Love Patchwork & Quilting 95

There’s nothing like a little bit of colour in February to cheer you up, and we’ve got a LOT! Almost a year on from supporting key workers by displaying rainbows in windows, we’re celebrating rainbows here too. Simge Tarhan’s fun zigzag cushion on p78 (a great place to start if you’re a beginner), and Louisa Goult’s beautiful scrap-happy quilt on p66 are two rainbow Half-square Triangle projects where you can try out our new HST tool. We’re excited about the faster marking and trimming possibilities it brings, and my fingers are itching to get started! I loved reading about Kate Basti’s new sewing space (p32) too. I’m forever switching around boxes, bins and shelving to try and find the most efficient way to store – and retrieve – fabric. How…

TO INFINITY Grab your scraps, because Emily Dennis has done it again! Her latest pattern, Infinite Hearts, uses small strips of fabric to make the cutest heart blocks that piece up in a jiffy. Use your fat quarters, fat eighths or jelly rolls to make one of five size options from baby to twin size – once you start the blocks just keep coming! See more at quiltyloveshop.com SNIP HAPPY We don’t know about you, but we can never have too many pairs of snips… some scissors for sewing on-the-go, a set for sofa stitching and several in your sewing space (options, right?!). Naturally this cute pineapple pair from Cloud Craft caught our attention immediately – you won’t find any sweeter! Their stash of decorative snipsters spans from these fruity…

YOU WILL NEED Yellow fabric: ½yd Lime fabric: ½yd Aqua fabric: ½yd Teal fabric: ½yd Dark pink fabric: ½yd Bright pink fabric: ¾yd Orange fabric: ¾yd Cream fabric: 1¾yds Dark blue fabric: ½yd Binding fabric: ½yd Backing fabric: 3¾yds Batting: 68in square One (1) copy of the Centre Square template FINISHED SIZE 60in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open throughout unless otherwise instructed. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ HST = Half-square Triangle. ■ Lynne used 279 80:20 Cotton Mix Batting from Vlieseline (vlieseline.com), Odif 505 basting spray (odifusa.com) and Patterntrace Foundation paper (patterntrace.com) ■ Lynne used 50wt thread for piecing and 40wt thread for quilting from Aurifil (aurifil.com) FABRICS USED Fabrics are all from the Linea collection by Makower. CUTTING…

YOU WILL NEED Nine (9) print fabrics: one (1) fat eighth each Background fabric: 1½yds Backing fabric: 1½yds Batting: 45in square Binding fabric: ⅜/8yd One (1) copy each of Templates 1 and 2 FINISHED SIZE ■ 36in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to one side. ■ Templates include seam allowances. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ Hobbs batting supplied by Lady Sew and Sew (ladysewandsew.co.uk) FABRICS Fabrics are from the Elements and Lucky Charms collections by FIGO Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 From each of the print fabrics cut: ■ Two (2) 3½in squares. ■ Four (4) Template 1. 2 From the background fabric cut: ■ Eighteen (18) 3½in squares. ■ Thirty six (36) Template 2.…

I had long dreamed of having my own sewing room. For years, I sewed at our kitchen peninsula while my fabric stash and tools were all stored in a tiny, cramped basement room surrounded by clutter and Christmas decs. Oh, how I wished for a space of my very own! I’d scour the pages of Pinterest and imagine how I wanted my sewing room to look someday. After eight years of sewing at my kitchen counter, I got my wish. My little family of three moved into a 1950s ranch complete with a turquoise kitchen, a pink bathroom and a sewing space of my very own. Is it the dream space I’d always imagined? No. In reality, it is a spacious and sufficiently-lit room in a finished basement. No bells…

YOU WILL NEED MIX BLENDERS, PRINTS AND SOLIDS TO GIVE YOUR PATCHWORK PETS CHARACTER Cat block Backgroundfabric10inx 12in Face fabric: one (1) fat eighth Body fabric: 6in square Scraps for eyes, nose, ears, legs and tails Fusible web: 8in x 14in One copy each of the Cat Face FPP Templates (Sections A–C), Leg, Ear, Body, Face and Tail Templates One (1) copy of the Cat Layout FINISHED SIZE ■ 10in x 12in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Press fabrics well before cutting. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. ■ FPP templates include seam allowance around the outer edge only. ■ Appliqué templates do not require or include seam…