinSanFrancisco.It is 92”in
squareandmadefromblue,red,andwhitestripedshirtfabrics.Someofthe
shirtswerehis,andotherspurchasedfromcharityshops.Thequiltincludesa
fewplacketswiththebuttons, and even a few shirt labels too.It’s a little reminder
ofhisBritishhome!
NancyBarker,viaemail
Welovethatyou’veincorporatedyourson’sshirtsintothisquilt,Nancy– it’ssucha
thoughtful and thrifty idea! This will certainly remind him of home whenever he sees it.

Thisis myversionofLynneEdwards’

TreeofLifedesignfromtheissue 6

supplement.I’vebeenwantingtomake

thisforquitea while,butI wantedto

enlargeit intoa bedquilt.I usedthe

stencilgiftfroma pastissueofToday’s

Quilterfortheouterborders.I amso

pleasedwiththefinishedquilt.Mynext

projectis AppleCoresfromissue25.

NormaMaguire,viaemail

Wow! Your upscaled version is lovely, Norma!

I wasreallytakenbythe

MoonlightSonataquiltthat

wasfeaturedinissue35,in

lovelypeacockgreenwithpink

highlights.I decidedtomakeit

asa surprisefora friendwhohas

tospendtimeinhospitalseveral

timesa yearduetoa chronic

condition.Afterall,it’snot

justchildrenwhobenefitfrom

quiltedhugs!Thepatternwas

sucha pleasuretomake– sowell

thoughtoutandtheinstructions

soclear.I reversedthecoloursas

shelovespink.I finallyfinishedit

andgaveit toherlastweek,and

shereallylikesit!ThankyouPam

andNickyLintott,andToday’s

Quilterforthiswonderfuldesign.

SarahDixon,viaemail

Whata fabulousfriendyouare,

Sarah.Thepinktonesworkverywell

and really make the border pop!

ThankstotheEssentialGuidesfrom

LindaClements,andwiththehelp

ofmyexperiencedsisterChiara,I’ve

falleninlovewiththeDresdenPlate

template.Thesearejusttwoofthe

verymanyitemsI haveproduced,

enjoyingthemfromthebeginning

totheend.Thankssomuch for your

inspiringmagazine!

FrancescaCingano,Glasgow

LookslikeyouhavenailedtheDresden

Plate, Francesca! These are beautiful.

Dresden joy

Rooted in spring