It?s our 15th birthday issue and to celebrate, we have a variety of stunning projects from Wendy Whellum, Lee Bendtsen, and Therese Rankmore.
The cover this month features the lucky winner of our Cover Quilt Competition ? it?s simply stunning, and make sure you look at the other incredible finalists in our feature story! We also profile amazing quilter, Helen White and learn all about how her quilting obsession began.
Sharon Panagaris named this quilt after her great, great, great grandmother who lived in the 1800s. she doesn?t know if Lucinda was a quilter but likes to think she may have been! Sharon hand-pieced and hand-quilted this scrap quilt, which she made with reproduction fabrics from that period.
In sky-coloured blues and sunny yellows, this lovely fresh-looking quilt from Therese Rankmore is just the thing for giving any room a summery touch. Select prints in your two favourite contrasting colours to make a stunning quilt to lift your day, every day.
While attempting a clear-out of her sewing room, Wendy Whellum found a collection of long-forgotten Cake Stand blocks from a swap she?d participated in about seven years ago. She played around with these little treasures for a while, trying out different border ideas ? then the ?basket-case? turned into something quite pretty. The distinctive fabric Wendy chose for her border is a reproduction pillar print, and was popular in the early 19th century.
All you need to make Helen White?s latest creation is a spare jelly roll, a free weekend and a worthy recipient for your efforts. Don?t be discouraged if you don?t have a jelly roll handy ? simply make your own with 40, 2?in strips of fabric from your stash. Helen used the quilt-as-you-go technique, so her project is not only a fantastic way to use read-cut strips, it?s also just the ticket for those who aren?t fans of machine-quilting at home.
All this, plus our regular features in the next issue of Australian Patchwork & Quilting. Vol 18 No 5