McCall’s Quilting July August 2011
The Best Of
American Quilting
CONDITION Good, unmarked pages, reading wear, Pattern
Sheet Still Attached
CONTENTS
Up Front
Editor’s Letter – The Comfort Zone
Quilter To Quilter – Reader projects from McCall’s
Quilting patterns
Inspiration! – Dream, create, and share
Fresh Picks – Tools, books, and fabric trends
McQ&A – Play our pincushion match game
Layer, Baste, Quilt! – Books for Better Quilting
Visit McQ Online – Website exclusives and more
Special
Interest
They Did It Their Way! – Our Quilt Design Star 2010
finalists look back on a fabulous contest
Old Dog, New Tricks – A seasoned quilter learns to design
with fresh new fabrics
A Vintage View – Stitch charming little bowties for a
Baby Bows heirloom quilt
Lessons
Uptown Stripes – Learn slick tricks for making stripes
and make easy dramatic blocks
A Very Modern Garden – Add dimensional flowers to a sweet
quilt...photos show you how!
Who’s Ready For Christmas? – Frame Grinch novelty motifs,
and then trim tilted squares for extra fun
Patterns
Me Time – Piece a creamy, feminine throw for your own
oasis
Neutral Chic – A contemporary quilt featuring foundation
paper piecing
Liberty – The scrappy red, cream, and blue quilt is fast and
fun to piece
Radiance – Foundation-piece a stunning, colorful wall
hanging
Raspberries & Cream – A sweet confection of a lap
quilt, in pink and green
Star Shadows – Diagonal bars of color are formed by
unique split star blocks
It’s For The Birds – Make you own version of the Quilt
Design Star 2010 winning quilt!
A Tisket A Tasket – Fill appliquéd basket blocks with
colorful posies
Caribbean Sunset – Easy batik blocks create a tropical
treat
Summer Trio – Hand stitch 3 versions of a whimsical wool
mug rug or tealight mat
Folk Art Foursome- Big blocks + folk art appliqué =
striking lap size quilt
America The Beautiful: Part 4 of 6 – Celebrate community
connections with new series quilt blocks
Pattern Pull-Out Section – Templates, appliqué patterns,
and foundation masters
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