As this lovely quilt uses foundation piecing, it is a great quilt for beginners. Meaning you just need to sew on the line – so no need to worry about seam allowances!
In this workshop Valerie guides you through the downloadable notes. She talks you through the various sheets of templates which you need to print. Some for sewing through, and others are for guidance only. This is particularly helpful if you want to make a smaller version of the quilt , say for a cushion, using only 4 blocks and sashing.
Valerie demonstrates how the foundation piecing technique work – using a great little idea of a piece of card .
Valerie has added some helpful workshop notes for subscribed members, which should be used in conjunction with the free pattern download from Makower.
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This woven design relies on colour for it's effect. Valerie thought the design would work using plain jelly roll strips and as you will see, had some fun deciding which to use, and seems to prove what a lot of quilters already know, that the fabric knows best!
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The stunning coverlet is made entirely with English Paper Pieced patchwork. It's not a quilt because there is no wadding. It is also particularly unusu...
Valerie takes you through the simple cutting and shares her ideas on how to audition and shuffle the fabrics, easily even if you only have a small area to do it in.
The sewing sequence is also very straightforward, and she has another tip on how to lay out the blocks.
This block is not seam...
