American Patchwork & Quilting February 2015

The February 2015 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is on sale from December 2--February 3.

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After years of adapting to make-do studios, quilt designer, author, and instructor Kimberly Einmo revels in her ultimate quilting space.

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Designer: Rose Ann Cook of Quilter's Emporium

Fabrics: Prairie Rose collection by Jo Morton for Andover Fabrics

Piece a cozy throw one unit at a time. A touch of wool appliqué creates a peaceful wintertime scene.

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Fly by the Line

An airplane print and a diagonal stripe in an unexpected color palette results in a vibrant baby quilt. Straight line quilting and repeating the stripe in the binding provide fun finishing touches.

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Designer: Jean Wells

Fabrics: Kona Cotton Solids collection from Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Jean Wells teaches you how to expand your piecing horizons with a new technique -- freehand curved piecing -- and shows you how to play with color.

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Designer: Tina Lewis

Fabrics: Kona Cotton solids collection from Robert Kaufman Fabrics

After studying hundreds of Norwegian knitted sweaters, a designer creates a quilt that captures their essence. Triangle-squares, rectangles, and strips compose the "stitches" in this two-color beauty.

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Designer: Laura Boehnke

Fabrics: Lily's Garden and Basically Patrick collections by Patrick Lose for RJR Fabrics

Take Sweater Weather into another season with spring colors. The arrow units become tulips in a field of grass in this wall hanging version. Laura fussy-cut a dot for some of the pieces in the block row and used a stripe to direct the eye toward the blocks, which take on the look of stars instead of snowflakes.

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Whether you have a dedicated sewing room or fit all of your sewing necessities into a drawer at work, you have something in common with one of our staff members. See how the folks at American Patchwork & Quilting magazine keep it all in order.

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Designer: Shayla Wolf of Sassafras Lane Designs

Rectangular blocks that look like paper lanterns are easily made with foundation piecing.

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Floating Water Lanterns

Watercolor prints sparkle against cool blue tones to create the impression of lanterns floating on a lake at night.

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Designer: Annette Plog

Civil War Era fabrics look lovely in these blocks, which are a variation of a Lady of the Lake block. Set off the on-point blocks with setting triangles in a deep red print.

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Squeeze of Lime

Solid black setting and corner triangles bring drama to a quilt center of light and medium prints. The teal inner border and a standout lime print add a fresh feeling to this wall hanging.

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Designer: Amy Ellis of Amy's Creative Side

Fabrics: Modern Neutrals collection by Amy Ellis for Moda Fabrics

Neutrals and curved piecing pack a subtle punch, creating the appearance of a diagonal grid superimposed on one that is straight-set.

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Colorful Curves

Color-rich jewel tones bring the circular shapes in this wall hanging to the forefront. The four identical button blocks prevent the multiple colors from being overwhelming.

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Designer: Lisa DeBee Schiller

Use needle-turn appliqué and hand embroidery to craft a scrumptious wall hanging or table runner.

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Designer: Laura Boehnke

Fabrics: Cooking Italiano collection by Sue Schlabach for Windham Fabrics

Frame the appliquéd center with a kitchen-theme novelty print as quilt tester Laura Boehnke did in her wall hanging version of Place Setting. She used fusible appliqué and finished each piece with a narrow satin stitch. In addition to using the original quilt's 5-1⁄2"-wide finished top and bottom borders, Laura added 1-1⁄2"-wide finished side borders.

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Designer: Kimberly Einmo

Fabrics: Nuance Gradation Batiks collection by SewBatik

Ombré fabrics-cut and precisely placed-result in a throw that dazzles the senses.

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Mirror Image

Brown squares separate color groupings of neutrals and light turquoise in a wall hanging that is a mirror image both horizontally and vertically.

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Quiltmakers: Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Co. and Cheryl Hadley

Fabrics: Aloha Girl collection by Fig Tree & Co. for Moda Fabrics

Reduce the size of a block and see how the look changes. Here, the block from Ladies in Red is scaled down to make a spring table topper.

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