American Patchwork & Quilting December 2014
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December 2014
The December 2014 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is on sale from October 7--December 2.
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A Quilter's Journey
Designer Jean Wells shares the path her quilting life has taken over the past 45 years.
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By the Chimney with Care
Designer: Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique
Fabrics: Into the Woods collection by Vanessa Goertzen for Moda Fabrics
Using one triangle template and simple quilting motifs, designer Vanessa created stockings with pieced fronts. They are perfect for containing small gifts or enhancing your seasonal decor.
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Craft and Carry
Designer: Joyce DeCunzo
Fabrics: Father Frost collection by Jackie Robinson for Benartex
Make a gift of wine or other food item more memorable by creating pretty fabric packaging. Designer Joyce fussy-cut some of the wine carriers' decorative fronts from a panel print.
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Little Bit of Charm
Designer: Jennifer Black of Merry's Stitchins
Fabrics: Toweling Fabric and the following mini charm packs (precut 2-1⁄2" squares), all from Moda Fabrics: Miss Kate collection by Bonnie and Camille and Be Jolly collection by Deb Strain
Who hasn't been tempted by little packets of precut 2-1/2" squares? Designer Jennifer used them with just a bit of rickrack to embellish sweet tea towels.
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Close-at-Hand Pincushion
Designer: Sachiko Aldous of Tea Rose Home
When your pincushion is on your wrist, it's always handy! Designer Sachiko used a silk flower for the petals surrounding the puffy pincushion flower center.
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Sweet Tweets
Designer: Wenche Wolff Hatling of Northern Quilts
Fabrics: Winterfall collection by Wenche Wolff Hatling for Lecien Fabrics
Designer Wenche crafted two-tone birds with simple embroidery stitches and a variety of ribbons and beads she's collected.
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Romancing the Blues
Designer: Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts
Fabrics: Northgate Manor collection by Monique Dillard for Maywood Studio
Cutting up a floral fabric allows a bit of rose to enhance the classic color combo of blue and cream.
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Romancing the Blues Color Option
Earn Your Stripes
Make your stripes look twice as nice: Use them as a border and in the blocks. To give your eyes a happy resting place, pair the stripes with colorful solids.
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Poppies in Bloom
Designer: Ann Lauer of Grizzly Gulch Gallery; quiltmaker: Mina Erickson
Fabrics: Poppy Panache collection by Ann Lauer for Benartex
Give your big prints room to bloom. Surround them with a two-tone fabric that mirrors the background color to create faceted shapes.
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Poppies in Bloom Color Option
Serene Garden Path
Use a cool-color palette sprinkled with metallic highlights to create a calming floral wall hanging that is subtle yet ornate.
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Set for the Season
Designer: Marcia Harmening of Happy Stash Quilts
Elevate your table with decor featuring the textural dimension of double appliqué, a skinny flange, and extensive quilting.
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Set for the Season Color Option
Pop of Poinsettia
Set a more neutral holiday table with a runner sporting a background of cream and black. A poinsettia adds a pop of red, creating a festive focal point.
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Double Take
Designer: Victoria Findlay Wolfe of Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts
Triangles in two sizes are apparent on first glance at this throw. But a closer look reveals how the overall design is cleverly created from pieced and solid hexagons.
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Double Take Color Option
Quilt tester: Laura Boehnke
Fabrics: Wondertones collection for Blank Quilting
Consistent color placement of the A pieces creates a design where the hexagonal blocks are more apparent. When assembling, sew together three identical side units around a large C triangle. Quilt tester Laura Boehnke also took the challenge out of choosing which fabric works best for each large triangle by using the same fabric for all of them. While bringing simplicity to the forefront, this color option also lets the hexagons shine as brightly as the triangles.
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Vintage Holiday
Designer: Tina Lewis
An antique greeting card prompted a simple-to-sew seasonal pillow.
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So Many Squares
Designers: Sarah Maxwell and Dolores Smith of Homestead Hearth
What's better than squares? How about squares that form squares! In this quilt, a plethora of 1800s reproduction prints unite in a king-size Square-in-a-Square design.
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So Many Squares Color Option
Batik Rainbow Wall Hanging
Use a breathtaking assortment of batiks in a Square-in-a-Square design. This wall hanging begins with warm colors in the center, then moves to cool colors around the outside for a final product that resembles a vibrant rainbow-color firework.
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Modern Floral
Designer: Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis
Fabrics: Rapture collection by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics
Create a breath of fresh air when you combine florals of varying scale in an oh-so-easy throw.
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Create a Classic
Designer: Pat Wys of Silver Thimble Quilt Co.; quiltmaker: Teresa Wade
Fabrics: Bella Solids collection by Moda Fabrics
Use a diagonal setting to give a fresh twist to traditional blocks in a timeless color scheme.
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Create a Classic Color Option
A Scrappy Romance
Fall in love with this wall hanging featuring pretty pastels and romantic florals. Scrappy 36-Patch blocks and strategic sashing jump off a cream quilt center.
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Stitches to Savor Pillow
Designer: Sue Spargo
Try hand applique and embroidery on a folk art pillow. The goat's spots are perfect for showcasing beautiful stitches.