MORE QUILT PATTERNS... ROAD TO CALIFORNIA Quiltmakers have been creating scrap quilts for over a hundred years. They can be made from leftovers from other sewing and quilting projects or produced from purchased fabric. The best way of achieving a good selection of purchased fabric for a scrap quilt is to buy fat quarters. Fat quarters are particularly useful if you want a co-ordinatcd scrap look, restricting the number of colours but increasing the range of prints to be included in the quilt. Use a variety of large, medium and small prints, as well as checks, stripes and spots. STARTS IN THE SASHING Star patterns are always popular and using the simple piecing technique described here will save you having to work with triangles. The method of using connector squares instead of triangles was developed by Mary Ellen Hopkins, a well-known American teacher and designer. Stars in the Sashing gives you the opportunity of featuring a favourite fabric in the large squares - a large-scale or dramatic print here contrasts well with solid or almost solid colours for the background and stars. TRUE LOVER'S KNOT True Lover's Knot is traditionally made featuring blue or red fabric with a cream or white background, but it could be made in any two-colour combination. It works well if made from a variety of fabrics in a single colour against a background of light seeded homespun or good quality calico. A very simple block for beginners to try, it is made only from squares and rectangles. WINDSOR SETTLER'S COTTAGE Windsor Settler's Cottage The delightful slab cottages built by the first settlers in the Hawkesbury District of New South Wales are represented in this quilt block designed by Greg Hansell, a well-known local artist, who has painted many of these early cottages. The colours used to make the sky, grass, path, chimney, windows and doors have been repeated in each block. The roofs and walls are made from a variety of fabrics to add interest to the quilt. click here to go to our secure ordering page
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