American Patchwork & Quilting April 2014
See the featured quilts and web-exclusive color options and projects from the American Patchwork & Quilting April 2014 issue.
April 2014 [1]
The April 2014 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is on sale from February 4--April 1.
Missed it? Order a digital issue here. [2]
Grand Central Quilt Winners [4]
Readers from 25 states entered our 2013 challenge to commemorate a landmark building turning 100.
Profile: Bonnie Sullivan [7]
In stitching up success, designer Bonnie Sullivan of All Through the Night Designs uses nearly every room in her house.
April 2014 Favorite Finds [9]
Angles With Ease book and Triangler ruler
$17 (book) and $14.95 (ruler); ankastreasures.com [10]
Fabric book panels from Quilting Treasures
quiltingtreasures.com [11] for nearest retailer
Quilt It with Love: The Project Linus Story
$19.95; sterlingpublishing.com [12]
Quiltspirations “playing” cards from LoveBug Studios
$14.95; quiltspirations.com [13]
Stamp of Approval [15]
Designer: Tonya Alexander [16]
Inspired by a Postage Stamp quilt, a designer creates a springtime beauty from a scrappy assortment of prints.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Stamp of Approval Color Option [18]
Scrappy Squares
A sophisticated and subdued palette of Japanese taupe fabrics form scrappy squares. A dark outer border grounds the quilt and allows the blocks to take center stage.
Best Buds [21]
Designer: Kristyne Czepuryk of Pretty By Hand [22]
Fabrics: Scrumptious collection by Bonnie & Camille for Moda Fabrics [23]
A pair of hand-embroidered projects uses sweet stitched flowers to make gifts that are pretty as a picture.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Petal by Petal [25]
Designer: Laurel Keith [26]
Build imaginative floral blocks one piece at a time to showcase your hand-applique skills. A Sawtooth border provides the perfect frame.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Petal by Petal Color Option [28]
Hanging Tapestry
Surround an appliquéd block with a sawtooth inner border and a floral outer border for a look reminiscent of Jacobean embroideries and other fanciful tapestries.
Alpha Bits & Pieces [31]
Designer: Sandy Klop of American Jane [32]
Fabrics: Pot Luck collection by American Jane for Moda Fabrics [23]
Learn your A-B-C's and quilt block 1-2-3's with a wall hanging that uses fussy-cut panel print letters to frame a variety of pieced blocks.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Alpha Bits & Pieces Color Option [34]
Designer: Laura Boehnke
Fabrics: Almost Amish collection by Debbie Beaves and Cotton Supreme solids, both for RJR Fabrics [35]
Instead of using the dot/check multiprint found in the original quilt, Laura fussy-cut classic quilt blocks from a panel. She used coordinating solids to allow the prints and fussy-cut classic quilt blocks to be the center of attention.
Folk-Al Point [37]
Designer: Bonnie Sullivan of All Through The Night [38]
Fabrics: Folk Art Home collection by Bonnie Sullivan for Maywood Studio [39]
No, it's not applique! Surround squares of a favorite fabric with clever sashing that puts the squares front and center and forms the look of a two-block quilt.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Folk-Al Point Color Option [41]
Striking Stars
Sashing units become the star of this wall hanging. Four Square-in-a-Square blocks provide the perfect foil for the five stars formed by the sashing.
Swirls and Whirls [44]
Designer: Sherri McConnell [45]
Like gusts of wind, swirl quilting spins bright pinwheels across a crisp white quilt top.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Swirls and Whirls Color Option [47]
Girly Swirls
Purple, coral, navy, and gray team up for a snappy wall hanging. Use the same coral or purple print in each block’s corners, then alternate the blocks for an interesting secondary pattern when the blocks are set side by side.
Cameo Appearance [50]
Designer: Janet Nesbitt of The Buggy Barn [51]
Most fabrics: Love to Garden collection by Anni Downs for Henry Glass & Co. [52]
Basket units frame your favorite motifs fussy-cut from a panel print. Subdued hues transition perfectly from a long winter to early spring, as hints of color begin to emerge.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Cameo Appearance Color Option [54]
Framed Flowers
Sew a flowery springtime wall hanging by fussy-cutting a detail from your favorite big floral print. Fabrics in rich green and red hues add plenty of texture and bright color. A bold print border serves as a modern frame.
Play It Again [57]
Designer: Laurie Simpson of Minick and Simpson [58]
Fabrics: Midwinter Reds collection by Minick and Simpson for Moda Fabrics [23]
Find pattern ideas in unexpected places, such as an antique game board, which comes to life here in a geometric table topper of bold reds and warm neutrals.
Get the digital issue here. [2]
Play It Again Color Option [60]
Designer: Laura Boehnke
Fabrics: Enchantment collection by Lonni Rossi for Andover Fabrics [61]
With careful placement of a deep orange fabric, Laura brought the square formed by the A and B blocks to the forefront. Her table topper was an experiment in blending light and dark prints and in creative the look of transparency and layers.
Stitches to Savor [63]
Designer: Sue Spargo [64]
Consider these beyond-the-basics stitches when you're ready to embellish a project. Get the first five 2014 issues to learn 10 embroidery stitches. A project in the December 2014 issue will incorporate the year's stitches.