Patchwork and Quilting | March 2012
March features include a report of Zero 3’s 2011exhibition, Signature Quilts III and a preview of A Quilted Bridge: The Amish Welsh Connection – a much debated theory. I’m Loving Angels goes behind the scenes at the UK’s biggest quilt show, The Festival of Quilts. We Meet Gillian Travis who has great energy and zest for life and visit, Cookes Quilting Supplies to find another busy lady.
Not long until the Olympic Games and Sports at the Games uses stylised figures depicting many competitive sports. Also appliquéd, in unusual fabric, is the Tweed Rooster while the stunning Miniature Baltimore quilt is hand stitched. Anthology’s Global Warming is a great design for strips and Feathered Star, the centrepiece of Katie’s Star requires skilful stitching. For something smaller make the Japanese Folded Patchwork Bags. March’s Calendar Quilt block features a Basket design and more detailed instructions are given for Free Motion Quilting and Quilt-As-You-Go Sashing.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Patchwork and Quilting March 2012.