American Patchwork & Quilting June 2012 Issue 116

Volume 20, Number 3
In this issue Workbook projects include: Star Search - Join triangle-squares and hourglass units to create a secondary star design; Get In Line - Piece with a plan or simply start sewing to get a strippy silk table runner; Bounty of Baskets - Sew a sweet quilt that features a trio of Basket blocks; Fresh Cut - Cut loose! Try a slice and insert improvisational technique; A Single Stem - Work with wool to fuse a flower motif onto a handmade pillow for a quick to sew gift; Ship Shape - Fine tune your piecing skills with Ocean Waves blocks and mitered borders; Canyon Trail - Sew Single Irish Chain blocks in two colorways and add a dash of medium-value prints; Sweet Centerpiece - Surround an appliquéd bouquet with Pinwheel blocks for a cheerful wall hanging; Electric Slide - Chain-piece triangle-squares, then offset the resulting rows for a sizzling zigzag look; Start Today Finish Tomorrow - Piece the third block in our mystery quilt and mount it on a canvas frame for easy wall art; and much much more! American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine, June 2012.

Table of Contents

Check out the content from the June 2012 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine, on sale April 3, 2012.

From the Editors 
Rule followers and rule breakers

Tips from Readers 
Clever tricks and ideas

Favorite Finds 
Must-have products for quilters

Quilting Changes Everything® 
Weathering the storm

I Am a Quilter 
Quilts from our readers

Sneak Peek
The newest Quilt Sampler® shops

Color Inspiration
Help with color is all around

Back to Basics
Quilting how-tos

FEATURE
PEOPLE AND PLACES

Instinct Over Instruction
Explore the improvisational and distinctive quilts from the women
of Gee’s Bend, Alabama.

WORKBOOK
PROJECTS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Star Search
Join triangle-squares and hourglass units to create a secondary star design.

Get in Line
Piece with a plan or simply start sewing to get a strippy silk table runner.

Bounty of Baskets
Sew a sweet quilt that features a trio of Basket blocks.

Fresh Cut
Cut loose! Try a slice and insert improvisational technique.

A Single Stem
Work with wool to fuse a flower motif onto a handmade pillow for a quick-to-sew gift.