Issue#86 - 2017

Quilters Companion

Excellence in patchwork and quilting

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Cool Tools
Personalise your sewing space, sewing machine, Mixmaster, printer or anything else you think could be jazzed up with Tattoo Elementz, adhesive designs by Patricia Ritter for Urban Elementz. There are currently 13 designs available. Each is printed on
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Quilt Con 2017
Presented by the Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind. Each year, the four-day quilt show attracts thousands of attendees from around the world for workshops, lectures, panels and more. The juried quilt show fe
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Hope Johnson
There is always that special something that inspires us to create a quilt. Perhaps it’s the way colours work together, or the print on the fabric that calls to you. In Hope Johnson’s case, nature, and in particular bees, are her constant inspiration.
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In The Studio With Jennifer Corkish
By Caroline Adams Those looking for a sea change are usually keen to move to a more peaceful life by the beach, but Jennifer Corkish is looking at her move as a chance to change her outlook, take on a new creative bent and challenge herself in her ar
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ON THE Road NEW ZEALAND
Address: 229 Mangakahia Road, Maungatapere, Northland Phone: + 64 9 434 6748 Email:kerryn@thecountryyard.co.nz Website:www.thecountryyard.co.nz You’ll be welcomed by: Kerryn, the shop owner, plus Raewyn or Bernice, our wonderful, friendly helpful sta
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Fractions
Finished size: 174cm (681⁄2in) square Finished block size: 12in square • 1.3m (11⁄2yd) solid grey fabric #1 (block backgrounds, corners and binding) • 1.1m (11⁄4yd) each of four more solid grey fabrics (fabrics #2–5) (block backgrounds and side setti
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Loose Threads
The Patchwork Gallery Quilt Group, based in the Melbourne suburb of Lower Plenty, celebrated a very successful exhibition of their quilts earlier in the year: the 16 members hung 83 quilts and attendance at the show was more than 20 per cent higher t
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Boro Table Runner
Finished size: 44.5cm x 104cm (17 1⁄2in x 41in) Assortment of Japanese Yukata blue and white fabrics plus some cream, red or gold pieces • 65cm (3⁄4yd) dark blue print fabric (backing and facing) • White Sashiko thread • Assorted Sashiko needles • S
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Fairy Floss
Finished size: 148.5cm (581⁄2in) square Finished block size: 7in square • 1.5m (15⁄8yd) white print fabric (block backgrounds and Border 2) • 80cm (7⁄8yd) dark pink tone-on-tone print fabric (blocks and Border 2) • 60cm (5⁄8yd) green tone-on-tone pri
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SEWING machine SALES & REPAIRS
Most obviously – what do you want the machine to do? If you are planning on basic sewing then an introductory machine may be the best option and these can retail up to about $1000. If you are looking for a machine that does a bit more than the basics
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Cyclamen
Finished size: 195.5cm (77in) diameter • 2.5m (27⁄8yd) print fabric suitable for fussy cutting star centres (star centres and Border 2) • 1m (11⁄8yd) cream tone-on-tone print fabric • 1.9m (21⁄8yd) solid dark pink (star points, Borders 1 and 3, and b
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Family Connections: Martha Harness and Elizabeth Ann Darst Bierce
By Alden O’Brien Curator of Textiles, Daughters of the American Revolution Museum Three generations worked on the two quilts in this article, over the course of half a century and 480km. Elizabeth Yoakum Harness helped her six-year-old daughter Marth
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Diary Dates
Wayville, SAAdelaide Festival of Quilts (part of the Sewing, Stitching and Handcraft Show); Goyder Pavilion, Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Rd, Wayville SA. Displays of the Rajah Revisited quilts, quilts made by the Tentmakers of Cairo and SA from Oce
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Hook Feathers
By Deborah Louie If you have been free-motion quilting, you have probably thought about including feathers in your quilting repertoire. Feather quilting is the most elegant and impressive of all the freemotion designs in my opinion. It suits formal,
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BLOCK OF THE MONTH Programs & KITS
Kits and block of the month programs are popular choices for quilters for a number of reasons. How many times has a quilt caught your eye and you think “Wow I would love to make that exact same quilt with the same fabrics and colours”? When you buy a
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Pom Pom Trees
Finished size: 197cm x 151cm (771⁄2in x 591⁄2in) Finished block size: 15in Watch your DVD with this project! • Assortment of fat quarters, fat eighths and scraps of green print fabrics to total about 2m (21⁄4yd) (leaves) • 12 squares, 6in of assorted
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Craf-Tex And In-R-Form By Bosal Foam And Fiber
Driven by Michelle Marvig I love how my quilts add colour and texture to my home. I once removed all the hanging quilts from the walls as I needed to showcase them at a trunk show. My husband’s first comment to me when I arrived home was that our hou
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Editor’s Journal
Time is flying and we are halfway through the year already. To help you prepare for Christmas, we have found the perfect Christmas table runner to create. This appliquéd beauty is designed by newcomer to Quilters Companion, Jennie Osborne. If you sta
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IN THE market
Website:www.tasquiltguild.org.auTasmanian Quilting Guild Quilt Expo Tasmanian Quilting Guild will hold its Tasmanian Quilt Expo, Island Quilts, at the Albert Hall, corner of Tamar and Cimitiere Streets, Launceston, on September 1–3, 2017. Opening tim
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Jingle Bells Table Runner
Finished size: 36cm x 130cm (14in x 51in) • 1.4m (15⁄8yd) off-white tone-on-tone print fabric (table runner front and backing) • Fat eighth green tone-on-tone print fabric (appliqued leaves) • Fat eighth yellow print fabric (appliqued ribbons) • Asso
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Books
By Petra Prins and An Moonen From the introduction by An Moonen, I was hooked. An had been a curator of antique textiles before ceasing fulltime work due to ill health. Luckily for the quilt world, she decided to work from home and research the histo
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Letters
Dear Clare, I don’t know which pile of UFOs I’ve been hiding under, but I only discovered Quilters Companion magazine yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed thumbing through it and learning new things. Can you imagine how delighted I was to come across the
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THE Basics
Sewing Machine – Any machine can be used for quiltmaking. It is helpful to have a darning foot as an attachment for the machine for free machine quilting. Iron and ironing board – Make these readily available near your sewing machine so that all seam
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Christmas Gift Bag
Finished size: 27cm x 18cm (101⁄2in x 7in) approximately • Fat eighth white print fabric (outer bag) • Fat quarter red print fabric (lining and cuff) • Scraps of three fabrics (applique) • Thin fusible batting at least 35cm x 55cm (13in x 21in) • 60c
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Stockists & contacts
A1 Craft and Quilting Ph: 0438 877 664, email: normabradley@bigpond.com, website: www.craftandquilting.com A Little Patch of Country 63 Princes Highway, Trafalgar Vic 3824. Ph: (03) 5633 2311, email: sales@littlepatch.com.au, website: www.littlepatch
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noughts & Crosses
Finished size: 101cm (393⁄4in) square Finished block size: 93⁄4in square • 65cm (3⁄4yd) taupe print fabric #1 (block backgrounds) • 45cm (5⁄8yd) taupe print fabric #2 (block backgrounds and applique) • 55cm (5⁄8yd) taupe print fabric #3 (Border 2) •
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Japanese Lanterns
Finished size: 185.5cm x 173cm (73in x 68in) Finished block size: 11in x 10in • 2.3m (21⁄2yd) solid white fabric (background) • 1.8m (17⁄8yd) solid yellow fabric (sashings) • 1m (11⁄8yd) solid black fabric (lantern bases and lids,cornerstones and bin

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