BEHIND THE QUILT
IN CELEBRATION OF 100 ISSUES
“I was thrilled and honoured when the wonderful team at Today’s Quilter magazine asked me to design and make a project for their 100th issue. This is such a milestone event, and I am so pleased to be a part of it! I would like to congratulate the team at the magazine for their beautiful monthly publication that we all enjoy so much.
“When I was asked to make a quilt for this special issue, my brain started racing. Appliqué is my great love, so I decided to make a quilt with 100 flowers and 100 leaves. The quilt has four large blocks and there are 25 flowers and leaves in each block to make up the 100. I also wanted to add a bit of piecing; my favourite unit to make is a Flying Goose, so there are 100 of those surrounding the appliqué blocks too. I used my own fabrics, called Westmoreland and produced by Marcus Fabrics, which have a pretty and fresh look, perfect for spring.” – Deirdre Bond-Abel
Kits are available to make this stunning quilt from Hat Creek Quits. The kits include all of the fabrics for the quilt top and binding – so the background, all of the appliqué and piecing fabrics and the binding. For pricing and to buy the kit, visit: www.hatcreekquilts.com.au
You will need
■ Cream (Appliqué background) – 4⅜yds
■ Medium pink (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 1A, 4B left and right) – 1¼yds
■ Blue – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 1B, 2D) – 1¹/₆yds
■ Yellow – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 1C, 2A, 4C, 5B) – 1¼yds
■ Pale pink – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 2B, 6C) – ⁵/₆yd
■ Medium red – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 2C, 4A) – ⁵/₆yd
■ Pale blue – (Flying geese and appliqué shape 3A) – 1yd
■ Light red – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 3B, 5C) – ⁵/₆yd
■ Dark red – (Flying geese and appliqué shape 6A) – 1yd
■ Dark green – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 4D, 8, stems) – ⁵/₆yd
■ Light green – (Flying geese and appliqué shapes 7, 9) – 1¹/₆yds
■ Binding fabric – ⅔yd
■ Backing fabric – 5yds
