Rowan - Stitch Style Country Collection

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PROJECTS

Step inside my Country Collection, full of beautiful ideas for practical projects, all using fabrics from Joel Dewberrys and Amy Butlers latest wonderful collections. It was so difficult to choose from their sublime fabrics. There is a unique blend of floral and geometric designs from both collections and I enjoyed combining the two styles, for example in the Keep-It-Cosy Draught Excluder. This one will definitely spend the colder months keeping me warm against those chilly draughts!

Joel Dewberrys collection, Botanique, is simply gorgeous, featuring a myriad of differing ideas and contrasting influences from French Provenal florals to Mosaic Bloom with its North African Islamic style geometry, both seen in beautiful terracotta on the floor cushion.

To provide you with even more delights to feast your eyes upon I chose from Amy Butlers Hapi collection. With its joyous array of vibrant jewel colours, the Lazy Lap Quilt would cheer anyone on a gloomy winter evening.

Check out the Change Your Style! pages of the book to see how you can create a completely different look and feel with the same project but using an alternative material The amazing thing about creating accessories for your home is that you can truly make them yours with the fabric choices you make. No one else will ever have one exactly the same!

Country Collections will inspire you to make imaginative and creative projects and the Change Your Style! pages will hopefully show you how projects can be adapted simply by switching the fabrics. Let your own creativity take over and see where it leads you!

You will be able to make most of the projects in this book with just a basic sewing kit but good quality items and a few extra accessories like the ones shown here will help you to achieve a professional finish.

• Sewing machine
• Adjustable zipper foot
• Quilting foot

• Rotary cutter
• Cutting mat
• Fabric scissors
• Embroidery scissors
• Pinking shears

• Transparent measuring grid
• Yardstick
• Ruler

• Needles (for hand stitching)
• Quilting safety pins
• Pattern paper
• Sewing/chalk pencil
• Pins
• Bulldog clip

I love the diverse designs found in Joel Dewberrys Botanique collection. The French inspired floral prints work brilliantly against the stronger geometrics in Mosaic Bloom, Houndstooth and Domino. The colours are a wonderful blend of navy and terracotta, ochre and turquoise a joy to work with!

Mosaic Bloom in Deep Water

Bold Bouquet in Deep Water

Domino in Sunset

Camelia in Apricot

Bold Bouquet in Deep Water

Houndstooth in Asparagus

Bold Bouquet in Asparagus

Provenal in Sunset

Lily Pad in Butter

Mosaic Bloom in Sunset

Houndstooth in Butter

Mosaic Bloom in Teal

Camelia in Butter

Aztec in Teal

Bold Bouquet in Teal

This stunning collection from Amy Butler is so inspiring. The colours are strong and beautiful. Again, we have florals and geometric designs along with flowing paisley-like prints in jewel colours. Every part of each design is perfection!

Oasis in Ocean

Tapestry Rose in Sapphire

Camel Blanket in Cloud

Oasis in Honeysuckle

Flowering Buds in Emerald