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Mix three friends and three ways to construct patchwork and you get...

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The Sum of Us

The 2022 Sum of Us is finished, join the waitlist to be kept in the loop for future events.

A collaboration, running June to November between:

Kristy Lea, Quiet Play Designs - foundation paper piecing genius
Angie Wilson, GnomeAngel - fussy cutting, template wielding ninja
Nic Vaughan, Craftapalooza Designs - Hand piecing maven

Kitty Basket Meow quilt block

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Kitty Basket Meow (KBM) is a quilt block that comes with full piecing instructions and four layout options. KBM is a big gal finishing at 18", so she would also be perfect for a cushion or mini quilt. As the block is 18" it won't take you many blocks to get to a decent quilt size, sewing 16 blocks will get you a 72" × 72" quilt.

Let's get wrapped in love with Loventwined quilt

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Loventwined Quilt is fat quarter and charm square friendly if you want to make a scrap version like mine, Scrappy Fizz, or you could go for the Be My Valentine or Over the Rainbow palettes or make your own! The pattern will have yardage calculations for 3 sizes and 3 colourways.

My favourite tools for hand piecing patchwork and quilts

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There are no 'must have' tools when it comes to hand piecing your patchwork and quilts, well aside from, you know, a needle and thread... however over time you'll find there are tools that you use again and again, that help you hand piece. I've listed my current tool box kit below, it can change over time, but these are pretty much my go-to tools.

Have you considered hand piecing your quilts and why it’s not as whacky as it sounds!

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If you’re new to hand piecing but not new to quilting you may have never considered making your patchwork by hand or consider making patchwork by hand as a crazy endeavour! Before sewing machines were invented (in the 1830’s!) how do you think vintage quilts were created… by hand.

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The Sum of Us