When cutting off your selvage edge, save these stripes for your favourite gardener to tie up their plants. They will love them.
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Quilt made by Helen Southeren
There are a number of different ways in which to highlight the features of your patchwork top. A combination of stippling, outline quilting, ditch work and the -to-edge pattern ‘Oriental Clouds’, were used to fill in the large areas of the quilt while bring the focus to the hibiscus centre.
For the centre area of the quilt, stippling was used to give the hibiscus flowers the allusion to floating on water, and outline ditch work around the traditionally appliquéd elements frames the work and gives a second dimension.
Quilt made by Theresia Stockton
To bring out the patchwork pattern of Theresia’s Drunkard’s Path quilt, a ¼” quilted line on the inside of the light fabrics make the lighter ones ‘pop out’ from amongst the darker ones which then ‘fall back’. Your focus is easily allowed to transfer from between the light and darker fabrics. This simple but effective form of quilting allows for the traditional patchwork pattern to come to the forefront of your focus.
The boarders where quilted with a complementary set-in boarder to finish off the quilt.
Quilt made by Paddy Elworthy
Paddy’s embroidered quilt was stippled to allow the work to puff out and give definition to the embroidery. This allowed the embroidery to have no competition for your eyes focus next to the dark boarders or other blocks. The sashings were quilted with a simple wavy line to hold the quilt but not to detract from the embroidery.
Quilt made by Jessica Southeren
Straight lines work well with this contemporary design. The colours sections of fabrics are so bright, clear and crisp that simple lined boxed quilting helps to extend the quilting lines and enhance the design.
