Striking star blocks in perfect Amish-style hues stand out against an inky-blue background
Designed and made by LYNNE GOLDSWORTHY
HST PROJECT
BEHIND THE QUILT
LUXURIOUS SHADES
“As soon as I saw this gorgeous line of fabrics from Renee Nanneman, I knew they would be perfect for a quilt with an Amish-type palette – lots of deep, rich colours on a dark background. There are several techniques used in this quilt: you will be making double economy squares but cutting the pieces to size rather than adding triangles using squares. Whereas the single economy squares and the flying geese are made in the traditional way by adding triangles to the corners using squares of background fabric. If you make this quilt with the same fabrics as I did, you might have fun playing with the colour layout – all of these rich colours combine together so beautifully and would work equally as well on a cream or even a charcoal background.” –
Lynne Goldsworthy
You will need
■ Fabric R (red) – One (1) fat quarter
■ Fabric G2 (moss green) – One (1) fat eighth
■ Fabric P (mauve) – One (1) fat quarter
■ Fabric V (moss green) – One (1) fat quarter
■ Fabric O (orange) – One (1) fat quarter
■ Fabric Y1 (yellow) – 20in x WOF
■ Fabrics R1 and R2 (pink) – 15in x WOF of each
■ Fabric P1 (violet) – 20in x WOF
■ Fabrics G and G1 (green) – One (1) fat quarter of each
■ Fabric T (teal) – ⅓yd
■ Fabrics L and N (stone/beige) – One (1) fat eighth of each
■ Fabric C1 (stone) – One (1) fat quarter
■ Fabric O1 (orange) – One (1) fat eighth
■ Background (Fabric B1, navy) – 5yds
■ Binding (Fabric O, orange) – ⅝yd
■ Backing (Fabric B1, navy) – 4⅔yds
■ Batting – 80in square
■ Templates – Seven (7) large HST templates
■ Thirty-two small (32) HST templates
Finished size
■ Quilt: approx. 72in x 72in
■ Double Economy blocks: 8in x 8in
■ Star blocks: 12in x 12in
Products used
■ Fabrics: Cottage Cloth by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics, available through www.makoweruk. com in the UK
■ Batting: Cotton Mix 279 from www.vlieseline.com/en/
■ Threads: Aurifil 50wt for piecing and 40wt for quilting from www. aurifil.com
■ Basting: Odif 505 spray from www.odifusa.com
■ All fabrics are Cottage Cloth (SKU 2/428) and are listed opposite with codes if you choose to replicate Lynne's quilt.
■ Label all cut pieces to stop any confusion later.
■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless ot
