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7 amazing patchwork ideas

Take your quilts to the next level. - by Siobhan Rogers
  • 05 Feb 2019
7 amazing patchwork ideas
Benito Martin

Love patchwork?

Here are seven inspirational patchwork quilts to get you inspired!

 

1. Use up your fabric stash

Using a white homespun as a base and co-ordinating fabrics for detail, this string pieced quilt is a fabulous project to get you going. A great way to use up all your bits and pieces of fabric.

2. Colour correct

Taking notes from early Amish examples, this lovely quilt is made using half square triangles and flying geese. The use of fashionable colours takes the design to the next level. 

3. Size it up

Take a simple long rectangle and continue to frame in contrasting colours. Keep going until you get to the size you want! The quilts pictured are big enough for a king single bed. If you are after a square-finished quilt, start with a square in the middle.

4. A new spin

A modern take on an old-fashioned log cabin. Pieced on a larger scale for a high impact. The large scale piecing makes it great for showing off the fabric and prints you love. 

5. Put a ring on it

This is a modern take on a lovely classic, the wedding ring quilt! If you are looking to start a quilt with curved piecing, then this is the one to do. Use your favourite colours and create your own heirloom quilt.

6. Bits and pieces

Another great use of tiny scraps and bits and pieces of fabric. Recalls the origins of early 1930s quilters where people made quilts out of what they had. Look around the house - and Vinnies - for old shirts, dresses and bed sheets. 

7. Old meets new

Resize old hankies by framing them in white homespun and piece together to make a lovely whimsical quilt. A perfect meld of old meets new.

Loved the look of these? Have a look here for more inspiration.

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Siobhan Rogers
Siobhan Rogers
Siobhan Rogers is a long-time maker and enjoyer of all things art, craft and baking. When Siobhan’s not at work crazily running around sorting craft makes and photo shoots she is home with her family working on her neverending renovation or dreaming up the next family adventure.

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