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Posted by The Quilt Room on June 12, 2014
Our pattern Log Cabin Hidden Stars which featured in our first book, Jelly Roll Quilts has to be one of our all time best selling patterns. In the US this pattern has sold five times more than any other pattern - just goes to show we do love a good ‘ol Log Cabin! So, it is always a delight when we see our patterns made up and come through our longarm studio. The one pictured below is made by Alison Wicka, which she made to put in her living room at Christmas. Scroll down to see how different the same pattern can look made up in a different colour way - the quilt pictured at the bottom was made by Chris Farrance, who works in our longarm studio. Don’t both quilts look great but so different at the same time!
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Posted by The Quilt Room on May 20, 2014
We just had to share this gorgeous quilt which passed through our longarm studio this week. Made by Nicola Wintle for her father’s 80th birthday - this is the perfect quilt for keeping him warm when he is busy working in his study. We used a very popular quilting design called Vickie’s Feather which worked really well. The fabrics used in the quilt if you’re wondering are from the gorgeous Little Black Dress II collection by Basic Grey for Moda. Thanks Nicola for allowing us to share your quilt - your father will be absolutely delighted.
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Posted by The Quilt Room on May 12, 2014
How do you like our brand new pattern Dutch Heritage Frame Quilt? It is using the brand new reproduction fabrics from the Dutch Heritage collection. With the help of a gorgeous border print, this quilt can be made quickly and easily. We have used two simple blocks for the quilt centre and the outer border. The best news is that this is a FREE pattern download! We also have kits available which you can order online. The kits contain all the fabrics including the border print which also makes the binding - so no wastage at all!
Posted in: Quilts & Patterns
Posted by Pam on March 17, 2014
We have suddenly realised that we haven’t posted our finished quilt - so sorry - it really hasn’t taken this long to finish. It is now with our publishers ready to go into our new book New Ways with Jelly Rolls due out towards the end of the year. We really liked the way it turned out and just loved the Lottie Da fabrics by Heather Bailey. We used 39 jelly roll strips plus background fabric for the quilt top and we made some little pinwheels with the remaining strip and used it in the backing. You should know us by now absolutely nothing wasted! My Scottish dad has a lot to answer for!
Posted in: Miscellaneous
Posted by The Quilt Room on January 9, 2014
Pictured are the makings of our new quilt. We are using two Lottie Da by Heather Bailey jelly babies and I think there is going to be a lot of pressing involved in this quilt - but we’re quite pleased how the first few blocks are looking. We’ll post [...] Continue Reading…
Posted in: Jelly Roll Patterns, Modern Jelly Roll Patterns, Quilts & Patterns
Posted by The Quilt Room on December 6, 2013
This is a fabulous new mystery Block of the Month by Di Ford and in association with Quiltmania. It is a six part BOM running over 2014 - each fabric pack will be sent out every two months. The pattern and instructions will be published in Quiltmania. This is [...] Continue Reading…
Posted in: Block of the Months
Posted by The Quilt Room on November 22, 2013
This is our new jelly roll quilt - called FIRECRACKER! It is part of our modern reversible jelly roll quilt patterns. We used an Amish jelly roll coupled with a dark border. The back of the quilt is made up of all the offcuts so there is no wastage! [...] Continue Reading…
Posted in: Modern Jelly Roll Patterns
Posted by The Quilt Room on October 14, 2013
The unique beauty of making quilts is that quite simply you can never tire or be bored. Fabrics change, trends come and go but there is always something out there to inspire you. We find that designing quilt patterns is an organic process in that it kind of just [...] Continue Reading…
Posted in: Modern Jelly Roll Patterns
Posted by The Quilt Room on August 19, 2013
Sometimes you get a customer in the shop who you want the world to know about. This nine year old, Kate Lyall, came into the shop in Dorking with her mother and wanted to make a quilt. Oh yes - I can hear you say it - her mother [...] Continue Reading…
Posted in: Miscellaneous
Posted by Pam on June 15, 2013
This lovely range, Eleanor by Anna Griffin arrived in our shop last week and we made some lovely wheels containing 14 fat eighths. I knew I wanted to make a quilt with it so I gave myself a challenge - to make a quick modern looking quilt. Time [...] Continue Reading…
Posted in: Quilts & Patterns
