Table of contents for Issue 134 in Love Patchwork & Quilting

YOUR GIFT Introducing our secret weapon. Our nifty little ½in quilting ruler might be mini but boy is it mighty! The handy tool has a myriad of uses that mean it's just the thing to have on hand for any sewing project… Align the centre line with the corners of your squares and mark either side for 2-in-1 HSTs. Centre zips, fussy-cuts and seams by placing the 0 mark in the centre and measuring evenly either side, or trim scant ¼in seams for FPP, aligning the centre line with the folded template. Add scant ¼in seams for EPP or appliqué templates; keep by your machine for speedy measuring, trimming and checking seam widths; or store in your bag to whip out in fabric stores or for on-the-go sewing. Whew! We…

GREAT OUTDOORS Bookworms, look no further! We’re giving away a copy of Donna McLeod’s Modern Landscape Quilts to two lucky readers. This riveting read is filled with 14 quilt patterns inspired by natural landscapes, accompanied by beautiful photography. From awe-inspiring mountain ranges to calming coastal scenes, every aspect of the natural world is honoured in Donna’s designs! To enter, head on over to gathered.how/competitions/donnamcleod THREAD HOT Get transported to Italy with Aurifil’s 2020 Color Builder collection! One lucky winner will win a bundle of 50wt Aurifil threads worth £200+, inspired by Italy’s most vibrant and colourful destinations. To enter, head to gathered.how/competitions/italyaurifil SCAN HERE! Scan this QR code to see all the competitions being hosted on Gathered right now! CLOSING DATE FOR ALL COMPETITIONS IS 11TH MARCH 2024. THESE GIVEAWAYS…

Those familiar with Foundation Paper Piecing will love it for its accurate precision, scope for detail and quilt-by-numbers process. Those unfamiliar may likely be daunted by its befuddling templates and back-to-front piecing, but we come bearing good news: it’s not as scary as you think. In fact, once you’ve wrapped your head around the technique it’s an easy peasy route to perfect piecing! Here’s how you can make it even easier… 1 Pick the right papers First things first, you’re going to want to grab some paper. While you can actually sew on any paper you have to hand, using a thinner paperstock will be much easier to sew through, see through and tear away at the end. 2 Make it double Nobody likes wasting fabric, so to cut really…

ALICE GABB Tell us the story of the first banner you ever made. The first banner I ever made was in 2017 and it said ‘Kindness and Virtue’. It was huge, and on pink second-hand velvet. I’d been in America and seen a very old banner hung in a bar that said ‘Universal Toleration’ and I went away and researched that – it was a phrase from an English mutual aid society in the 1700s called the Odd Fellows. I’ve been making them ever since! You teach lectures on the radical history of protest banners (among many other fascinating topics!). Did your interest in the history of the craft come before or after you began making them? It was their radical history that made me interested in making my own.…

A fun little quirk of mine is that I like to run before I can walk. Designing a quilt before I can sew a HST? Naturally. Committing to a hand appliqué BOM without really knowing if I like the technique? No problem! Every so often, though, it pays to get your foundations right. This issue, we’re going back to basics. We’re talking simple blocks and bold designs to boost your confidence and sharpen your skills. Find Paula Steel’s ultimate guide to seams in this issue’s Technique Focus, and put it into practise with Megan Lopez’s strip-pieced beauty or Anna Wraith’s gorgeous graphic quilt. Nadine Adele is going old-school with her pen and paper-themed FPP blocks – just make sure you have your new nifty ½in ruler on hand throughout the…

THESE FLOWER BLOCKS ARE SUPER BEGINNER-FRIENDLY - NO CURVED PIECING NEEDED! YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Main prints: twelve (12) fat quarters■ Centre print: one (1) fat quarter■ Background fabric: 2yds■ Backing fabric: 3¼yds■ Batting: 54in x 69in■ Binding fabric: ½yd FINISHED SIZE ■ 46in x 61in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.■ RST = right sides together.■ WOF = width of fabric.■ Fabric requirements assume a usable width of at least 40in.■ Press all fabrics well before cutting.■ Press well after sewing each seam.■ Read through instructions fully before you begin piecing.■ All fabrics supplied by Ruby Star Society (rubystarsociety.com).■ Batting is Vlieseline Cotton 80/20 supplied by Vlieseline (vlieseline.com).■ Thread used for quilting is 4651 (variegated) 40wt supplied by Aurifil (aurifil.com). FABRICS All fabrics are from…

PERFECT YOUR SEAM MATCHING WITH THIS GRAPHIC SOLIDS QUILT! YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Fabric A (coral): ½yd■ Fabric B (darker pink): ¾yd■ Fabric C (off white): 1¼yds■ Fabric D (charcoal): 1yd■ Fabric E (lighter pink): ½yd■ Fabric F (green): ½yd■ Fabric G (yellow): ½yd■ Fabric H (blue): ½yd■ Fabric I (turquoise): ½yd■ Backing fabric: 5yds■ Binding fabric: 5/8yd■ Batting: 70in x 90in FINISHED SIZE ■ 60in x 80in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed.■ RST = right sides together.■ WOF = width of fabric.■ Fabrics supplied by Art Gallery Fabrics (artgalleryfabrics.com). FABRICS USED All solid colours are from the Pure Solids range for Art Gallery Fabrics as follows: ■ Fabric A: Flamingo.■ Fabric B: Rock Candy.■ Fabric C: White Linen.■…

FOR MORE FPP PROJECTS & TEMPLATES HEAD TO WWW.GATHERED.HOW/LOVEQUILTINGMAG NEW TO FPP? START WITH THIS BEGINNER-FRIENDLY PAPER PLANE BLOCK! YOU WILL NEED Paper plane ■ Fabric A (Sections 1B and 1C): 4½in x 9in■ Fabric C (Sections 1A and 5C): 9in square■ Fabric F (Section 2C): 3in square■ Fabric D (background): one (1) fat eighth■ One (1) copy each of the Paper Plane Template Sections A–E FINISHED SIZE ■ 10in square (10½in square unfinished) NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.■ Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed.■ Templates include seam allowances around the outer edge only.■ RST = right sides together.■ FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing.■ Shorten stitch length to 1.5 for FPP.■ The Layout Diagram is a reverse image of the completed block, to match…

KEEP YOUR SEWING SPACE TRENDY AND WELL-LIT WITH THIS STYLISH LAMPSHADE! YOU WILL NEED ■ Coloured solid fabrics: ½yd total ■ Low volume print fabrics: ½yd total ■ 30cm Lampshade Kit (see Notes) ■ One (1) copy of the Triangle template FINISHED SIZE ■ 30cm diameter x 21cm height (approx 11½in diameter x 8¼in height) NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ If you have a 60-degree Triangle template, you can use this instead of our template, cutting 5½in tall triangles. ■ Sarah used a 30cm Lampshade Kit, which included two rings, double sided tape, self-adhesive lampshade panel and rolled edge tool. You can use the same method to recycle an existing lampshade or purchase your own parts separately. FABRICS…

SEE HOW FAR YOUR EPP SKILLS HAVE COME SINCE YOU STARTED THE FIRST BLOCK OF THE SERIES! YOU WILL NEED ■ Fabric B: 1/8yd■ Fabric C: one (1) fat eighth■ Fabric D: one (1) fat sixteenth■ Fabric F: 1/8yd■ Fabric I: 1/8yd■ Fabric L (background): 3/8yd■ Three (3) copies of Template 1 (one (1) per block)■ Eighteen (18) copies each of Templates 2 and 3 (six (6) per block)■ Thirty six (36) copies each of Templates 4 and 5 (twelve (12) per block) To finish the quilt: ■ All thirty six (36) completed EPP blocks■ Batting: 70in square■ Backing fabric: 4yds■ Binding fabric: ½yd FINISHED SIZE ■ Block: 10in square (10½in square unfinished)■ Quilt: 60in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout, unless otherwise stated.■ Press seams open throughout,…

MEGAN LOPEZ Megan designs modern, minimalist quilts that spread joy! Celebrate International Women’s Day with her friendship bracelet-inspired quilt on p24 ANNA WRAITH Anna finds the repetitive action of quilting soothes her and provides a mindful space. Take a break with her super-simple solids quilt and coordinating cushion on p32 NADINE ADELE Nadine is a whizz at adorable Foundation Paper Piecing designs for all skill levels! Build your confidence with her pen and paper themed blocks on p47 QUILTING IS FOR EVERYONE 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, religion, age, size, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity.…

A FLORAL QUILTED DESIGN PROVIDES A FUN CONTRAST AGAINST GEOMETRIC PIECING! YOU WILL NEED Quilt ■ Fabric A (white): ¼yd■ Fabric B (green): ¾yd■ Fabric C (light peach): 1yd■ Fabric D (red): 1½yd■ Fabric E (pink): 2¼yd■ Background (light pink): 1¼yds■ Backing: 4¾yds■ Binding: ¾yd■ Batting: 80in square FINISHED SIZE ■ 73½in x 74in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in throughout.■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed.■ RST = right sides together.■ WOF = width of fabric.■ Fabrics supplied by Art Gallery Fabrics (artgalleryfabrics.com) CUTTING OUT 1 From Fabric A cut: ■ Two (2) 2½in x WOF. 2 From Fabric B cut: ■ Seven (7) 2½in x WOF. 3 From Fabric C cut: ■ Thirteen (13) 2½in x WOF. 4 From Fabric D cut: ■ Eighteen (18) 2½in…

LOW VOLUME WHITE AND CREAM PRINTS MAKE PERFECT BACKGROUND FABRICS! YOU WILL NEED ■ Red fabrics: 5/8yd total■ Light pink fabrics: ½yd total■ Dark pink fabrics: ½yd total■ Purple fabrics: ½yd total■ Dark Blue fabrics: ½yd total■ Light Blue fabrics: ½yd total■ Teal fabrics: ½yd total■ Green fabrics: ½yd total■ Yellow fabrics: ½yd total■ Orange fabrics: ½yd total■ Background fabrics: 25/8yds total■ Batting: 64in square■ Backing fabric: 3¾yds■ Binding fabric: ½yd FINISHED SIZE ■ 54in square NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed.■ RST = right sides together.■ WST = wrong sides together.■ WOF = width of fabric.■ HST = Half-square Triangle.■ QST = Quarter-square Triangle.■ Quilted by Tracy Loukouta (@tracyloukota). FABRICS USED ■ Quilt top fabrics are all quilting cottons from…

USE A GRADIENT OF SHADES OR AN OMBRE FABRIC TO CREATE A STRIKING VISUAL EFFECT! YOU WILL NEED ■ Background fabric: ½yd■ Moon fabric: ¼yd■ Backing fabric: 1yd■ Batting: 18in x 36in■ Freezer paper (optional)■ One (1) copy of the Moon Appliqué Templates FINISHED SIZE ■ 15in x 32½in NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in unless otherwise noted.■ Starch fabric before cutting.■ Press seams as you prefer.■ Templates do not include seam allowances.■ WOF = width of fabric.■ RST = right sides together.■ WST = wrong sides together.■ This pattern assumes fabric has at least 42in usable width.■ Zeïba uses freezer paper for her templates, which is available from quilt shops and online stores.■ All measurements are width by height. CUTTING OUT 1 From the background fabric cut: ■ Four…

Seams are an absolute essential skill for us quilters. Get your seams matched up perfectly and pick the right seam for you thanks to Paula's tutorial! She'll show you the ropes with testing seams, scant seam allowances and the pros and cons to pressing your seams open or to the side. HOW TO SEW SEAMS WHERE TO START WITH SEAMS 1 Getting your seams right is the foundation of a good quilt. Not only will it look good, but you’ll also have a lot more fun putting a quilt together when the seams match up nicely. Most quilting patterns use a ¼in seam allowance, but it’s important to follow the indicated seam allowance in your pattern, as this determines how all the pieces will line up. 2 Your machine may…

1 Epic EPP Fancy a spot of English Paper Piecing? The Hexie Harvest quilt by Tales of Cloth makes full use of this nifty little technique. Use up tiny remnants from your stash to create a sparkling, kaleidoscopic quilt! Find more info, acrylic templates and paper pieces on talesofcloth.com 2 Handy scraps Treat your kitchen to an on-trend update! This Half-square Triangle oven glove pattern by Wendy Chow is available on our Etsy store, TQandLPQPatternShop.etsy.com. You can use any small scraps you have to hand, or leftover HST units from previous projects! 3 Keep it comfy Save the planet (and your bank account) by resisting buying new. The Happy Scrappy cushion pair by Lou Orth is the perfect stash-buster! Find it in the LP&Q issue 108 digital edition, available on…