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    Stylish Quilter: Traditional Craft for a Modern World
    Stylish Quilter: Traditional Craft for a Modern World
    Stylish Quilter: Traditional Craft for a Modern World
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    Stylish Quilter: Traditional Craft for a Modern World

    By Kiley Ferons, Megan Saenz and Elyse Thompson

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    Join a trio of quilting experts as they show you how you can infuse a more modern aesthetic into your quilts.  Authors Kiley Ferons, Megan Saenz, and Elyse Thompson present 20 quilting projects featured in the pages of Modish Quilter – from small projects for the home and quilted wall hangings to statement-making bed quilts – each piece celebrates the trend of modern quilt design.  Each project includes full-size or easily resizable templates, step-by-step instructions including materials lists, fabric requirements, and pattern guidelines.  Smaller quilt projects such as accents pillows allow you to strengthen your skills as you progress towards larger, more design intensive designs.  Whether new or an experienced quilter, you'll appreciate the call-out sections and tutorials for specialized quilting skills and techniques including couching, rope sewing, English paper piecing, applique, and how to make specific traditional blocks. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLandauer
    Release dateJan 7, 2025
    ISBN9781637414774
    Stylish Quilter: Traditional Craft for a Modern World

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      Stylish Quilter - Kiley Ferons

      Introduction

      As modern design sense continues to influence the direction of quilting in the twenty-first century, a new generation of quilters regularly incorporates their makes into their day-to-day lives. Works of art are displayed on walls; children’s rooms are peppered with quilted toys; functional and decorative creations enhance rooms throughout the home with a purposeful sense of style. In Stylish Quilter, we’ve brought a carefully selected collection of patterns together with quilting advice and tutorials designed to infuse your life with the unique sense of style that is a modern quilter’s home. Everything is on trend and highlights the techniques every quilter will want to have as part of their skill set if they don’t already.

      We’ve organized the patterns by purpose—smaller home projects, decorative pieces, and statement quilts—followed by information on adding tabs, binding, quilt care, and display. This bright, clean, and fresh collection comes to you from us and from a talented group of contributors who, like us, blend their lives with a quilting passion. These pages feature a compilation of the modern and stylish quilting content we brought to our audiences over three years of publishing Modish Quilter (an online quarterly that saw its final issue in the spring of 2024). We hope you enjoy this book as we take a look at some of our best work and walk you through the lifestyle of a modern quilter.

      —Kiley, Megan, and Elyse

      The Floor Pouf on here is the perfect piece for creating a cozy corner in your home.

      I. Getting into Mental Shape: Five Keys to Help You Prepare for Your Next Quilt Project

      Most of the time, starting a new quilting project is exciting. You’ll often find yourself wanting to dive right into your fabric stash and start dreaming of what you are going to do with it. But doing so before you are mentally in shape to begin a new project can lead to stress and disaster down the road. This is a common cause of establishing a growing pile of unfinished projects. Follow this guide to mentally prepare for your next project.

      Tidy Up

      A clean work area creates a clean mind. The leftover fabric trimmings on your cutting mat and scattered rulers in your sewing space are creating clutter both in your work area and in your mind. It’s hard to focus on your next project when you’re trying to work around the remains of your last project. So, before you even start to consider your next quilt, reset your sewing space. You will feel less stressed afterward, and your mind will be able to think clearly about your next creative idea.

      Organize

      Organization is key! We know we just told you to go clean your sewing area, but cleaning and organizing are two different skills. Back in 1948, Toyota created the 6S methodology. While it originated in manufacturing, this methodology is now used to manage many types of processes more efficiently. When applied to your sewing room, 6S can deliver you the same results of decreased costs, reduced waste, improved workspace management, and increased productivity. The acronym 6S stands for sort, set, shine, standardize, sustain, and safety. In your sewing space, this would look like organizing your work area and fabric storage to give every fat quarter, ruler, and spool of thread its own dedicated space. Always returning your tools to their proper places means you will always know where they are and what you have. This will give you peace of mind and increase your productivity. What more could you ask for when starting a new project?

      Plan Ahead

      Go into your new project with a plan. Taking the time to color in a pattern coloring sheet or mocking up a design on your computer will give you focus. Planning out your fabrics will make you more familiar with the project. Reading over the instructions before you begin will give you the confidence to get started.

      Manage Your Time

      Do what you love in the amount of time you have. There’s nothing more difficult than working on a sewing project that doesn’t bring joy. If, while you’re coloring in your coloring sheet or pulling your fabrics, you fall out of love with what you’re working on, it’s fine to go back to the drawing board. If you don’t look forward to the project, you’re not going to want to work on it. Be honest with yourself about what will make you happy, and don’t just create to make others happy. You also have to be honest with yourself about how long a project will take. Trying to squeeze two weeks’ worth of work into a long weekend is only going to lead to burnout. Plan ahead and give yourself some extra time as a buffer. It’s always nice to feel like you’ve finished a project ahead of schedule!

      Do as the French Do

      As the French say, "mise en place," which means to have everything cut, laid out, and ready before you begin. After you’ve become familiar with your pattern, take the time to cut out and label all your pieces before you start sewing. Laying everything out before you begin allows you to confirm that you have everything you need and that each tool or material will be ready to go when you need it.

      Now you’re armed with the tools for mental success before you start cutting into your next quilt project. Taking a little time to get ready now will save you hours of fabric-choosing, seam-ripping, and scissor-searching later. You’ve got this!

      The most important part of any new project is the planning stage.

      II. Small Projects for Your Home

      Usually when people think of quilting, they think of bed quilts. But there are so many other ways to use this art form—and one is to create smaller functional projects for your home. One of the great benefits of smaller quilt projects is that they don’t take as much time to complete and can be accomplished in a weekend or even one day. Sometimes you just need a quick and easy project to break up the large quilt projects. This section is full of fun, functional, and/or easy projects that you can use your quilting skills and knowledge to complete quickly. Dive in for fun projects that are sure to impress!

      The Scalloped Puff Quilt on here is a smaller project that makes a big statement.

      Drum Pillow

      By Pascaline of Pompom du Monde

      How many of you have made baby quilts for friends or family or maybe even yourselves? This is the perfect project to use up your scraps by creating a matching drum pillow toy for the special child in your life! It’s fun and functional, and, best of all, it doesn’t require batteries!

      Before You Start

      •This project can also be made with fabric scraps if you have coordinating colors.

      •The seam allowance is ⅜" (1cm) unless otherwise stated.

      •The pattern is optimal for all kinds of fabrics.

      MATERIALS NEEDED

      •Five fat quarters of fabrics in coordinating prints and colors

      •1 ⅝ yds. (1.5m) of thick piping (I used ⅓" [8mm] piping)

      •2 3/16 yds. (2m) of thick cording

      •Stuffing or fabric scraps

      •7 ¾" (20cm) medium fusible interfacing

      •Fabric scissors

      •Fabric marking pen

      •Needle

      •Thread

      •Clips

      CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

      •Two drum disks from template

      •Eight side panels from template

      •Two 2 x 16 (5 x 40cm) fabric strips

      1. Apply interfacing to the wrong side of all your pieces except the long strip. This is important to give your pillow more sturdiness.

      2. Decide the layout you want for your side panels, then lay them next to each other to keep them in the right order. I’ve chosen to mix prints and plain fabrics. Take the first and second panel and sew along one long edge with right sides together (RST) and a ⅜" (1cm) seam allowance.

      3. Repeat with the next panel until you end up with a long strip. Press the seams open.

      4. Place the last long edges of the first panel and last panel together with RST. Stitch along, leaving a 2 ¾" (7cm) gap in the middle. This is needed to turn your pillow right side out.

      5. To create the loops, fold one of the long strips in half lengthwise, right side in. Sew along the long edge with ⅜" (1cm) seam allowance.

      6. Trim your seam allowance to 3/16" (4.8mm). To turn your strip right side out, attach a safety pin to one end and slowly channel it into the fabric tube. Gently pull on the other end

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