Patchwork and Quilting  |  October 2011
This month our projects cover a wide variety of techniques from appliqué, Duck Quilt, cross-stitch, Country Mouse Cushion and decorative machine stitching, Glitzy Wraps to piecing, whether traditionally using templates – Tree of Life or rotary cutting – Sizzling and the final border of Frame Quilt. Romance de Paris combines rotary cutting with embroidery. Recycle a Shirt into a quilted wash bag and laundry bag or decorate a jute ‘bag for life’ to make it truly personal, Q4J Project and Bags, Bags, Bags.
Quilters have got involved in the 2012 London Olympics by making quilts – Meet Sharon Garrick and Jenny Rundle to see how this started and you too can be a part if you Make A Pennant. Other features range from The Festival of Quilts 2012 showing fantastic modern quilts to Elizabreth Fry and the Creation of the Rajah Quilt, telling the heart-warming story of this quilt from 1841.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Patchwork and Quilting October 2011.