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Cushion Cover

Quilt Olympics!

NEW –

QUILTERS'

HOROSCOPE Tips for Easy Quilt

As You Go Projects

Online Quilt Magazine Table of Contents

Common Patchwork & Quilting Questions Answered …………… ……………………………………………Page 4

Tips for Easy Quilt as You Go Projects …………………………………………………………………………………Page 7

Playing With Waste Scraps (Project Idea!) …………..…………………………………………………………….Page 10

Breast Cancer Bag Appeal (Project) …………………………………………………………………………………….Page 14

What's New from The Fat Quarter Shop ……………………………………………………………………………..Page 20

Quilt Olympics! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Page 24

BONUS PROJECT – Seminole Patchwork Cushion Cover ………………………………………………………Page 26

BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Basket of Flowers Block ...... Page33

Quilters' Horoscope ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 36

YES – We Want to Hear From You ...... Page 40

Cover Photo: "Window on Japan" Quilt from www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com

Letter from the Editor

Jody Anderson

Hi!

Welcome to the First of our Springtime Issues! Here in Australia, the daffodils are out, there are new leaves coming on the trees, and with the daylight stretching longer and the weather warming, it's a Fabulous time of year!

This is a special Issue too, in that we have more great articles from some of our most popular contributors, (including a regular Horoscope column) as well as a Fantastic Bonus Project from a new contributor in the UK. We have a very special project too from well known Australian Quilt Artist and Teacher Jenny Bowker as well!

In this Issue, we are also very proud to be able to launch our Breast Cancer Bags Appeal. As dedicated quilters and bag makers, we sincerely hope yo u will be able to help us make a large number of bags to brighten up the post-operative days of so many women who are having to undergo mastectomies. Please read the article on Page 14, (separate pattern attached too) and we'd love for you to join us in this stitched Appeal.

Happy Quilting!

Jody

Common Patchwork & Quilting

Questions Answered

by Paulin e Rogers from www.QuiltersWorld.com.au

1. Why don’t my points match? towards the darker fabric. If you don’t press the Check your tools. Do your rulers all measure the stitching line first you run the risk of the thread same? Different brands are not always the same stretching which will cause seams to not line up. measurements. If you start making a quilt with 3. How should I pin my seams? one ruler, you need to stick with it all the way through. Does your ¼" foot of your sewing When you line your seams up, you get a better machine measure the same as the ¼" on your result if you have the two connecting seams going ruler? If they are not identical ¼" you’re going to in opposite directions. Use the fine fork pins that have problems. They need only be a thread width go in either side of the stitching line. As you put different and your points won’t be accurate. the pin in squeeze it close to the stitching line.

2. How do I get my seams to match? 4. How do I make an accurate template?

To get your seams to match pressing is the key. Trace the template shape onto template plastic When you finish a row of stitching lay the iron on on the stitching line. Cut template out right on top of the stitching line and press. On the wrong the line. Use short blade scissors so you cut right side turn fabric over and gently press seam on the line. If you have trouble with template

© Online Quilt Magazine.com All Rights Reserved P a g e | 4 Online Quilt Magazine – Vol. 1 No. 4 slipping on the fabric fold, place a piece of sticky your pieces for the block. The main thing you tape over to form a circle and stick it to the need to keep an eye on when squaring up is that wrong side of your template. Add as many pieces you have a ¼" overhang at each point. Trim as you need to hold the template. Use the anything back that lays outside the ¼". Lay the brilliant little Add a ¼" Ruler. It has a ¼" ledge ruler on the ¼" from the point to check the that locks in against your template and you run corner is square. Repeat on all four sides. your rotary cutter along the edge of your ruler to get a perfect ¼" seam. No cutting the edge of your template.

5. What sort of thread should I use when I stitch my patchwork blocks?

For best results we recommend Rasant thread. It has a polyester core wrapped with layers of cotton, making it strong and durable with the look and feel of cotton.

6. My blocks don’t measure the same on all sides. How do I square them up?

When you finish piecing your block press it well. Crisp spray starch is a great help to get blocks sitting flat. Use a large square ruler that is the same brand as the ruler you used when cutting

7. Why don’t my quilts lay flat when I fit the About the Author borders on? Pauline Rogers has taught patchwork & quilting To get a flat quilt you need to cut your borders on for close to 28 years. She travels extensively the straight grain of the fabric. In other words, throughout Australia helping others learn and down the selvage. Across the width of the fabric perfect the techniques of quilt making. Pauline's has too much stretch. You need to cut your Schoolhouse programme is a popular way for border to the exact length of your quilt. Pin well quilt groups to share in her tool expertise. Visit before sewing. Quilters World online at www.quiltersworld.com

8. How often should I change my cutting blade on my rotary cutter?

How often you change your blade depends on how you treat it. If you hit the side of your ruler Don't keep this New Online Quilt Magazine all to yourself – it's FREE, or run over a pin, you will create a dead spot in so share it with your Quilting Guilds the blade, and it will no longer cut properly. and Friends! Cleaning and oiling your blade on a regular basis will give you a lot longer life. After every project Don't wait - Invite them to you finish, pull your rotary cutter apart and wipe www.OnlineQuiltMagazine.com to the build up of lint away. Put a few dabs of Subscribe and receive each New machine oil on a soft cloth and wipe blade. Issue as soon as it's Published! Reassemble your cutter.

Tips for Easy Quilt as You Go Projects

By Penny Halgren from www.How-To-Quilt.com

In a quilt as you go project, you piece and then • quilt one block at a time (instead of sewing the You get a great feeling of accomplishment quilt top together then quilting it). each time you complete a block and watch your stack of finished blocks get As a result, you finish individual blocks which will taller each day. be connected to each other to become a quilt. • The time between finishing the blocks and Because you work on one block at a time: finishing your quilt is less.

• There is much less bulk to work with as • The size of your quilt is completely flexible you are layering and quilting the quilt. - you can change your mind halfway That means you can machine quilt easily through making the quilt, and either add on your home sewing machine without blocks or end the quilt smaller than you worrying about stuffing your big quilt originally planned. through the opening in your machine.

• It is easy to take with you for There are a couple of things you need to keep in appointments, while you travel, or just to mind: pick up and work on for a minute or two.

• You need to plan ahead a little more . neighboring block. It is possible to add When you layer and quilt your blocks, you that type of quilting after your project is need to know how much extra batting and put together, but typically, the quilting is within the block. backing to have so your quilt blocks can

be attached easily. • The backing of your quilt will show seams between the blocks where you attach one block to the next block. If you use a print or floral fabric, your seams are less likely to show.

There is quite a bit of flexibility in your quilt construction. Your blocks can have:

• It takes a little extra batting and backing . • sashing between the blocks It seems to be easiest to layer your block, having the batting and backing extending • no sashing between the blocks beyond the block as you do your quilting (as shown in the picture above) and then • quilting after they are pieced trim the excess off as you attach the blocks • pieced as a crazy quilt - where you add one piece at a time and sew it directly • Your quilting designs typically will be onto the foundation (batting and backing) contained within the block, not extending across the sashing and/or into a • trim covering the seams that attach them

• just plain seams where they are attached About the Author: to each other Penny is a quilter of more than 28 years who seeks to interest new quilters and provide them with the resources necessary to create beautiful quilts. This Before you begin your project, it is a good idea to article courtesy of http://www.How-To-Quilt.com . consider: You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and

1) What kind of fabric you will use for your the author name and URL remain intact. backing. If you use a print, your seams are less likely to show, and you may be able to Using this Easy-to-Follow DVD Mentor, Your do all of the stitching on the machine. Quilt as You Go Project can be a Beautiful Family Heirloom. 2) Which method you will use to sew the blocks together so you have enough fabric around the outside of your block – without wasting any fabric. If you are adding sashing, you will need enough

batting and backing. Working with scraps of fabric and small pieces of batting Quilt as you go projects are great for travel or just is easy when you take it one block at a time. at home, since your project stays small until the Using this fine quilting resource, you will know more than very end when you sew it all together. 4 different methods of completing a Quilt as You Go project.

Choose the one that fits your style and the look you want for your finished quilt. www.Quilt-as-You-Go.com

Playing With Waste Scraps

By Jenny Bowker ( www.JennyBowker.com )

fact. (This Great Project Idea has been reproduced with permission, from Jenny's Blog .) I had a day up my sleeve, and I felt like a bit of mindless playing. I have not blogged for so long that I am really embarrassed. The worst of it is that I have had a I decided to make use of a small bag of fabric spectacular year with some truly amazing trips pieces from dyed scraps - actually scraps from but have been so busy I have not blogged any of scraps. I have no idea why I did not throw these it. However - I have just had a bit of fun with out years ago but they have been drifting around fabric and thought it might be a good one to lead and now and again I consider chucking them - me back to blogging. and do not quite do it. There were mostly very

small pieces but a few positive/negative images The challenge for my local quilt show this year is left over from contemporary techniques class I Go Green. used to run.

I know - they will probably get fifty green small I always set a few personal rules on any project. I quilts. Each has to be 50 cm x 70 cm. I know there decided that I had to pick up a piece from the are options on thinking about how to reduce scrap box and sew it to something green. waste, use of power - any environmental issue in

Some of the scraps had already been sewed together but I treated these as one. I used a range of different green hand dyed fabrics as my filler fabrics. I opted for straight line piecing and just cut the bits of green off with scissors at the machine.

Because the first piece I took from the ironing board to the cutting mat divided neatly into four pieces that were 3 1/2 x 4" I decided that would do as my size. If I ever repeated this exercise I Then I had to join those pieces together and keep would cut the pieces square as then I could turn doing so until I could cut a few little blocks from them around. the piece.

If a piece was missing a corner I just sewed a bit on. If a bit was left over I sewed it to something green. If a colour was too strong and dominant I cut the block in half through that section and

I found a couple of pieces that were like little trees, in pink and greens, and set them in too.

I have now finished and quilted it but will keep those pictures for later.

It was enjoyable, no fuss, easy and very light hearted as an exercise - and you could use any colour as your fillers.

Have fun.

About the Author:

Jenny Bowker is a well-known Australian Award- Winning Quiltmaker and Teacher. She has lived about fifteen years of the last thirty with her Diplomat husband in the Middle East, and that has influenced her work. For more Information on classes and to view her spectacular quilts, go to www.JennyBowker.com

Please Note – from Reader Marilyn:

"Novocastrian Quilters are holding their Annual Quilt Exhibition 'Quilt Me A Rainbow' to be held from 9 th -10 th October from 9am to 4pm daily at the New Lambton Community Centre, Alma

Road, New Lambton, Newcastle NSW. Email:

[email protected] Admission $5.00. Jenny with the CEO of Bernina Switzerland and Guest Lectures, handmade gift stall, challenge her spectacular quilt Bernina purchased to hang quilts & school display." in his office!

Breast Cancer Bag Appeal

By Jody Anderson www.BagMakingPatterns.com

and incorporate the designs into bags but what I For some time now, I have been in contact with want is something simple and pleasing to the Barbara, a lovely reader from New Zealand, and eye." she told me about a special bag making project she has taken upon herself to achieve, in order to These figures are for one hospital in New help other women in a time of need. Zealand, and as you can imagine, the numbers of these mastectomy operations are far higher As Barbara wrote to me: worldwide. I have done some research into the situation here in Australia, and it seems that here "I am trying to make some bags for the Breast Clinic to give to patients who have had a too, patients are often sent home with their mastectomy and are sent home with drains in drainage bottles in a pillowcase. situ. Usually they are discharged with two As you can imagine, this makes getting around drainage bottles in a hospital pillow slip. So I am fairly awkward, and based on Barbara's trying to make life more pleasant for the ladies by suggestions on the bags she's been making for making these bags to carry the drainage bottles her Hospital in NZ, and also on suggestions from in. They are often in use for 2 - 3 months, and as the Breast Care Nurse at one of the Hospitals in there is about 3 of these operations per week I Melbourne, Australia, we have come up with a thought I could do that little job to make life a very simple bag design. little more pleasant for someone else. I will try

We are launching an Appeal now for all of so that we can feature your bags in a future issue our Members and Readers to help us of our Online Quilt Magazine. make lots of these Breast Cancer bags so Please post all bags to: that we can send them to the hospitals Jody Anderson, where they are needed, and so we can PO Box 57, help brighten the day of a Mother, Sister, Buxton NSW 2571, Australia Aunt or Cousin who's in need of a little pick-me-up.

PLEASE take some time to make one or more of these bags, and send them to us, and we will send on a whole package so that they get to the Breast Clinics in the Hospitals where they will be This bag pattern provided below is a one-size-fits- the most appreciated. If you live Internationally, all, with an adjustable strap, so that it can be and don't want to post to Australia, then please worn over the shoulder or diagonally across the still do your bit – contact your local Breast Care body. It is very easy to make, and will make such Clinic at the Hospital and find out if they have a a difference to each woman who receives one in need for bags like these. Every little bit helps, that it will help with her getting around after her and your help will be so greatly appreciated. surgery, and show that someone else cares We will take photos of the bags you send, and I enough to make a bag especially for her. hope we can count on you for a great response, (Bag Pattern provided separately to print off too.)

*****

Breast Cancer Bag

*****

You Will Need:

½ metre ( ½ yard) fabric for bag outer and strap

½ metre ( ½ yard) fabric for bag lining

These amounts are minimum requirements – if you have spare fabric in your stash, or are able to make a few bags, please purchase 1- 1 ½ metres/yards and make as many as you can out of that amount of fabric.

** Please note too – Heavier weight fabric will be better for this bag, as each bag will need to hold two, 500 ml (approx. 1 pint) bottles, which can become heavy.

Each bag measures approx. 11 inches wide x 14 ½ inche s high, and 3 inches deep. The strap is 55 inches long.

To Make:

From your bag outer fabric, cut 2 rectangles measuring 12 x 17 inches. Cut one rectangle measuring 3 x 5 inches for the tab, and a strip measuring 2 ½ inches wide x 56 inches long for the strap. (You may need to join two shorter lengths for this.)

From the lining fabric, cut two rectangles measuring 12 x 17 inches also.

To make the bag, simply place the bag outer rectangles r ight sides together, and sew down the long side seams and across the bottom.

To form the base, pinch together the bottom corners – align the side seam on top of the bottom seam, mark down 1 ½ inches from the sewn corner point and sew across that line at right angles to the other seams. Repeat for the other corner. Turn bag right sides out.

The finished size of the tab is 1 ¼ inches wide. Fold the rectangle in half with right sides together, and sew down the 5 inch length with a ¼ inch seam. Turn the tube right sides out and fold over in half. The tab is positioned on one side of the bag outer, close to the side seam, and the strap is on the other side of the bag, close to the opposite side seam.

Matching raw edges, sew the folded tab to the bag outer (1/2 inch from the side seam) with a scant seam.

To make the strap, fold in half down the length of the strip and tuck in the ¼ inch seam allowances. Pin and sew, remembering to also tuck in the raw edges on one end of the strip. As you did for the tab, sew the raw edge of the bag strap to the other side of the bag outer, approx ½ inch from the side seam.

Make your bag lining in the same way as you did the bag outer, taking care to leave most of the middle of one side seam open to turn the bag through later. Put the bag outer into the lining bag, tuck the tab and strap between the two layers and sew around the top of the bags. Turn the bag right sides out through the hole left in the lining and topstitch that hole closed. Push the lining into the bag and topstitch around the top edge to finish the bag off neatly.

Please Note:

• The more individual these bags are, the better! Use up your scraps – it doesn't matter if the sides

are different colours – it all adds character. Piece together some different fabrics for fun, or do as we did, and cut a pretty panel to sew on one side of the bag. Maybe use a leftover patchwork block to decorate one side?

• You may like to add some machine embroidery, or personalise your gift with a short message.

"Good Luck" or "Made with love/care by (Your Name)" would be lovely.

• It is REALLY IMPORTANT too that you only make these bags when you are healthy yourself. As these women are quite probably having chemotherapy as well, their resistance is low, and any cold or flu germs could be quite drastic for them.

• We, and these women, do really appreciate your support with this bag making appeal – Thank you

for making the effort to help and I look forward to receiving your bags soon!

What's New from The Fat Quarter Shop

by Kimberly Jolly from www.FatQuarterShop.com

The new Rue Saint Germain is the ultimate Robyn Pandolph collection! Robyn is known for her We're pleased to be able to bring you a selection romantic florals and soft colors, and this group is each month of the Newest Fabric Releases and no exception. Large bouquets, scattered roses, the new season fabric "must haves". medallion stripes and small floral vignettes join an exquisite toile print that mimics vintage textiles.

RJR offers these wonderful fabrics in many choices, including Fat Quarter Bundles, Charm Packs, Twice the Charm and 108” wide backing fabric in four different colors. Immerse yourself and your surroundings in soft green, pink and the aquas that are so popular in current decorating trends.

For more information on this Range, go to:

Rue Saint Germain by Robyn Pandolph for RJR http://www.fatquartershop.com/Rue-Saint- Fabrics Germain-Robyn-Pandolph-RJR-Fabrics.asp

reminiscent of dresses that epitomize Audrey. There is something for everyone in this fresh collection. Hope it takes you away to a time when beauty and class were a bit more simple, and life was a bit more straightforward.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s is available in yardage, Fat Quarter Bundles, the new Fat Eighth Bundles, Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls, and Layer Cakes. Fig Tree Quilts has also designed some great patterns to coordinate with line!

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Fig Tree for Moda Check out this range at: Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/Breakfast-at- Classic, beauty, elegant, full of life, demure and Tiffanys-Fig-Tree-Quilts-Moda-Fabrics.asp charming – these are words used to describe not only Audrey Hepburn, but Fig Tree’s latest collection, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, for Moda.

For many Audrey Hepburn is an icon, her style and classy presence is not only legendary but also inspirational. Thus this collection has vibrant colors, with the famous Tiffany blue, and traditional prints combined with classic dots

yardage, Fat Quarter Bundles, Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls, and Layer Cakes. Flannel yardage and Fat Quarter Bundles are also available!

For more information, go to:

http://www.fatquartershop.com/Bliss-Bonnie- and-Camille-Moda-Fabrics.asp

Bliss by Bonnie and Camille for Moda

Brighten up any day with Bliss by Bonnie and Camille for Moda. Bliss is a popsicle on a sunny day, riding a beach cruiser along the shoreline, fresh flowers on a Tuesday, and everything bright and cheery in between. Filled to the brim with florals, polka dots and retro prints, this line has a little something to make anyone smile. Let the cherry red, lime, aqua, and the sweetest pink take you back to the moments that are most happy, most delightful and full of bliss. Carry the joy around everywhere with our Fat Quarter Shop exclusive Blissful Book Bag Kit. Bliss is available in

Robert Kaufman is happy to introduce Dr. Seuss fabrics in two collections – The Cat in the Hat and Celebrate Seuss! The beloved characters spring to life with the mischievous cat in his colorful striped hat, Thing One and Thing Two and others in true, bright colors. The Bump Thump Quilt Kit features these fun-filled fabrics so that you can always have the cat and his hat close by!

Horton, the Lorax, Sam and his friend, and even the star-bellied Sneetches are featured in the The Cat In the Hat & Celebrate Seuss from Celebrate Seuss group. Big bold dots and stripes Robert Kaufman make perfect coordinates and will fill your world with color! See the Let’s Party Quilt Kit to watch those well-known Seussians in action!

Check out this fabulous new range at:

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Quilt Olympics!

By Shelly Hazard www.cottonnoveltyfabrics.com

table of people was considered one team; we had You're wondering what the heck Quilt Olympics nine teams of about seven people each. are, right? Quilt Olympics is a fun event for your quilters meeting. Break the group up into teams, We told the guild members only that the meeting draft a few volunteers to act as judges, and be program was a Quilt Olympics event and that ready for a light-hearted time with lots of they needed to bring their sewing kits. laughter. The events we used for our Quilt Olympics Just like in the real Olympics, your Quilt Olympics included: consists of a number of timed events in which • Needle Threading: how many needles can your teams compete to win the most points. The you thread in a minute? number of points and events should be based upon the number and size of the teams and the • A Quilter's Alphabet word problem: amount of time you expect the events to run. choose a quilt-related word for each letter of the alphabet (six minutes) For example, when we introduced Quilt Olympics to our quilting guild, we planned for about an • Name the Quilt Blocks: each team was hour of the meeting time; five events with a back- given pictures of 15 quilt blocks to name up event in case we needed a tiebreaker. Each (3 minutes)

• Scavenger Hunt: a list of 30 quilt-related • giving each team templates and having items that some member of the team had them design blocks to have with them (2 minutes), this event • having a race to see who could rotary cut in particular generated lots of laughter - the most squares it's amazing what quilters carry in their pocketbooks and sewing kits! • giving each team the cut fabric for a 9- patch square and having them sew it • Fill-in Quilt blocks: each team was given together pictures of 11 common patchwork blocks with lines missing that they had to With a little bit of planning, organization, and correctly draw in (5 minutes) creativity, Quilt Olympics can be a very successful addition to your special quilt meeting, • Fabric cutting: each team was given a celebration, or party. piece of scrap fabric that, using only scissors and no ruler, they had to cut a 2" About the Author: square out of (2 minute) Shelly Hazard and her sister, Sherry Tuxbury, have • The back-up event was Template been quilting for twenty years and love sharing Graphing: each team was given a paper their passion for fabric with other quilters. They with a picture of a popular block on it that own and operate a website devoted to novelty they had to graph and cut the templates quilting fabrics, including patterns and kits out (3 minutes) designed to use novelty prints. Visit them online at www.cottonnoveltyfabrics.com Other ideas we had but didn't use included:

Bonus Project – Seminole Patchwork

Cushion Cover

By Rose Smith from www.ludlowquiltandsew.co.uk

The Seminole and Miccosukee people of Florida first came up with

the idea of sewing together long strips of fabric (usually brightly coloured for maximum effect) then cutting the strips across the width and sewing them back together to create wonderfully intricate

and complex looking patterns. It is thought to date from when the

Seminole people first had access to sewing machines.

There are thought to be legends associated with many of the designs, but on a purely selfish note I find that Seminole patchwork is great for impressing non-quilting friends because it looks far more complex than is warranted by the work actually involved. Used o n pottery and baskets as well as quilts and clothing, the Seminole patchwork designs are remarkably intricate but are relatively simple to make. This patchwork cushion cover is made using 3 colours and a straight cut on the strips – one of the most simple designs.

Cut strips of fabric across the width of the fabric: they will be about 42" long.

For this patchwork cushion I used a 1.1/2" strip of blue and yellow and a

1.1/4" strip of black fabric. Sew the 3 strips together along the length with the black in the middle.

Press the seam allowances all in the same direction. This makes it easier to match seams when sewing the smaller strips together.

Cut across the width of this strip at 1.1/4" intervals.

These patchwork pieces will be sewn together offset

so that the top of the black of one strip lies against the

bottom of the black of the strip to the left of it.

With right sides together, place 2 pieces with the black/yellow seam of

one matching against the black/blue seam of the other. To avoid bulky seams, make sure that the seam allowances are facing in opposite directions from each other. Using chain sewing sew the seminole

patchwork pieces in pairs, then sew the pairs together and so on until you

have joined all the pieces together in one long strip. The strip should be about 39" long. Press.

You now need to trim the edges of this strip to 1/4" from the corners of the black squares. The easiest

way that I have found is to line up your ruler with the black corners on the line 1/4" from the edge and then cut along the edge of the ruler. Do this on

both sides of the strip.

The seminole patchwork strip that you have created looks stunning on its own, but it is safest to add a

border strip above and below to hold all the triangles in place. I used a 1" strip of black fabric

which gives a 1/2" border to the seminole patchwork strip.

When sewing the border to the strip, it is easiest to sew with the black strip underneath and the patchwork strip on top so that you can see that your stitching is going just outside the black squares as you sew the seam. That's the seminole patchwork part complete. You will need to cut this into two 17.1/2” strips for the cushion cover.

The middle of the patchwork cushion cover is a larger strip of the same pattern. For this you will need three 4.1/2" black squares and two 4.7/8" squares each of blue and yellow. Cut the yellow and blue squares along the diagonal to create

© Online Quilt Magazine.com All Rights Reserved P a g e | 28 Online Quilt Magazine – Vol. 1 No. 4 triangles and place them as shown above with the black squares on point (placed diagonally) and the blue triangles above, yellow triangles below.

Sew a triangle to each side of the black square as shown above right, add the triangles at each end. When adding the triangles, begin and end sewing 1/4" from the edge so that the stitching from 2 seams just meets at the corner of the square as shown in the photo on the right. Trim the tips.

Trim the edges of the strip and add a 1" strip of black above and below the patchwork strip as a border. This panel is about 17.1/2" wide so will give a good fit with an 18" cushion pad. Making the cushion

cover slightly smaller than the cushion pad size gives a nice plump cushion when complete.

Add a 2.1/2" strip (17.1/2" long) of yellow fabric above and below the patchwork strip and then add the seminole patchwork strips above and below the

yellow strips.

Add a 2.1/2" strip of blue fabric at the top and bottom and that's the front of the cushion cover complete.

For the cushion back cut a strip of yellow fabric 17.1/2" wide by the width of the fabric (about 42"). Turn under a double hem on each of the short edges so that the raw edges are hidden and slipstitch in place - or machine stitch if you prefer.

Lay the cushion backing down with right side up and place the seminole patchwork panel on top, also with right side up. Fold up the backing over the top of the patchwork panel and then fold the

other side of the backing down over the patchwork panel.

There should be an overlap of about 8". This will create the envelope to turn the patchwork cover inside out and to insert the cushion pad. Pin carefully, making sure that you have all the layers of fabric together at the edges, and sew all round

the edge of the square. I tend to use a 1/2" seam allowance to make sure that all the layers are sewn.

Turn the patchwork cushion cover inside out through the envelope at the back, gently push out the corners and insert a cushion pad to finish.

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Quilters' Horoscope

By Pauline Rogers from www.QuiltersWorld.com.au

A humourous compilation of character traits of quilters according to their zodiac signs. Compiled by a quilting tutor with over twenty years experience teaching patchwork and quilting but zero years

writing horoscopes.

Virgo - August 24 to September 22

Virgo is meticulous and fussy when it comes to patchwork and quilting. They never rush any project but pay scrupulous attention to every detail from cutting, to piecing, to quilting. The downside to their fastidiousness is that they always notice mistakes in other

quilter's creations no matter how minor.

If you want to know the exact amount of fabric required for any size quilt, ask a Virgo. They have an uncanny knack for making such calculations. Virgos tend to take up quilting at a younger age then other women. They don't have a problem balancing their lives and making time for career, partner, children and quilting.

Virgo design from the "Quilting With the Stars" quilt from th e Quilt Block of the Month Club.com

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