BEHIND THE QUILT
WINTER CRITTERS
“This box frame is covered in cool greys and wintry blue patchwork. Felix the fox is nestled in among pine needles and faded grasses, while up high in the holly branches, his friend Paul the robin is looking out for berries. Winter evergreens and spindly bare branches create a wreath around the pair, all sewn with free-motion embroidery. For this panel, I chose a sleeping fox as the main feature as I think the rich orange tones make a lovely contrast between the cool blues and greys. I like to use scrappy fabrics for my backgrounds and think the plain border draws the eye in to the circular appliqué design.” – Andrea Walpole
You will need
Background fabrics:
■ Fabric A (border, warm mid-grey plain) – 36in x 12in
■ Fabric B (duck egg blue plain) – 5in x 3in
■ Fabric C (light-teal dot batik) – 5in x 3in
■ Fabric D (dark-teal with green batik) – 4in x 3in
■ Fabric E (sage and light-teal leaf batik) – 2in square
■ Fabric F (white with light-teal craze batik) – 4in x 3in
■ Fabric G (light-grey linen) – 3in square.
■ Fabric H (dark-teal with green batik) – 2in square
■ Fabric I (light-chamomile green batik) – 2in square
■ Fabric J (dark-chamomile green batik) – 4in x 3in
■ Fabric K (navy yarn dyed linen) – 5in x 3in
