Table of contents for 109 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

If you’re anything like me, you might have been thinking about how we can be a little kinder to the planet while enjoying our beloved craft. We’ve made it our mission this issue to look into eco-friendly options; we’re sewing with selvedges, mixing fabric types and going scrappy to make sure that we’re using all the fabrics we have to hand – old and new! Becca Parker has spoken to four inspiring sewists to find out how we can all be more sustainable quilters, while our columnist Kim Smith Soper spills her tips on how to get rid of unwanted fabric without throwing it away. You may have noticed our new ‘Go greener’ segments in our Out There pages too. Each issue we’ll be bringing you products, patterns, tutorials, inspiration…

CUTTING OUT 1 Cut strips of fabric to the desired height of your Dresden blades, and neatly stack. You can use any size up to 6½in, but the intermediate marks can help you line up the ruler along the edges. Place the template on the strips, and cut along both sides (Fig A). 2 Turn the template, aligning it with the angled edge of the strip (Fig B). Cut along the right side to cut the next piece. Repeat this process until you have cut all your desired blade pieces. You will need a total of twelve blades to make each full Dresden Plate. FUSSY CUTTING 3 To fussy cut, align the ruler on your fabric as desired, and trace around the sides and bottom (Fig C). The centre area…

YOU WILL NEED ANGULAR, GEOMETRIC QUILTING CONTRASTS NICELY AGAINST THE SMOOTH CURVED BLOCKS Quilt Fabric A (orange): 1½yds Fabric B (light pink): 1½yds Fabric C (medium pink): 13/4yds Fabric D (dark pink): 1yd Batting: 62in × 80in Binding fabric: ½yd Backing fabric: 4½yds One (1) copy each of the Quilt Arc and Quilt Quarter Circle templates FINISHED SIZE 54in × 72in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Templates include seam allowances, where necessary. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Press fabrics well before cutting. ■ Augusto used an invisible zip for the cushion back, which is included in the finishing instructions. For alternative finishes, including using a regular zip, see…

Our experts shared a few valuable hacks you’ll want to keep in mind when you’re considering your next project. “Embrace frankenbatting – a large piece of batting made from multiple smaller pieces,” suggests Amari. “Use flannel sheets and fleece blankets for batting or quilt backs.” Batting scraps, as well as fabric scraps, are something you can call on your community for. Check in with quilt friends, both in person and online, and see what other materials you could swap, share or give. Think local too. Second-hand and vintage stores in your neighbourhood could have just what you need. Maday reminds us to think beyond the materials too. “Sometimes we leave the sewing machine or iron plugged in all day even if we are not sewing. Make sure to unplug them…

1 Pin more than you usually would Even if you never usually use pins, it’s helpful to add a few where seams meet, as well as in between. Fabrics like velvet, linen and flannel have more ‘give’ than quilting cotton, which means they’re more likely to shift or stretch when sewing. 2 Use a walking foot for piecing Although we usually use a walking foot for quilting, you might find it handy for piecing in this project too. The walking foot makes sure the layers move at the same speed, preventing shifting as they move under the foot. 3 Use a heavier sewing machine needle Using a thicker sewing machine needle makes it much easier to get through thicker fabrics and seams. Amy pieced this quilt using a 90/14 needle.…

YOU WILL NEED USE A MIX OF PRINTS FOR A SCRAPPY FEEL, OR GO WITH SOLIDS FOR A UNIFORM LOOK FabricAdarkgrey): two (2) fat quarters Fabric B (light grey): three (3) fat quarters Fabric C (yellow): two (2) fat quarters Fabric D (aqua): two (2) fat quarters Fabric E (dark pink): two (2) fat quarters Fabric F (coral): two (2) fat quarters Fabric G (teal): two (2) fat quarters Background fabric (white): 23/4yds Backing fabric: 4½yds Batting: 60in x 80in Binding fabric: ½yd Forty two (42) copies of the HST template FINISHED SIZE 52in x 72in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Press all fabrics well before cutting. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ HST…

Augusto García Join Augusto to piece a trendy retro quilt and coordinating cushion on p34! You’ll quickly get into the groove of curved piecing due to its big and easy blocks Emily Watts Channel the botanical trend and piece a stylish money plant by Emily this issue, one of her many designs featuring fun colours and clever bias strip appliqué! Nadine Adele Nadine loves stitching inspiring and motivational pieces! Practise your Foundation Paper Piecing with her empowering peace sign mini quilt project over on p45…

There are so many ways you can use your template, our instructions are just a starting point! Why not try: ■ Mixing different pointed and straight edge blades for a unique look. ■ Using three blades to make a quarter block, or using six blades to make a half block. ■ Using a set of Drunkard’s Path templates to finish the edges of your Dresden blades. ■ Make increasingly smaller Dresden blades, then layer them on top of one another. ■ Use your imagination, and tag us on Instagram @lovequiltingmag to show us how you’re using your template!…

YOU WILL NEED LET THE PIECING SHINE WITH SUPER SIMPLE QUILTING LINES... LESS IS MORE IN THIS QUILT! Quilt FabricAturquoise: 1¼yds Fabric B (turquoise spot): 1¼yds Fabric C (caramel): 3/4yd Fabric D (light pink): ½yd Fabric E (medium pink): ¼yd Fabric F (hot pink): ⅛/ 8 yd Fabric G (floral on turquoise): ½yd Fabric H (caramel): ¼yd Background fabric: 3¼yds Backing: 6yds Batting: 86in square Binding: 5/ 8 yd One (1) copy of the HST template (optional) FINISHED SIZE 80insquare NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ This patterns assumes width of fabric is at least 42in. ■ Press fabrics well before cutting. ■ Press well after sewing each seam. ■ Templates include seam allowances where…

YOU WILL NEED USE FABRIC SCRAPS FROM YOUR STASH - OR OLD CLOTHING - FOR THE NAILS AND SLEEVES! Skintonefabricsthree (3) 10in squares Nail fabrics: three (3) 2in squares Sleeve fabrics: three (3) 3in x 5in Background fabric: one (1) fat quarter Backing fabric: 12in square Batting: 12in square Binding Fabric: one (1) fat eighth One (1) copy each of templates A–R FINISHED SIZE 10in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Templates include seam allowances around the outer edges only. ■ Shorten your stitch length to 1.5 for FPP. ■ FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. FABRICS USED ■ Hands fabric, background fabric, scraps…

AMRARI THOMSEN Amari started quilting during the Covid-19 pandemic, as a way to pass the time and pick up a new crafty skill during quarantine – though she's been sewing since she was a teen! Her Instagram features tonnes of tips for sustainable and budget-friendly sewing, as well as minimalist, scrappy quilting practices. @nextgenquilting beacons.ai/nextgenquilting CHRIS ENGLISH Having studied textile design at university, Chris has had an interest in creative pursuits and design for his whole life – though his self-proclaimed creative passion was certainly found in quilting. He loves to make beautifully textured heirloom quilts made from second-hand fabrics, giving old clothes and scraps a new lease of life. @afullenglish chrisenglishquilts.com AROUNNA KHOUNNORAJ Sewist and author Arounna is a proponent of slow design and hand stitching. Her most recent…

YOU WILL NEED LEARN NEW SKILLS SUCH AS APPLYING BIAS TAPE AND APPLIQUÉ IN THIS PROJECT To make one (1) mini quilt Leaf fabric: ¼yd Planter fabric: 9in square Shadow fabric: 2in x 5in Background fabric: 1yd Batting: 38in square Backing fabric: 1¼yd Binding fabric: ⅜/ 8 yd ¼in wide black fusible bias tape: approx 12yds One (1) copy each of the Leaf templates 1–3, Planter template and Shadow template FINISHED SIZE 36in square NOTES ■ Templates do not include seam allowances; no seam allowances are required, as the raw edge appliqué will be covered by bias tape. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Emily used Clover Quick Bias Fusible Bias Tape, available in 11yd rolls. You will need two rolls…

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO: QUILT-AS-YOU-GO WITH SELVEDGES Selvedges are created at the edges of a fabric when the warp and weft threads are woven together. The weft threads have loops at either side, creating the finished selvedge. These loops mean that the fabric will not fray along the edge, as there are no loose threads. You can increasingly find fabrics featuring beautiful designs along the selvedge, incorporating sayings or little illustrations. They can often feel too precious to throw away, so why not save them up until you have a collection to use in a project such as this one? The selvedge also contains valuable information about the fabric, which may include: 1 Fabric company 2 Individual print name, fabric collection and designer’s name. 3 A set of dots, showing which…

1 SELVAGE LEAF TABLE RUNNER BY CAROLINASQUIRRELL Feel inspired by nature with this creative table runner pattern that transforms selvedges into leaves! carolinasquirrell.etsy.com 2 SELVAGE WHIRLWIND BY DURING QUIET TIME This impressively intricate pattern is easier to make than it may look – why not give it a whirl? duringquiettime.com 3 SELVAGE SPIDERWEB QUILT BLOCK BY JESSICA QUILTER Use FPP techniques to transform your selvedges into a hypnotic design! jessicaquilter.com 4 PINEAPPLE PARTY BY NICOLE CALVER Our stunning Pineapple block quilt can easily be pieced with strips and selvedges! Find it in LP&Q issue 86, on Zinio, Apple News, Google Play or the LP&Q App. 5 WANDER BY EVERYDAY STITCHES Get to grips with Y-seams and piece this hexie quilt with selvedges from your stash.everydaystitches.com…

At Love Patchwork & Quilting, we want inclusivity to be at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to creating content that reflects and celebrates the diversity of the quilting community. Quilting is for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, size, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We have begun work on a plan to drive meaningful change, but we know it’s a work in progress. We want to listen to you, our readers. Join the conversation on Instagram @lovequiltingmag or get in touch at lovequilting@ourmedia.co.uk.…

YOU WILL NEED SEW THE RAINBOW WITH FABRICS FROM YOUR STASH IN THIS COLOURFUL PROJECT! Twelve12rainbow fabrics: each approx 6½in x 3½in Grey fabric: ⅛/ 8 yd Pink centre fabric: two (2) 3½in squares Two (2) low volume background fabrics: two (2) 10in squares each Batting: 24in square Backing fabric: 24in square Binding fabric: ¼yd total Dresden template provided with the magazine One (1) copy of the Circle template FINISHED SIZE 19in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ Template includes seam allowances, where necessary. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric FABRICS USED Fabrics are from the Sunprint collection by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics. CUTTING OUT 1 From each…

If there’s one thing that quilters have in common (aside from our love of fabric) it’s that we’re resourceful… Which is why it’s so hard for us to get rid of things. There is always a nagging feeling that we could do something with it. And throwing away usable items is not an option (after all, sustainability is the goal, right?). But rest assured, we do not have to turn our sewing spaces into private landfills just to prevent things from ending up in a real landfill. There are actually lots of ways to get rid of something without throwing it in the trash. Some ways you might be familiar with, others might surprise you – but all of them are fun options to consider! 1 DE-STASH De-stashing is a…

When asked what one positive change was that quilters could make, our experts were unanimous: buy less and use what you have before buying new It’s no secret that textile waste is one of the heaviest burdens facing our world right now. In fact, according to sustainability NGO WRAP, an estimated £140m worth of clothing is sent to UK landfill each year. That’s mind-blowing. And it’s a cause for concern across the pond, too. As San Francisco-based stitcher Amari Thomsen (@nextgenquilting) explains: “Of the 17 million tons of textiles generated in the U.S. annually, the Environmental Protection Agency reports that only 14.7% are recycled – resulting in over 11.3 million tons of textile waste in landfills.” What does that mean on a smaller scale? “Every year the average American generates…

YOU WILL NEED DON'T SHY AWAY FROM QUILTING WITH NEW FABRICS LIKE FLANNEL, VELVET & LINEN Quilt FabricAnavyprint): 1yd Fabric B (yellow print): 1yd Fabric C (navy velvet): 1yd Fabric D (pink cord): 1yd Fabric E (blue linen): 13/4yds Fabric F (cream flannel): 13/4yds Backing fabric: 3¼yds Binding fabric: ½yd Batting: 56in x 72in FINISHED SIZE 48inx64in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise noted. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Press seams open throughout. ■ Fabric supplied by Minerva (minerva.com). FABRICS USED Fabrics are as follows: ■ Fabric A: Confetti from the Rainbow Friends collection for Dashwood Studio. ■ Fabric B: Sugar from the Wonderful Things collection for Art Gallery Fabrics. ■ Fabric C: Navy blue cotton velvet.…

A twin needle, also called a double needle, is essentially two needles attached to a single shank, which produces two parallel lines of straight stitches on top and a zigzag stitch from the bobbin underneath. If your domestic machine can sew a straight stitch and a zigzag stitch, then it is likely compatible with a twin needle (straight-stitch-only machines are not). Use your machine’s hand crank (the wheel on the side of your sewing machine) to get around tight curves or to ease the needle through thick layers of overlapping bias tape.…

YOU WILL NEED HALF-SQUARE AND CORNER-SQUARE TRIANGLES MAKE UP THIS ABSTRACT STAR BLOCK To make four (4) Block E Fabric A: ¾yd Fabric B: one (1) fat quarter Fabric C: one (1) fat sixteenth Fabric D: one (1) fat sixteenth Fabric E: one (1) fat eighth FINISHED SIZE Each block: 12in square (12½in unfinished) Quilt: 72in square To make the whole quilt: Fabric A (navy): 4¾yds Fabric B (light pink): 1¾yds Fabric C (honey): ½yd Fabric D (dark pink): 1yd Fabric E (turquoise): ¾yd Binding fabric: 5/8yd Backing fabric: 4½yds Batting: 80in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in. ■ Press seams open throughout, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ HST = Half-square Triangle. ■ Fabrics supplied by Ruby Star Society (rubystarsociety.com). FABRIC USED All fabrics…