American Patchwork & Quilting February 2020

The February 2020 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is on sale from December 6-February 6.

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Designer: Renee Nanneman and Terry Paulson

Fabric: Riviera Rosé and Beehive collections by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics

When made in a mix of florals, geometric and bee prints, and checks, star blocks shine.

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One star block repeated nine times forms a second star design where the blocks intersect.

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Designer: Sarah J. Maxwell

Fabric: Peaceful Petals collection by Sarah J. Maxwell for Studio 37 of Marcus Fabrics

Blocks in neutral colors flow into a border of complementary hues, creating a peaceful look.

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Fabric: Fiddle Dee Dee collection by Me & My Sister Designs for Moda Fabrics

Our staff quilt tester joined pairs of blocks 4 and 5 to replicate the star-in-a-star design that is the center of Gray Area into a 20-1/2"-square table topper.

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Designer: Monique Jacobs

Fabric: Heritage Woolies Flannel, Home Sweet Home Flannel, and Woolies Flannel collections by Bonnie Sullivan for Maywood Studio

Give traditional elements a fresh twist and create a wall hanging that celebrates your favorite neighborhood.

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Fabric: Grunge collection by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics

To create a four-block Home Made wall hanging, quilt tester Sarah Huechteman eliminated the sashing between her four house blocks. She added a 2"-wide finished border and 2"-square finished corner squares to frame the quilt.

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Collector: Miriam Kujac

Collector Miriam Kujac found this treasure in an antique mall. It was in a corner, hidden in a pile of quilts.

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Spoil a new baby with an easy-to-assemble quilt in sweet sherbet colors that showcase your quilting.

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Designer: Heather Black

Fabric: Geo Pop collection by Christa Watson for Benartex Contempo Studio

Movement, the central theme of this design, influences the color choices and placement and the quilting.

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Fabric: Artisan Spirit Shimmer Luminous Earth collection by Deborah Edwards for Northcott Studio

Our staff quilt tester pieced one of each Make the Rounds blocks using nature prints that have a gold metallic shimmer for an art quilt look. She stacked the two blocks to make a graphic wall hanging.

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Designer: Andy Knowlton

Fabric: Kona Cotton Solids from Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Crisp solids plus straight-line quilting equals a
clean-looking modern quilt.

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Fabric: General Store collection by Nancy Gere for Windham Fabrics

To give this smaller version of Solid Choice a more traditional feel, 19th-century reproduction prints were used in lieu of solid colors.

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Designer: Ann Hermes

Use scraps of antique fabrics or easy-to-find 19th-century reproduction prints to create your own mini quilt.

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Pull scraps of your favorite fabrics to make a set of four mug rugs.

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Designer: Wendy Sheppard of Ivory Spring

Fabric: Loop de Loop batik collection by Anthology Fabrics

In a throw filled with Ohio Star blocks, it is the mini versions that bring the twinkle.

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Fabric: One Stitch at a Time collection by Lynette Anderson for Lecien

Use fussy-cutting to showcase favorite fabrics and unusual motifs in your next project. In this small version of Find Your Inner Star, a fussy-cut sewing machine motif draws the eye to the center.

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

Let creativity be your guide when piecing a project improvisationally. No two blocks will be exactly the same. 

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Use improvisational piecing and barnyard-theme fabrics to make a playful baby quilt.

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