QUILT PATTERNS
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The BPGP Quilt #bpgpquilt
In 2023, I was lucky enough to be invited to the King's garden Party at Buckingham Palace as a plus one with my best friend, Jo. She had been invited in recognition of her and her husband's incredible fundraising following her terminal cancer diagnosis in 2015.
She was an inspiration to all who met her and survived for so many years thanks to the drug trials provided to her by Hope Against Cancer, a Leicestershire based charity.
The BPGP (Buckingham Palace Garden Party) Quilt was inspired by the dress I wore. We had an amazing day and I will never forget it.
Jo sadly passed away in October 2023. She leaves an incredible legacy in terms of her tenacity, courage, love and our memories.
50% of sales from the BPGP Quilt will go to Hope Against Cancer, for life.
The Feel the Heat Quilt #feeltheheatquilt
I've always loved the sea though I have to admit, only to look at. If I can't see the bottom of the water, I don't want to know! I think the natural rhythms of the tides, the wind and night and day are so soothing and regulating.
Feel the Heat was inspired by these things: the wind in your hair, the rise and fall of the tides, the rising and setting of the sun and the sun on your face.
This quilt was a magazine submission and can currently be purchased in issue 132 of Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine.
The One Yard Wonder Quilt #oneyardwonderquilt
Ever had a yard of fabric that you DID NOT want to cut into? Yeh, me too. It was Rawring Holidays from the Rebel Without a Claus Fabric Collection by Miriam Bos for Dear Stella. And it was #swoon.
So instead of cutting it up, I made a quilt around the full yard.
And because it is covered in dinosaurs, both of my children use it. All year round!
Follow this link for the FREE pattern.
The Improv Hearts Quilt #improvheartsquilt
In my quest for more sustainability in quilting, I began to look at how curves can be, in my opinion, quite wasteful. For example, when you cut a 1/4 circle, you need each piece (outer and inner circle) to be 1/4" bigger than the other piece resulting in 2 leftover curves that wont fit each other. Now I know quilting is the original thrifty hobby and we all hang on to our scraps but wouldn't it be nice if some patterns didn't have many, if any leftovers?
Well the Improv Hearts is one of these.
You do end up with scraps but from 2 FQs, you end up with a 17" x 17" block. If I made these traditionally with the measured inset, you'd need a lot more and, have a lot more leftover!
The Improv Hearts Quilt started as an experimental cushion and it worked so well I turned it into a quilt. I also cut into some long-hoarded fabric, Everlasting by Sharon Holland for AGF, and I think the fabric design really fits the pattern!
It's a super fast make and totally suitable for beginners as the curves are wide and long.
Follow this link for the FREE pattern which includes a step by step how to, and a video tutorial.
The 'Blocking It' Quilt Series
The 'Blocking It' series came about for two reasons: 1, my love of Maths and 2, my hate of waste!
My love affair with Maths has come to me late in life. In the real world, I am a qualified primary school teacher and I had to pass a number of math tests and exams to qualify. I nearly didn’t make it! Geometry became one of my favourite areas to teach. Children love to play and they should be allowed to regardless of the subject and age and geometry easily lends itself to this. When I started quilting, I just got the Maths.
I have always endeavoured to be as green as possible and reduce my impact on the planet. I was knee-deep in a pile of snowballed corners one evening and thought there must be a better way! I started to research strip piecing and soon came to realise that this method, with a few angles chucked in, would enable me to make whole blocks without making lots of different smaller blocks and therefore minimize waste. You can cut each block from 1 FQ so all of the quilts below use 99-100% of the material. I call it my #lownowaste practise.
It's a bit 'stack and whack' and a bit strip piecing - I'm sure it is not new, but it’s very simple and easy. Below you can find some of the designs and patterns I'm going to be working on in 2024.
