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Our cover project this
month is a chocolate and
lime strippy quilt using
Mandy Munroe's updated
Seminole technique. We've
got two new short series
starting this autumn,
Gillian's hotly
anticipated Mystery Quilt
begins with the blues,
and you can make a start
on Anja Townrow's sampler
quilt. Anja combines
subtle colours with
striking designs in
"Contemplation".
Forum member Angela
Huddart has designed some
brilliant Halloween
cushions for trick or
treaters young or old,
and we've got a beautiful
triangle cot quilt by
Katharine Guerrier. If
you began Linzi Upton's
"Silent Movie
Star" quilt last
month, we've brought you
the borders and finishing
touches in October. Last,
but certainly not least,
Davina has designed a
delightful drawstring
shoulder bag, and
Elizabeth Stone has all
the instructions for the
latest Journal quilt,
it's time to find all the
sheer fabric in your
stash!Our features
section includes two
"Quilting Life"
articles, meet Anja
Townrow, the designer of
many past Popular
Patchwork projects, and
"Contemplation"
in this issue, and also
Gloria Loughman, the
amazing Australian
quilter. We've taken a
different approach to our
Festival of Quilts review
this year, rather than
look at each competition
category in terms of
winners, we've each
selected our Top Ten from
all areas of the
competition. Jane starts
us off this month, she's
picked some beautiful
quilts from across the
board, from Young
Quilter to Traditional
entries.
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Patchwork Basics Your
essential guide to quilt
making by hand and
machine.A perfect book
for all lovers of
patchwork, especially
those who’ve always
wanted to make a quilt
but didn’t know where
to start. Includes
step-by-step instructions
as well as in-depth
articles on patchwork
piecing, appliqué and
foundation piecing.98
pages
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Our cover project this
month is this beautiful
Autumn Leaves wallhanging
designed by Angela
Huddart, a popular and
talented member of the
forum here at Popular
Patchwork. Also in this
issue, we have the
second installment of
Gillian's Mystery Quilt,
you'll be warming up the
blue units with some
autumnal colours this
month, and there's the
next set of instructions
for Anja Townrow's
"Contemplation"
sampler quilt. Hilary
Gooding has designed a
great bedquilt and pillow
set for girls using
Makower's pretty fairy
fabric collection and
there are two wall
hanging projects, a
tasty "Bramley Apple
Pie" from Greta
Fitchett, and colourful
"Poppies" by
Pat Stone. The November
Journal quilt is a
gorgeous hand quilted
Feather in the Durham
wholecloth tradition,
our A4 journals are a
lovely size to practice
your hand quilting, so
enjoy!Our features
section includes
Gillian's Top Ten quilts
and the Popular Patchwork
Journal Quilts from
Festival of Quilts,
Davina's review of The
National Quilt
Championship at Sandown,
and a look at quilting in
Europe, Linzi Upton
reports from the Open
European Quilt
Championships held in the
Netherlands earlier this
year. For those of you
with an interest in quilt
history, there is a
wonderful article by
Chris Hammacott, who
tells us a little about
Emiah Jones and her quilt
for the Queen.
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9 CHRISTMAS LOGS Create a
fabulous Christmas table
for your guests with this
festive runner and four
placemats, designed and
made by Anja Townrow18
LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE Use
Shrink fabric to make a
fun little seasonal
hanging. Designed and
made by Sarah
Williamson20 JOURNAL
QUILT CHALLENGE Ferret
brings our 2009 series to
a close explaining her
machine quilting
technique26 THE JOY OF
CHRISTMAS These cushions
will bring festive cheer
to your sofa or would
make a sophisticated
present for a discerning
friend. Designed and made
by Sally Ablett30 THE
HOLLY AND THE IVY This
cheerful hanging will add
a festive touch to your
home this Christmas.
Designed and made by
Regan Purcell36 THE MAGIC
OF MYSTERY PART FOUR
Gillian Cooper cuts the
fi nal fabric pieces this
month, but how do they
all fi t together?42 BAGS
OF BLING! This season add
some glitz and glamour to
your outfi ts with this
bag, designed and made
by Esther Anderson46
CONTEMPLATION PART THREE
The fi nal part of this
restful sampler quilt,
designed and made by Anja
Townrow64 CHRISTMAS
CANDLES ‘Fluffy’
buttonholes add realistic
fl ames to this seasonal
wall hanging and matching
decoration set. Designed
and made by Pat Stone
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The August cover project
is a beautiful Dresden
Plate quilt, "China
Blue" by Hilary
Gooding. This is an
advanced project,
resulting in a stunning
bed quilt. We've got a
gorgeous wall hanging
"Ship Shape" by
Katharine Guerrier, a
quick and easy project
with lots of nautical
style. There's also a
batik medallion style
wall hanging from Chris
Hammacott, a funky
playmat by Mandy Munroe
and a wonderful set of
five different projects
showcasing Fabric
Freedom's William Morris
range, designed by Sally
Ablett.There's lots for
anyone interested in new
techniques too, our
Journal Quilt this month
is by Judy Fairless, and
features discharging
colour from fabric with
bleach. This is a great
technique which doesn't
need any complicated or
expensive equipment, I
can't wait to try it.
There are other
innovations in this
issue, Esther Anderson
introduces us to an
amazing new shrinking
fabric, just quilt and
steam to create this
beautiful effect. Liz
Sewell has produced a
reference guide to
interfacings, fusibles
and other useful
materials, which will
help you identify your
Pellon from your Vilene,
and help when matching
project requirements to
what you've already got
in your stash! We've
printed a pre-show update
for Festival of Quilts,
to help you plan your
time at this summer's
favourite and biggest
show. Don't forget to
come and visit Popular
Patchwork on our stand at
F19. There will be a
demonstration of twin
needling by Pat Stone at
2pm on Saturday 22nd
August, why not come
along, pick up a free
handout and admire Pat's
lovely samples. Also in
this issue, Gillian
tells us about the last
Studio Art Quilt
Associates Exhibition,
Transformations - Icons
and Imagery. SAQA will be
exhibiting again at
Festival of Quilts, I
can't wait to see some
more of this outstanding
work.Evelyn Ramsay is the
star of our Conversation
Piece in August. Evelyn
has been an artist and
quilter for over 30
years, and it's
fascinating to read about
her inspiration and
achievements. Out and
About features Lime TArts
in Perthshire and Anne
reviews the Chilford
Spring Quilt Festival.
We've also got a report
from down under, Joan
Drake takes us on a
quilting whirlwind tour
of Adelaide.
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It’s an exciting time
for us here at Popular
Patchwork as we’ve been
busy giving the magazine
a refresh. We’ve taken
into consideration all of
your positive ideas and
suggestions from the
readership survey and the
end result is a great new
look September issue
which is out in the shops
on 21st August and also
available to buy at
Festival of Quilts from
20-23rd August.Our cover
project this month is a
clever, quick and easy
to make handbag,
"Stitch'n'go
Bag" designed by
Sally Ablett for Fabric
Freedom's Victoria range
of fabric. We've got
patterns for an amazing
five quilts this month,
choose from Susan
Briscoe's kimono inspired
"Masu Square
Stacking Measures",
Sue Abrey's autumnal
"Leaves Around The
Cabins", Linzi
Upton's glamorous
"Silent Movie
Star", the quirky
"London
Calling" from Judy
Edwards at Lady Sew and
Sew or Renee Nanneman's
"Stone Cottage"
triangle quilt. There's
also a quilted cushion
project from Sheena
Norquay, a beautiful
wall hanging by Pat
Archibald, "Poppies
at Twilight" and
this month's Journal
Quilt by Barbara
Howell.Our features
section includes two
"Quilting Life"
articles, meet Wendy
Deverill, the owner of
"Sticky
Fingers" in
Lancashire and the
talented quilter,
teacher and designer of
our cushion project,
Sheena Norquay. Chris
Hammacott tells us about
"The Path to Gee's
Bend" and we've got
news on the new ranges of
2009 Christmas fabrics.
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