Quilts and More Summer 2016
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Summer 2016
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Scrap Lab Quilt
Designer: Sherri K. Falls of This & That Pattern Company
Fabrics: Morningside Farm collection by Darlene Zimmerman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Precut strips offer an easy and economical way to use a variety of fabrics from a collection.
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Scrap Lab Quilt
Designer: Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts
Fabrics: Morningside Farm collection by Darlene Zimmerman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Simply cut the precut strips into lengths needed for a quick start to this project.
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Scrap Lab Table Runner
On the Bright Side
Sew a bright table topper using precut print strips and solid white. The white makes the colors pop.
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Summer Pouch
Designer: Roseann Meehan Kermes
Try your hand at appliqué by using felted wool to make a small project bursting with seasonal creativity.
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Spin Art
Designer: Sharon McConnell
Fabrics: Flow collection by Zen Chic for Moda Fabrics
Combine puzzle pieces that turn into interlocking star blocks.
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Ride the Wave
Designer: Sheila Sinclair Snyder
Slow down and take time to big-stitch a dynamic wall quilt.
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Color Wheel
Designer: Sachiko Aldous
A rainbow of appliquéd, assorted print wedges joins a novelty ribbon for a sweet, scrappy pincushion.
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Color Wheel Color Option
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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So Charming
Designer: Tonya Alexander
Fabrics: Hello Darling collection by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics
Choose favorite 5-inch charm squares to make an easy-to-piece table topper.
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Easy Going
Designer: Christa Watson
Fabrics: Indah Solids & Batiks collection for Me+You
Blocks made with large pieces allow for complementary machine quilting that adds depth and dimension.
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Easy Going Color Option
Shift Change
Create subtle shifts in color with ombré fabric. The large pieces allow you to utilize the gradient effect and to see the shade changes in each fabric strip.
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Bottled Up
Designer: Emily Herrick
Fabrics: Sodalicious collection by Emily Herrick for Michael Miller Fabrics
Whether you use it as a table runner or wall quilt, this weekend project will bring a pop of color to any room.
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Butterfly Effect
Designer: Carl Hentsch of 3 Dog Design Company
Fabrics: Dream Weaver collection by Amy Butler for FreeSpirit Fabrics
Pairs of matching triangle-squares float across a dark background.
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Garden Grows
Designer: Kathy Cardiff of The Cottage at Cardiff Farms
Mix together wool, batik, and cotton fabrics, and machine- and hand-stitching, for a table topper with lots of texture.
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Tutu Cute!
Designer: Wendy Sheppard
Fabrics: Tiny Dancer collection by Maria Kalinowski for Kanvas Studio
Showcase ballerina-inspired prints in a quilt that is sure to delight any aspiring dancer.
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Linked
Designer: Sherri McConnell
Fabrics: Valley collection by Sherri and Chelsi of A Quilting Life for Moda Fabrics
Two simple blocks create a secondary design.
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Up, Up & Away
Designer: AGF Studio
Fabrics: Avantgarde collection by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics
Utilize this versatile wall organizer in the kitchen, a child's room, or your crafts studio.
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Mini Makeover
Fabrics: Gettysburg Era collection by Sara Morgan for Washington Street Studio
To make a smaller version of Linked by designer Sherri McConnell, we made 2"-square finished blocks instead of 5"-square finished blocks and stitched them in five vertical rows.