Animalia

This quilt was designed specifically to showcase Rebecca’s favourite animal prints. There is a collection of animals from various ranges featured in the 30 lantern shapes. You could use a different novelty print collection to feature in the lantern centres. Added to the animal prints are 10 fat eighths of shot cottons, five fat eighths of light to medium grey linen fabrics, and 12 fat eighths of assorted geometric print fabrics.

The background fabrics are a mix of upholstery-weight and linen fabrics, which, along with the shot cottons, add depth and texture to the quilt top.

Rebecca has hand-stitched the curved shapes of the lanterns, and needleturn appliquéd, fussy-cut circles, crescents and leaf shapes.

Finished size: 206cm x 175cm (81in x 69in)

Materials

• 2.5m (2¾yd) black linen (background and border)
• 2.4m (2⅝yd) brown black linen (background and border)
• 1.5m (1⅝yd) solid black fabric
• 55cm (⅝yd) solid grey fabric
• Assorted animal print fabrics to total about 1m (1⅛yd). Rebecca used fabrics from a number of Tula Pink ranges, including All Stars,

Fox Field, Prince Charming, The Birds and the Bees and Tabby Road

• 10 fat eighths of shot cottons in colours to coordinate with the animal print fabrics• 50cm (⅝yd) grey shot cotton• Five fat eighths of light-medium grey linen fabrics• 12 fat eighths of assorted geometric print fabrics in colours to coordinate with the animal print fabrics• 65cm (¾yd) black print fabric (binding)• 4.6m (5yd) backing fabric• Batting• Fine thread in a neutral colour; Rebecca uses Bottom Line polyester thread by Superior Threads in grey• 12mm (½in) bias strip maker• Milliners size 11 needle• Gutermann Sulky Cotton 12 variegated embroidery threads in assorted colours (hand embroidery)• Wash-out fabric-basting glue• Erasable fabric-marking pen and chalk pencil• Cardboard• Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼in foot• General sewing supplies