BEHIND THE QUILT
HAND-QUILTED BEAUTY
“This quilt is made using our handy trapezoid template. It is an ideal project for scrappy sewing with the added beauty of blank panels to fill with quilting or maybe add a feature fabric. The idea of it began with a student at one of my classes and a pile of leftovers from a Jelly Roll project. Alison is a beautiful hand-quilter and we thought that the strips of background fabric would be perfect for some traditional quilting designs but, like me, in the end she chose to have her quilt long-arm quilted.
“Mairi, from Lismore Quilting used feathers and cables to create a gorgeous traditional style to add to that North Country quilt feel, but this is definitely a quilt I would make again. It is super quick to piece and would make a wonderful
