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Vintage Vases
ByBetty New for Windham Fabrics
Imagine a quilt in Edgar Allen Poe’s sleeping chambers...or draped over a chair in Agatha Christie’s living room...that’s what L.B. Krueger visualized when she created the Mystery line for Windham Fabrics. The collection combines refined elegance with rich textural prints, trailing vines, swirling paisleys and ikat florals. Yet true to her eclectic sense of design, L.B. Krueger’s delicate florals and whimsical bees provide a sharp contrast, offering quilters the opportunity to infuse the more traditional look of stripes, plaids and florals with a gothic flair of suspense.
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Quilt Size: 51" x 69"
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Midas Touch
By Patti Carey for Northcott
Inspired by today's casual lifestyle, Northcott designer Ro Gregg created luxurious gilded paisleys with a whimsical look. Ro says, "I began with the master paisley, which is a relaxed design with the subtle sophistication of gold accents." The earthy colors of soft teal, and cinnamon mix well with brown, the new black. Robin’s egg blue and caramel help to complete the palette, making this collection popular for home decorators as well as quilters.
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Bed
Quilt Size:
117-1⁄4" x 114"
Finished Wall
Hanging Size:
40-1⁄4" x 53"
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Shop Hoppin’
(a.k.a. A Quilter’s Road Trip)
By Kathy Brown for Troy Corp
Kathy Brown’s inspiration came from her memories of vacations as a child. “We took great vacations every summer. My dad had an old 8mm film camera to record everything, and I spent countless favorite family nights in front of our projector screen with a bowl of popcorn, my two brothers, mom, and dad watching these home movies of our trips. I thought how wonderful it would be to capture memories like that and put them on a quilted wallhanging that we could see and touch every day. Road Trip was born!”
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 44-1⁄4" x 32-1⁄2"
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Petals in the Round
By eJulie Karasek for Blank Quilting
The Ascot Collection by Bethany Reynolds for Blank Quilting finds inspiration in the intricate and complex patterns of English ivy and the natural designs it creates as it grows on garden walls.
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Quilt Size: 72" x 91-1⁄4"
Finished Block Size:
16" square
Number of Blocks:
12
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Sassy Stars
By Debbie Stojanik for Quakertown Quilts
The Metro Blue collection by Michele D'Amore for Marcus Brothers captures the best of contemporary trends, pairing clear turquoise shades with brown in a mix of large Jacobean style flowers and smaller coordinates, playful split dots, and stripes. The result is a fresh, youthful look that translates beautifully into quilts, home decor, fashion and accessories.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size:
57" x 70"
Finished Block Size:
7"
Number of Blocks:
48
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Painted Glasswork
By Catherine Purifoy for Benartex Fabrics
Paula Nadelstern’s latest collection for Benartex, Gilded Opulence, combines her signature kaleidoscope-like designs with coordinating fabrics that shimmer. The focus fabric creates the illusion of complex piecing without the work that tie in nicely with several varieties of stripes and scroll patterns.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 55" square
Finished Block Size: 10-1⁄2" square
Number of Blocks: 5
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Earthbeat
By Luana Rubin for eQuilter.com
Luana Rubin created Earthbeat to showcase some of her favorite fabrics: earth-toned hand dyeds. Reflecting the rich depth of hues found in nature, these fabrics reveal the best Mother Nature has to offer through the subtle nuances of color and texture.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 54" x 67"
Finished Block Size: 9-1⁄2" square
Number of Blocks: 20
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Playful Meadow
By Melissa Saylor for P&B Textiles
Artist Melissa Saylor brings her style to fabric through her Linden Meadow line for P&B Textiles. The collection, designed with input from Melissa’s twenty-year-old daughter, combines autumn hues with bold flowers, stripes, and coordinating smaller prints.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 55-1⁄2" x 68-1⁄2"
Finished Block Size: 7" and 4" Pinwheel
Number of Blocks: Nine 7" blocks and twelve 4" blocks
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Gold Medallions
By Ursula Michael for Bali Fabrics
Princess Mirah’s designs for Bali Fabrics are inspired by the lighthearted people of North Java who have a love for the bright colors abundant through the picturesque roads dotted with flowery hills. Thousands of species of plant-life from all over the world and the rarest kinds of flora and fauna are recreated in her original designs.
The fabrics used in Gold Medallions are from the following collections: Midnight Garden, Leaf Motifs, Symphony and Foliage.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 25" square
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Autumn Sonata
By Cathryn Tallman-Evans for Henry Glass & Co.
Henry Glass & Co.’s Somerset Way collection brings the colors and style of a traditional English manor house to life. The rich palette and elegant foliage patterns complement each other to create a fabric line ripe with possibility for any quilter.
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Quilt Size: 66-1⁄2" x 83-1⁄2"
Finished Block Size: 7-1⁄2" square
Number of Blocks: 48
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Spinners
By Sarah Maxwell and Dolores Smith for Telegraph Road Studio
Pepper Cory designed fabrics for Telegraph Road Studios based on her favorite movie from the thirties, The Wizard of Oz. Pepper says, "Auntie Em's Aprons collection memorializes the homey kitchen prints of that era."
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Quilt Size: 72" x 81"
Finished Block Size: 9" square
Number of Blocks: 50
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Very Cherry Baskets
By Sharon Evans Yenter for In The Beginning Fabrics
In The Beginning’s Aunt Sukey collection was inspired by Sharon Evans Yenter's love for the happy fabrics of the 30's and 40's. Bright colors and cheerful designs are sure to put a smile on any quilter's face. The title of the collection, Aunt Sukey, comes from one of Sharon's favorite quilt blocks of the era.
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Quilt Size: 76" x 87-1⁄2"
Finished Block Size: 8" square
Number of Blocks: 30
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Feline Divine
By Terry Albers for Loralie Designs
Loralie Harris dressed cats in elegant finery for her new line, Lady Cats, for Loralie Designs. “Lady Cats seemed to me to be a combination of the best of everything: sleek, graceful, fashionable, lady bodies and furry, friendly faces with eyelashes fluttering. Who wouldn’t love to know such a creature!” she says.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 60" x 76"
Finished Block Size: 4" square
Number of Blocks: 94
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All Squared Up
By Mary Hoover and Barbara Persing for RJR Fabrics
RJR’s So You, Sew Fun™, too! line builds on the original So You, Sew Fun collection, using bright magenta, green, turquoise, and purple to appeal to a new generation of quilters. The colors are showcased in bold, contemporary designs, fun for quilting, other home décor, and even fashion projects.
BEGINNER
Finished Quilt Size: 68-1⁄2" x 88-1⁄2"
Finished Block Size: 10" square
Number of Blocks: 35
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Cat’s Night Out
By Lucy Fazely and Michael L. Burns for Classic Cottons
Deborah Mosa created the Nature’s Studio line for Classic Cottons as a complete basics line which can blend with other collections or stand alone. The variety of shades and subtle patterning creates texture and interest that will enhance any quilt.
INTERMEDIATE
Finished Quilt Size: 78" x 80-1⁄2"
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