handle rectangles, as shown in
Diagram 10.53
Sew a taupe B rectangle to the
top and bottom edges of each
handle. Sew a handle to each short
edge of the D rectangle. Press. Your
Rolling Pin block should measure 2^11 ⁄ 2
x11^1 ⁄ 2 in, from raw edge to raw edge.54
Repeat Steps 48-53 to make a
total of four Rolling Pin blocks.
Lay them out in two rows of two
blocks each. Insert a taupe E rectangle
between the blocks in each row and
at the beginning and end of the rows.
Sew the patches and blocks in each
row together. Press. Your Rolling Pin
rows should measure 2^1 ⁄ 2 x25^1 ⁄ 2 in, from
raw edge to raw edge. Sew a row to
the top and bottom edges of your
quilt. Press seams towards Border 3.55
To make a Heart block, choose
one fabric from your assorted
prints. From it, cut:- Two rectangles, 3^1 ⁄ 2 x2^1 ⁄ 2 in.
56
From the taupe print fabric, cut:- Four squares, 1^1 ⁄ 2 in (F)
- Four squares, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in (G)
- Four rectangles, 3^3 ⁄ 4 x3^1 ⁄ 2 in (H).
57
Draw a diagonal line from
corner to corner on the wrong
side of the taupe F and G squares.
Repeat the process you’ve used
before to sew, trim and press a taupe
F square in the top left and right
corners of each print rectangle. Sew
the two rectangles together along
their 3^1 ⁄ 2 in edges.58
Use the same process as before
to sew the taupe G squares to
the bottom left and right corners to
make a heart shape, as shown in
Diagram 11. Sew a taupe H rectangle
to the left and right edges of the
Heart. The block should now measure
31 ⁄ 2 x 11in from raw edge to raw edge.59Repeat Steps 55-58 to make
four Heart blocks.60Lay out two Heart blocks and
three Pie blocks (from Step 9)
in a row, beginning and ending with
a Pie block. Join them together. Your
Heart row should measure 3^1 ⁄ 2 x
391 ⁄ 2 in from raw edge to raw edge.
Repeat to make a second Heart row.
Join them to the left and right edges
of the quilt. Press seams towards
Border 3.
Border 561Measure your quilt vertically
through the centre. Trim two
of the 2^1 ⁄ 2 in strips of taupe fabric cut
in Step 43 to this length. Sew them
to the left and right edges of the quilt
and press seams outwards.62Measure your quilt horizontally
through the centre. Trim the
remaining two 2^1 ⁄ 2 in taupe strips tothis length. Sew them to the top and
bottom edges of the quilt, and press
seams outwards.FINISHING63The backing, batting and quilt
top are ready for a long-arm
machine as they are. If you’re doing
the quilting by hand or on a domestic
machine, repeat Step 25 on page 32
to layer and baste the quilt.64Quilt as desired. Stephanie
machine quilted an all-over
edge-to-edge curved design on
her quilt.65From the solid pale yellow
fabric, cut:- Four strips, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in across the width
of the fabric.
66Repeat Steps 27-30 on page 32
to trim and bind the quilt using
these pale yellow binding strips.STEPHANIE
CUNNYNGHAM
How long have you been creating in fabric?
Since I got my first Barbie house for
Christmas. I made blankets for the beds and
curtains for the windows. I think my first
quilt was a tied quilt for a Barbie bed.
Do you like to work in a wide variety of
styles and designs? I tend to prefer vintage
and traditional colours, patterns and designs.
How did this quilt design come about- what was the source of your inspiration?
I met my husband while volunteering for a
local historical society’s pie sale fundraiser.
We made hundreds of pies that weekend, and
he bought one. Every year, we continue to
volunteer there and will always remember
that a cherry pie brought us together.
Have you done anything like this before?
I have created some patterns for my personal
use, mostly small things like zipper pouches
and individual quilt blocks. This is the first
large project I have made using my own
original designs.
What do you do with all your finished
projects?I keep most of my larger projects
and display them on a quilt ladder that
my husband made for me a few years ago.
I give a lot of the smaller projects away
as gifts to family and friends and my son’s
teachers at the end of the school year.
Have there been many finished designs you
simply couldn’t part with? Most of them!
How many stitched projects do you think
you’ve made over the years? Probably a few
hundred, although not all of them are worth
mentioning. There’s a lot of trial and error
in learning to sew.
What’s next on your creative agenda? I’m
currently designing a new mini-quilt pattern
and hope to keep making patterns to share.
Are you someone who needs to work on
several projects at once or do you prefer
to see one project through before starting
another? I’m a multi-project kind of girl.
At one time, I usually have three or four
things going on. I get bored (or sometimes
frustrated) with one project and need to
take a break, but I can’t not be working on
something, so instead of taking a break from
sewing, I just work on a different project. I also
get really excited to try new things and work
with new fabrics. And, sometimes, I just can’t
wait for one project to be completed before
diving into something new and exciting.
Were you professionally trained in stitching
and craft or are you self-taught? I was
completely taught at home by my mother and
my grandmother, but mostly myself!Get ing to know ...03PROJECT