Quilt Sampler Magazine Spring/Summer 2013 Better Homes And Gardens Creative Collection

Spring/Summer 2013
In this issue: Sew Charming - Precut charm squares and gently scalloped borders make an easy, elegant quilt; Perfect Palette - Pair soothing turquoise with cocoa brown for a rich yet restful bed quilt; Candy Boxes - Highlight a stunning eye-candy fabric in the center of each pieced block; Desert Sands - Horizontal sashing divides rows of blocks for a look reminiscent of a woven blanket; Butterscotch Road - Imbue scrappy Arkansas Traveler blocks with warm colors and an appliqued border; Star Burst - Combine wonky stars and bright fabrics to create a throw simply bursting with color; Woodland Stroll - Link appliqued Grandmother's Fan blocks to make a memorable autumnal walkway; Feathered Friends - Use applique and a bit of piecing and embroidery to spruce up your nest; Checks & Balances - A light diagonal grid seems overlaid on a checkerboard background in a quilt made from reproduction prints; Go for the Gold - Add touches of gold to a classic color scheme of blue and cream; Extra, Extra - One quilted-and-bound square yields an ingenious three pocket purse. Better Homes and Gardens - Quilt Sampler - Spring/Summer 2013.

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Check out the contents of the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Quilt Sampler magazine, on newsstands May 7, 2013.

FEATURED SHOPS
Front Porch Quilt Shoppe
Ozark, Alabama
Quilt project: Sew Charming

The Noble Quilter
Elk River, Minnesota
Quilt project: Perfect Palette

Main Street Quilting Company
Bozeman, Montana
Quilt project: Candy Boxes

Monica’s Quilt & Bead Creations
Palm Desert, California
Quilt project: Desert Sands

The Rabbit’s Lair
Rogers, Arkansas
Quilt project: Butterscotch Road

Quilt Expressions
Garden City, Idaho
Quilt project: Star Burst

The Quilting Quarters
Almonte, Ontario
Quilt project: Woodland Stroll

The Quilt Basket
Tucson, Arizona
Quilt project: Feathered Friends

Inspirations
Hills, Iowa
Quilt project: Checks & Balances

Keepsake Cottage Fabrics
Bothell, Washington
Quilt project: Go for the Gold

Encore shop: The Quilt Company
Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Project: Three-Pocket Purse

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