Quilts and More Summer 2014

The Summer 2014 issue of Quilts and More is on sale from April 22--July 15.

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Designer: Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Fabrics: Blueprint Basics collection by Valori Wells for Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Add a summery look to an accent pillow with colorful triangles joined in a zigzag pattern.

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Designers: Patty Young and Emalee Grambo of Modkid

Fabrics: Blueprint Basics collection by Valori Wells for Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Give any room a splash of color with triangle-squares that showcase prints and solids.

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Treasure Elephant

Assemble patchwork first, then cut pieces to construct the playful stuffed elephant. 

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1. Seaside Home
$15.95; Stash Books

2. Sew Modern Baby
$23.95; Stash Books

3. Mollie Makes Woodland Friends
$24.99; Interweave

4. Pieced Hexies
$26.95; Kansas City Star Quilts

5. Big-City Bags
$26.99; Martingale

6. Easy Weekend Quilts
$16.99; Martingale

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Porcupine Bobbin Holder
$10.99; smartneedle.com

Hex N More template ruler and patterns
$23.95 (template), from $6.50 (patterns); jaybirdquilts.com

Big Book of Pop Out Boxes
$8.95; ctpub.com

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Designer: Myra Harder of Robinson Pattern Company

Transform hexagons into square blocks that appear to slide along strip-pieced rods. 

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Designer: Roseann Meehan Kermes

Try your hand at embroidery to give a supersize wool pinkeeper detail and dimension. 

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Designer: Roseann Meehan Kermes

Fabrics: Pam Kitty Picnic collection by Pam Vieira McGinnis for Lakehouse Dry Goods

Make a bright and cheery 100% cotton version of Growing Up for a pink posy pinkeeper.

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Designer: Nancy Palmer

Stagger rectangles like a wall of bricks to quickly assemble a bed-size quilt with no matching seams. Add rickrack for texture and whimsy. 

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Red, White, and Blue Bricks

Make a quick-to-assemble patriotic picnic throw or cozy cottage twin-size bed quilt from your favorite scrappy assortment of red, white, and blue prints.

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Designer: Vanessa Christenson of V and Co.

Fabrics: Color Me Happy collection by V and Co. for Moda Fabrics

Start with an ombre stripe fabric to make this quick-and-easy tote bag.

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Designer: Mari Martin for Connecting Threads

Fabrics: Mix It Up! collection by Jenni Calo for Connecting Threads

A mix of vibrant colors and graphic design creates a sense of boldness for a simple-to-sew quilt. 

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Scrappy Triangles

Triangle-squares in a vibrant mix of colors add plenty of texture to a small quilt. A bias-cut stripe binding serves as a modern frame.

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Designer: Monica Solorio-Snow

Tuck-away pockets protect cell phones and earbuds in a simple wristlet-style carrier. 

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Designer: Monica Solorio-Snow

Fabrics: Gentle Flowers collection by Quilt Gate USA

Customize the bag to make it your own. Use lace for the button closure and to embellish the pockets of a bag. Add a narrow strip of fabric folded and topstitched for a quick wristband. 

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Designer: Monica Solorio-Snow

Fabrics: Bohemian Rhapsody collection by Deborah Edwards for Northcott

Omit the wristband and use the bag as an eyeglass holder or to store small scissors, thread, and thimble for an on-the-go sewing kit.

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Designer: Kim Christopherson

A bit of piecing, some easy fusible appliqué, and a few specialty embellishments make for an inviting quilt.

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Designer: Kim Schaefer

Fabrics: Kim's Hand Dyes, Series I and Tic Tac collections by Kim Schaefer for Andover Fabrics

Don't dismiss curves as too difficult! These fuse-and-stitch circles are a cinch.

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Designer: Kathleen Williams

Jump-start your travel fun with a bag of checkers and a checkerboard that can be rolled up for a game anywhere, anytime.

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Dot-to-Dot Pillow

Gather a rainbow of cute pastel polka dots for a checkerboard-look pillow.

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Designer: Natalia Bonner and Kathleen Whiting

Let's get this straight...the curves ahead aren't pieced. They're easy-to-fuse applique.

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Designer: Christina Cameli

Express yourself! We love the technique of doing free-form machine quilting on layered fabrics prior to constructing the bag.

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Designer: Sherri McConnell

Fabrics: Florence collection by Denyse Schmidt for Free Spirit Fabric

Form hexagons for a journal cover by carefully stitching rows of matching half hexies. You don't need a math class--we show you the easy construction method. 

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Designer: Amy Barickman of Indygo Junction

Fabrics: Crossroads Denim collection by Amy Barickman for James Thompson

Do you know youngsters who are eager to sew? With a little help, they can soon be finishing this project.

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