Today's Quilter

Today's Quilter provides a fresh take on traditional quilting with 100 glorious pages of projects, features, techiniques and news for intermediate to expert quilters. The quilt projects are exquisitely photographed, while technical features improve skills. There's quilting news, events to visit, designer profiles and quilt heritage, plus chat and fun from the quilting community.

WELCOME!

In this issue, we’re delighted to feature…

Today's Quilter

INSPIRED BY… Feathered friends

LYNNE EDWARDS MINI SAMPLER QUILT • Let the talented Lynne guide you through her favourite techniques to produce 12 delightful 6 in blocks!

SHOW & TELL • The only thing better than putting the finishing touches to your latest quilt is showing it off! So let’s see what you’ve been up to this month…

FRESH PICKS • This month, the ‘king of colour’ Kaffe Fassett is lifting our spirit with quilts and travels in Italy.

WEDDING BELLS • Master the art of appliqué and make a lovingly stitched gift for the special people in your life that’s blooming with pattern and colour

Foil and card appliqué preparation technique

Meet the designer

Jo Avery's CREATIVE CORNER

SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS

WAVES OF COLOUR • This dynamic quilt in the Bargello style (named after the needlework technique) is easier to construct than might at first appear. Made with 12 identical large blocks, rotary cutting and clever pressing make for accurate piecing and a finish you can be proud of!

TECHNICAL TIP

Meet the designer

designer profile LYNNE EDWARDS • Acclaimed quilt-maker, designer and teacher Lynne Edwards, MBE, tells AnneWilliams how this wonderful craft became the heart of her adult life...

FURTHER INFORMATION

A QUICK-FIRE Q&A WITH LYNNE EDWARDS

RUSTIC RAINBOW • Transform the traditional Log Cabin design to create this colourful quilt that sings in its elegant, golden accents.

TECHNICAL TIP

Meet the designer

Curator of HERITAGE QUILTS • AnneWilliams chats to Heather Audin, curator of The Quilters’ Guild Museum Collection

HEATHER AUDIN OFFERS SOME TOP TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED ON QUILT RESEARCH

THE QUILTERS’ GUILD MUSEUM COLLECTION

ESSENTIAL GUIDE Exploring Corded Quilting

About the designer

DIRECTORY • Find the fabrics, accessories and more that you want from this month’s issue.

NOUVEAU ROSES • Learn the technique of reverse appliqué and create this decorative cushion incorporating Darren Mayner’s latest stained glass design.

Meet the designer

FISHING BOATS

Preparing the fusible appliqué for the boats

Meet the designer

WAVES BLOCK

TECHNICAL TIP

TEMPLATES • All the templates you’ll need from issue 65...

MEL GIEDROYC IS QUILTING • …and I’ve been laughing, and so have you by all accounts!

WELCOME

Lynne Edwards MINI SAMPLER QUILT • Take a masterclass with the talented Lynne while learning techniques to up your quilting game

Floating Star

An alternative smaller version of the block

Folded Cathedral Window

TECHNICAL TIP

An alternative smaller version of the block

Retro Flowers

TECHNICAL TIP

STITCHING THE DESIGN

All Cut Up Nine-Patch

TECHNICAL TIP

Appliqué Tile

TECHNICAL TIP

Swirling Geese

TECHNICAL TIP

Pansy block

Four-Petal Flower

Bouquet Mini

TECHNICAL TIP

Folded Flower

Mini Dresden Plate

TECHNICAL TIP

Curvy Churn Dash

TECHNICAL TIP

MINI SAMPLER QUILT • Now you have all Lynne’s tips and...