Blooms of Blue
"Firstly, congratulations Quilters Companion on 100 issues! What an incredible milestone. This magazine has been a great source of joy and inspiration for many quilters, including me. It had been a dream of mine to have one of my quilts published in QC and my first quilt appeared in issue 95. This is my fourth project that I’ve shared."
cherylfilby
This stunning quilt is a collection of beautiful blues and creams. Cheryl designed the appliqué shapes herself, and the technique she has used is raw-edge appliqué, attached with double-sided fusible web and hand-stitched with blanket stitch. The remainder of the quilt is pieced.
Finished quilt size: 190cm (74½in) square
Materials
• 1.2m (1¼yd) each of two cream print fabrics (applique background)• 1.2m (1⅜yd) light blue tone-on-tone print fabric (applique, Border 2 and binding)• 30cm (⅜yd) light blue print fabric (applique)• 30cm (⅜yd) each of two dark blue print fabrics (applique)• 1.1m (1¼yd) beige• 35cm (⅜yd) each of two mid dark blue tone-on-tone print fabrics (Border 1)• 35cm (⅜yd) mid blue print fabric (Border 3)• 1.2m (1⅜yd) blue on white print fabric (Border 4)• 4.2m (4⅝yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 215cm (82in) square• Fusible web• Stranded embroidery floss to match the applique fabrics• Rotary cutter, ruler and mat• Sewing machine with ¼n foot• General sewing supplies
