Daly - Stitching for the seasons: 20 quilt projects: combine patchwork, embroidery & wool appliqué

Publisher: Amy Marson Creative Director: Gailen Runge Acquisitions Editor: Roxane Cerda Managing Editor: Liz Aneloski Editors: Liz Aneloski and Beth Baumgartel Technical Editor: Linda Johnson Cover/Book Designer: April Mostek Production Coordinator: Tim Manibusan Production Editor: Jennifer Warren Illustrators: Mary E. Flynn and Linda Johnson Photo Assistants: Mai Yong Vang and Rachel Holmes Style and instructional photography by Kelly Burgoyne and flat shots by Mai Yong Vang of C&T Publishing, Inc., unless otherwise noted Published by C&T Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 1456, Lafayette, CA 94549 Dedication For my family. Acknowledgments Thank you to the talented team at C&T Publishing for the skill, creativity, and kindness you demonstrated while patiently guiding me through the process of making this dream a reality. To Joyce Lundrigan, thank you for your beautiful workmanshipits always a pleasure to collaborate with you! To Leisa Daly, thank you for your unfailing friendship and creative support. To Susan Devost, my mom and fellow quilter, thank you for our fun quilting adventures and your invaluable feedback.

To Vicki Hathorn, my darling sister, thank you for your unconditional love and support and for always believing in me. And finally, to my amazing family: Mike, Grayson, Ethan, and Brian. Thank you all for your endless patience and encouragement, for your creative consultations, andmost importantlyfor your fabulous ideas for quilt names! introduction Ive lived most of my life in New England, and one of the best parts about living in this corner of the world is the changing of the seasons. In New England, the four seasons are very distinct, each with its own look and its own flavor. Spring is fresh and invigoratingquietly colorful with its shades of pink, yellow, and (my favorite) chartreuse. Summer is fast-paced and festive, with brilliant color everywhere you look.

Fall is simply gorgeousall reds, rusts, oranges, and golds set against a backdrop of impossibly blue skies. And winters restful atmosphere is reflected in its monochromatic palette of white, grays, and blues. Each season is different, but they are all wonderful, and one of my favorite ways to celebrate the changing seasons is with quilts. For me, quilts are not just functional objects; they are art. Quilts connect us to the past, express an idea or evoke emotions, and are just so pretty to look at! In my home, I have quilts everywheretheyre draped over railings and armchairs, hanging on walls and from door knobs, resting on benches as pillows, and covering tables and beds. Quilts make my home warm and inviting, and as the seasons change, I love to pack away the past seasons quilts and pull out the new.

Every year, its like welcoming back old friends, and it reminds me to take a moment to savor the season Im in. In this book, youll find twenty projects to help you commemorate the seasons and decorate your home. For each season, Ive designed a pillow, a mini quilt, a table runner, a lap quilt, and a charming Little House wallhanging. You can display the quilts in the same spots in your homerotating them as the seasons passor scatter them about and leave them out year-round. The projects in this book vary in size and complexity and combine many different techniques and materials. My everything but the kitchen sink approach to quilting evolved because I love it allbig, cozy lap quilts and the charm of quilting in miniature; the speed of machine piecing and the Zen of handwork; cottons and wools, fibers and buttonsand when I started to mix and match, I fell in love with the warm, homespun result.

To that end, in addition to traditional piecing, youll be using paper piecing, raw-edge and dimensional appliqu, wool appliqu, and simple embroidery to make scrappy, richly textured quilts with a touch of whimsy. I hope that youll be inspired to try these techniques to personalize your quilts and that youll change them up to suit your taste. These are your projects, for your home and your unique experience of the seasons. Now lets get started! Jen spring After a long New England winter, spring is sublime! The soft air begins to warm, songbirds return home, and gentle rains encourage the growth of bright chartreuse-green leaves and delicate flowers. Everything seems fresh and clean, and it is such a relief to finally throw open the windows and leave the house without a coat! FINISHED QUILT: 8 11 little housespring wallhanging Spring is underway at Little House. A gentle rain is falling, green leaves are budding, and pink and yellow flowers are just beginning to bloom.This sweet little wallhanging incorporates some of my favorite techniques in one tidy little packageminiature patchwork, a bit of wool appliqu, simple stitching, and a darling bird button. Materials Cotton yardage is based on 40-wide fabric.

Wool sizes are for felted wool. This pattern is scrap or precut friendly, though an entire precut pack or roll is not required. Precut sizes shown in the materials list indicate scrap sizes as well.FABRICSLight blue print: 1 precut 10 square for appliqu background Blue-green prints: yard for single-fold binding 4 assorted precut 2 strips at least 9 long for quilt-center borders 12 assorted mini charm squares 2 2 for Flying Geese backgrounds and bottom row sashing 4 assorted charm squares 5 5 for tulip and Square-in-a-Square background Pink prints: 5 assorted mini charm squares 2 2 for top row blocks Yellow prints: 4 assorted mini charm squares 2 2 for Flying Geese blocks Backing: 1 fat quarter or 1 rectangle 12 16 FELTED WOOLGreen: 2 7 for grass Dark red: 3 5 for house Textured dark brown: 2 4 for roof Medium brown: 2 4 for tree Dark brown: 2 2 for windows Dark gold: 2 2 for door and chimney White: 2 2 for cloud Light brown: Scrap for rabbit Blue: Scrap for birdhouse EMBROIDERY FLOSSColors to match woolPink and yellow for flowers Blue for raindrops OTHER SUPPLIESBatting: 12 16 Lightweight paper-backed fusible web (17 wide): yard Foundation paper for paper piecing Small bird button (I used the Tiny Sweet Heart Bird [1192.T] from Just Another Button Company.) Water-soluble fabric marking pen Cutting LIGHT BLUE PRINT Cut 1 square 8 8 for the appliqu center. BLUE-GREEN PRINTSFrom yardage, cut: 2 strips 1 width of fabric (WOF) for the binding From 4 assorted precut 2strips, cut the quilt-center borders: 2 strips 1 8 2 strips 1 6 From 12 assorted mini charm squares, cut: 4 rectangles 1 2 for the bottom row sashing 8 squares 2 2, each cut in half diagonally once to make 8 triangle pairs (B) From each of the 4 assorted charm squares, cut 1 set of: 2 squares 2 2, each cut in half diagonally once to make 4 matching print triangles (D) PINK PRINTSFrom each of 3 assorted charm squares, cut 1 set of: 1 square 1 1 (E) 1 square 2 2 (F) 1 rectangle 2 3 (G) From 5 assorted mini charm squares, cut: 4 rectangles 1 2 (A) 1 square 1 1 (C) YELLOW PRINTSFrom 4 assorted mini charm squares, cut: