American Patchwork & Quilting February 2018

The February 2018 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is on sale from December 5--February 5.

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Designers: Jo Kramer and Kelli Hanken of Jo's Country Junction

Stitch up a galaxy of miniature eight-point stars to make a king-size bed quilt.

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Quilt tester: Jody Sanders

Group editor Jody Sanders is pulling from her collection of 19th-century reproduction fabrics to make her quilt-along version of On the Bright Side.

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Designer: Kim Diehl

Use a machine-appliqué technique that mimics the look of hand appliqué.

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Quilt tester: Elizabeth Tisinger Beese

Fabrics: Artisan Batiks collection by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Elizabeth Tisinger Beese made a pillow out of one Berry Blossoms block. For her pillow, Elizabeth layered the appliquéd block with fusible batting to stabilize the linen background. She used different colors of thread to machine-blanket-stitch the different appliqué shapes.

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Designer: Erika Bea

Achieve a beachy feel by using bright white and sea glass-inspired aqua prints.

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Quilt tester: Heidi Kaisand

Fabrics: Stonehenge Graduations Mystic Twilight collection by Linda Ludovico for Northcott

Heidi Kaisand made the center section of Salt Spray in a variety of cool colors.

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Designer: AGF Studio

Fabrics: Woodlands Fusion collection by AGF Studio for Art Gallery Fabrics

Grab some fabrics and try your hand at improvised piecing of tree blocks.

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Quilt tester: Jennifer Keltner

Fabrics: Centenary 23rd collection by Yoko Salto for Lecien

Jennifer Keltner layered four tree background fabrics before splicing them apart. She repeated the process before cutting the branch pieces. The result is four trees that are more similar and symmetrical to one another than those in the original project.

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Designer: Tonya Alexander

Join large and small squares in two colors to create a checkered design set on the diagonal.

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Winter Plaids

Keep a little one warm with a flannel quilt that celebrates plaids!

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Designer: Amanda Niederhauser

Fabrics: Farmer's Daughter collection by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics

Pinwheel units in pretty pastel and assorted black prints bring a traditional look to a contemporary block.

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Colorful Pinwheel Table Runner

Color-blocked pinwheels with bright yellow centers spin across a three-block table runner.

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Designer: Monique Dillard

Flying Geese units twist and turn, creating Friendship Stars in the center of a mini quilt.

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Wee Wonder

Try a scrappy mini quilt featuring small prints in creatively arranged small units.

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Inspired by Classic Blues from quilt collector Julie Hendricksen

Quiltmaker: Judy Sams Sohn

Fabrics: Kaffe Fassett Collective prints and shot cottons by FreeSpirit Fabrics

Assorted jewel-tone fabrics turn a two-color classic into an explosion of eye-catching design.

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Quilt collector: Julie Hendricksen

The vintage quilt Classic Blues owned by quilt collector Julie Hendricksen, was the impetus for Handle with Care.

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Designer: Amy Walsh of Blue Underground Studios

Simple piecing will inspire you to start your next comfort quilt because you're #SEWGiving!

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Designer: Sachiko Aldous

A rainbow of appliquéd wedges in assorted prints joins a novelty ribbon in a sweet, scrappy pincushion.

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Blooming Batik Pincushion

Use a black-and-white batik as a foundation to showcase beautiful and bright colors. A Dresden Plate block blooms like a flower from the center of this pincushion.

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