Popular Patchwork

100 Pages·2017·26.294 MB·English

POPULAR CREATING QUILTS, MAKING MEMORIES
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FOREST
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PART TWO
Stuart Hillard
Mystery Quilt
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Floor cushion AMY
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5 Autumnal quilts INTERVIEW
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hared interests and teamwork
have been a recurring theme
this month. From our visit
to the fabulous Festival of Quilts
to judging all the stunning entries
in our group design competition
(page 56), the emphasis has largely
been on collaborations of the
craftiest kind.
As a Festival of Quilts virgin, my
trip to this year’s show was quite a
revelation! As many of you will know, the exhibition is an
explosion of colour and creativity – all wrapped up in an
irresistible energy. Like the quilts at the centre of the festival,
the energy is almost tangible, as literally thousands of people
are brought together through their shared passion for quilting,
sewing, and all things textile. The many quilts on show were
a vibrant mix of styles and designs from talented artists of all
ages and nationalities. And, exciting as it is to see the work of
designers you have long admired, some of the most stunning
quilts were by crafters who remain relatively unknown, but for a
simple name check by their quilt; and for me that’s what makes
shows like this so special. For a taste of what was on show, see
our selection of the winning quilts on page 8.
Offering a much quieter energy, the quilts and projects in this
issue are a calm collection of makes designed to take you gently
into autumn. Forest Stars and Facing West quilts share this
month’s cover, by designers Janet Goddard and Mandy Munroe.
Inside we have the beautiful Aspen Branches quilt, the latest
offering from textile designer and quilter Amy Butler (page 62)
followed by a Q&A where Amy shares her love of travel, latest
inspirations and current projects (page 68). Stuart Hillard reveals
part 2 of his Mystery quilt (page 54) and Diana Woolf explores the
tragic tale of Joe the Quilter (page 58).
With all this and much more, I trust you will enjoy this issue and
find plenty of projects to take you into autumn. E m m a
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Contents
OCTOBER 2017
Projects
16 FACING WEST
Modern diagonals
24 BREAKING TIDE
One quilt, five styles
29 EMBROIDERED SHOULDER BAG
A gorgeous mix of patchwork
and embroidery
34 CRAZY LINEN FLOOR CUSHION
Contemporary comfort
38 IN LOVE WITH LANDSCAPE –
PROJECT & TUTORIAL
Liz Betts takes us on a walk through the
Sussex countryside
54 MYSTERY QUILT
Stuart Hillard reveals part 2 of the mystery
62 ASPEN BRANCHES
34 29
Classically beautiful quilt
72 HUSSIF
Perfect on-the-go sewing kit
75 FOREST STARS
A quilt of many stars
80 ORANGE PEEL
Modern quilt, traditional block
84 BLOCK OF THE MONTH
Arkansas traveller
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Features
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10 DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Results from the design competition
58 HORRID HISTORIES
The tragic tale of Joe the quilter
68 Q&A
Amy Butler talks design, travel,
inspiration and so much more…
96 PATCHWORK OF MY LIFE
Louisa Goult discusses her need to
share her passion for patchwork
Regulars
3 EDITOR’S WELCOME
A look at the October issue
6 NEWS & REVIEWS
All that’s new and crafty in the world
of Patchwork
68 80 12 SWATCH THIS SPACE
Round up of the latest must-have fabrics
14 TAKE ME HOME
It’s all looking spooky
22 AT HOME WITH
Crafty Styling for your Forest Stars quilt
44 SHOW & TELL
Readers' news and projects!
46 BOOKSHELF
The latest crafty tomes
48 WHAT'S ON
Events near you
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53 STUART’S SURGERY
22 Appliqué know-how
87 COMING NEXT MONTH
What’s in the next issue
88 SUBS PAGES
Never miss another issue
95 GIVEAWAYS
Fabulous prizes up for grabs!
OCTOBER 2017 5
CAKE MIX RECIPES
FROM MODA
Anyone who’s been enjoying the cake mix
recipes from Moda to be used along with
their layer cake fabric bundles (10in x 10in)
will be excited to know that they’ve recently
launched the next four in the series. These
are recipes 5-8 for anyone who’s counting!
We’ve also been enjoying the cupcake
recipes to use with Moda’s 5in charm packs,
which came out earlier in the summer.
For anyone who hasn’t come across them
before, each cake or cupcake mix pack
contains 42 sheets of triangle templates
that you can place onto a layer of fabric
The Beautiful Stitch Non-uniform Day by James Fox and quickly cut and sew. It’s a speedy way
of creating a design with the aid of some
The Embroiderers’ Guild has a vast collection of over 10,000 stitched items of historical value, examples on the Moda website at blog.
from fragments to large hangings and last year, it was moved to the Bucks County Museum on modafabrics.com/cakemix. For useful hints
long-term loan. The inaugural exhibition, The Beautiful Stitch, is running until 28 October and and tips on how to use these time-saving
gives visitors a chance to focus on the diverse and ever-changing nature of embroidery across packs, check out these YouTube clips from
time and place, and will include some of the finest pieces from the Guild’s stunning collections Moda’s own Carrie Nelson at youtu.be/s_
of historical and contemporary embroidery. pmZU-WjaA and youtu.be/mx_GV7FJ2-g
If you make it along on a Friday or Saturday, you’ll also be able to check in on the progress of winbournefabrics.co.uk
the museum’s Muir Trust Artist in Residence, James Fox. James works mostly with machine 4packs of 8
embroidery and reverse appliqué to create hangings of various sizes. His residency recipes to
give away
complements The Beautiful Stitch exhibition and his works raise questions on gender roles,
See page 95
culture and other aspects of our social and personal lives.
The Beautiful Stitch – Sunday 1 July 2017 to Saturday 28 October 2017
James Fox residency – Thursday 21 September to Saturday 21 October followed by exhibition of
works Saturday 4 November to Saturday 2 December 2017 Admission: free
Museum open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm, Bucks County Museum,
Church Street, Aylesbury, HP20 2QP Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
NEWS & REVIEWS
Keeping you in the loop with the latest news
from the craft world
COMING SOON – MODERN RETRO
This stunning range of 1950s leaves and flower
prints is hitting the shops in October and it’s right
up our street! In a rich palette of teals, mustards,
emerald greens and reds and complemented
by the Linea range of abstract lines and
crosshatch patterns, it’s one to watch for
lovers of mid-century design and all things
vintage. A sophisticated take on florals.
makoweruk.com
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SHOP TALK COURSE PICKS
We’re always interested to know what makes our readers tick, so Our pick of courses happening around the UK
each month we’re asking one of your favourite shops to tell us a bit
about themselves and which products, old and new, are popular
with their customers. This month, we’re getting to know Sunnyside
Fabrics, an online retailer based in Greater Manchester.
Sunnyside Fabrics UK are here for
all your dressmaking, quilting and
craft fabric needs. With collections
from Riley Blake, Michael Miller and
Clothworks, we have fabrics galore to
cater to all of your patchwork and quilting projects – all of the highest
quality. Other popular ranges include Sew Simple, Tilda, Gutermann,
and Red Rooster to give you countless options – whether you’re making
a baby quilt or a king size quilt. New Christmas fabrics and panels are
now in stock with bright modern colours for children that will suit the
modern home. We are an online business with lots of bargains to be
had with weekly offers and new ranges coming in all the time.
Kantha
Oldie but Goodie:
The Basically Hugs collection is always Explore this beautiful craft with tutor Sandra Wiggins in a
popular with our customers. Small but one-day course at Westhope College. Originating from rural
modern designs, with hearts, stripes, Bengal, Kantha is a combination of hand embroidery and
spots and florals in lovely soft blues quilting, making an infinite number of designs possible
and pinks, with more vibrant choices from a simple running stitch. The piece that you’ll take
including oranges and yellows. These home on the day could be the beginnings of a quilt, a wall
cotton fabrics from Red Rooster are perfect stash fillers, that you will hanging, a cushion or even a bespoke bag.
keep coming back to time and time again. Tuesday 24 October 2017, 10am-4pm, £50, Westhope
College, Westhope, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9JL
New on the Block: westhope.org.uk
New fabrics coming in October/No-
vember include Riley Blake’s Never- Introduction to machine quilting
land – a mythical collection with a
range of four stunning feature prints In this skills-based class, tutor Annabel Groom will cover
and two equally beautiful comple- quilting in a straight line and free-motion quilting on your
mentary co-ordinates. The collection own machine. You’ll be practicing using small samples
is available in a choice of three striking colourways, featuring Captain of fabric and wadding but if you have a small patchwork
Hook, Peter Pan and the Darlings. Fabulous designs for children’s top that you would like to use, you’re welcome to bring it
quilts and accessories. along as well as wadding and backing fabric.
Thursday 20 October, 10am-2pm, £45,
Close to our Hearts: The Patchwork Dog and Basket, 2 Mount Place,
One of our personal favourites is the Lewes, BN7 1YH
Wonderland 2 collection by Melissa patchworkdogandbasket.co.uk
Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair
Blog. A mixture of pale mint, teal and Cathedral windows
pink with touches of gold sparkle –
they’re all just beautiful! Other designs include traditional gingham Starting with the basic square block, tutor Iris Marriott
as well as characterful ‘Rabbits in top hats’ – an Alice in Wonderland will show you how to use this technique to make stars,
themed collection that is so subtle it’s truly gorgeous. Our absolute which will be timely for a starry Christmas night or a
favourite is the floral with gold. firework spectacular! More experienced students can go
on to more complicated oblongs or off-centre squares
To claim a 10% discount on your first order quote code POP10 at the if time permits. The finished blocks will be more or less
checkout. This offer will be available until 30 November 2017 to all complete in themselves so projects can be as big or small
Popular Patchwork readers. as you wish. Ideal for cot quilts, bags, or cushions.
Tuesday 24 October 2017, 10am-4pm, £35, Roseland
Sunnyside Fabrics, 69 Stockport Rd, Hyde, SK14 5QG Mews Studio, Roseland, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3PQ
sunnysidefabricsuk.com lynhervalley.co.uk/roselandmewsstudio
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L to R: Emma with Stuart Hillard; Emma with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably; Emma with Victoria Findlay Wolfe;
St Thomas Stitch and Chat Group with their winning entry; a close-up of their winning quilt
Another great year for the Festival of Quilts
What a ball we had at the Festival of Quiilts – and how sad we are that it seemed to go by so quickly! We were thrilled to meet so many of our
readers and were encouraged by the lovely feedback we received, so thanks to all of you that popped by to say hello. Our winning quilt from the
Lewis & Irene group competition received so many compliments that our editor Emma persuaded the team from St Thomas Stitch and Chat
group in Warrington to let us feature their design in a future issue, so watch this space! Emma also managed a whistle stop tour of the halls to
catch up with some of our favourite makers including the intrepid duo Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably, our very own Stuart Hillard and the
supremely talented Victoria Findlay Wolfe. We would like to thank our collaborators Lewis & Irene for their generous subscription gifts and David
Drummond for their amazing show prizes including a top of the range Janome sewing machine worth over £2,000. It was an amazing show with
so much to admire but we know that words count for so little compared to the excellence that goes into making a truly award-winning quilt so
let’s take a look at the gallery of winners...the true stars of the show.
The Festival of Quilts winners gallery 2017
Winner Quilt Creations -
Silvery Threads -
Jacqueline Harvey
Winner Traditional Quilts- Annelize
Littlefair - The Trouble with Magenta
Winner of Miniature Quilts & Best in Show - Phillipa Naylor -
Measure for Measure
Winner My First Quilt - Anita O’Brien - Winner 2 person - Tidings - Mary Palmer
Winner Quilter’s Guild Challenge - Brigit Schuller - The Sprinter Peter and Amina’s Quilt and Anne Kelly
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Winner Pictorial Quilts - Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga
- African Village
Winner Age 5-8 - Fiona Pilcher - Gold
at the end of the Rainbow
Winner Fine Art Quilt Masters -
Margaret Ramsey - Birchington Breakwaters
City and Guilds Award - Annie Henderson-Begg
Winner Age 9-11 - Leif Sincalir -
I don’t know
Winner Group Quilts - The Four Seasons - Friday Frolics
Winner Age 12-16 - Hannah
Goldsmith - Freedom Bound
Winner Art Quilts - Lesley Brankin - Big Brother
Winner Modern Quilts - Judith Lynch - Winner Contemporary Quilts - Linzi Upton - Beezlebub Winner Primary School - Free as a Bird -
Sticks and Stones 1 Belmont Grosevenor School
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Down by the Riverside
COMPETITION
Back in May we launched a group design competition, in partnership with Lewis and Irene. Each group
who entered was given a 10m length of the stunning ‘Down by the Riverside’ border print and the brief
was to design a quilt to incorporate it. The entries were a varied and gorgeous mix of designs and choosing
the winning quilts was a challenge. However, judging by the overwhelming response from visitors to the
Popular Patchwork stand at The Festival of Quilts, we are confident in our final choice. Here we talk to the
finalists about their experience of working as a group for this design challenge.
1ST
PRIZE
St Thomas Stitch and Chat
Now in its tenth year, St Thomas Stitch and Chat
meet twice monthly at the vicarage in Stockton
Heath. With around 20 members, ranging from
their thirties to their eighties, they are grateful the
vicar has lots of chairs and a very long dining table!
The meetings vary and cover a variety of crafts from
knitting and crochet to embroidery, cross stitch and
of course patchwork and quilting.
Avid quilter, workshop teacher and founder,
Joanne Ridley, shares their experience of working
together on a group project for the first time: “As the
leader of the group, I could see that many of the
members had caught the ‘quilting bug’ and so I
suggested we took part in the competition. There
were eight members who wanted to join in, making a total of nine of us altogether. The other members were very
supportive and we enjoyed keeping them up to date with our progress and showing them the quilt as it grew.”
“Our inspiration was taken from the flowers that grow in riverside meadows. I then designed three flower
blocks and we chose ten complementary shades from the Oakshott range to match the colours in the
beautiful Lewis and Irene border print. Everyone made flower blocks and if you look carefully, you will see
they all include elements of the border print fussy cut within them. This and the sky fabric onto which the
flowers are appliquéd, ties the blocks and border together. Meeting up over several evenings with our
sewing machines, (including one hand-cranked machine!) we completed the appliqué, and once the quilt
top was together I then went on to quilt it.”
“We often have a stall at our Christmas Fair so we’ve worked collaboratively on the items for that in the
past, but this is the first time we’ve worked together to make one quilt. It’s a bit difficult to divide a quilt
between nine people, so we’ve decided to raffle it for Church funds. But first we’re going to hang it up in
church for a while so that our congregation and visitors can enjoy it when they pop in for a cup of tea at our Open Church mornings.”
“We were really thrilled to win the competition, especially since we have a real range of experience and skill in our little group. We all managed to get
to the Festival of Quilts to see the quilt on the Popular Patchwork stand, and for some of us that was a first trip to a big show and we all came away with
lots of inspiration and enthusiasm for future projects. If there’s another competition we’ll definitely enjoy taking part.”
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