American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-12)

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Quilting Diagram

To change the look of First Frost, gather fabrics in an

autumn color palette—golden yellow, vibrant orange, and

leafy green, all with a touch of metallic gold—and piece

a border to frame the center. In this case, the border is a

Celtic-inspired stripe cut perpendicular to the selvage.

The creamy beige background provides a place for

custom machine quilting.

FABRICS are from the Stonehenge Solstice

collection by Northcott (northcott.com).

FINISH QUILT

1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing;
   baste. (For details, see Complete Quilt,
   page 111.) Marion used two layers of
   batting for her quilt.


2. Quilt as desired. Using metallic
   silver thread, Marion machine-quilted
   arc, pebble, and crosshatching motifs
   in the solid cream and white pieces
   that form the tree trunk; arcs and
   angled lines in the remaining solid
   white and cream triangles; and
   pebbles, swirls, and feather motifs in
   the solid turquoise areas (Quilting
   Diagram).


3. Referring to “Pieced Bias Binding,”
   page 68, use solid cream and solid
   turquoise 3×42" strips to make a
   pieced binding strip. Bind quilt. (For
   details, see Complete Quilt.)

Designer: Marion McClellan of My Quilt Diet

(myquiltdiet.blogspot.com)

66 APQ ¥ December 2019