Aurifil Designer Challenge by Siobhan

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Aurifil Designer Challenge by Siobhan

Posted by Lynne

Not long ago I was asked to participate in a
challenge with Fat Quarterly
Magazine – I jumped at the chance to finally use
some Aurifil threads, I had heard a bit of buzz
& I was curious.

When I received the threads I was surprised
& happy with the colour selections, perfect for a bit of Linen and
Liberty.

Now going back

a while when I was at Calico &
Ivy Balmain I spotted a lovely light quilt, when I looked
closely I discovered it was a bag quilt.

Then again recently (within the last yr! I
lose track of time) on Red
Pepper Quilts – Rita had a similar concept with a no binding
quilt.

I loved the concept especially in Australia
when it really doesn’t get cold & I have been meaning to experiment
for ages…………

so finally with my Aurifil threads in hand I
gave it a go

This is it!

Have to say its a style of Quilt that I’m
planning on doing quite a bit of.

a bit of double sided fusing & Liberty
& Line

The blue you see here is a wool
thread

The orange is a 50 weight
cotton

some Paris maps prints to frame it
all

& some cornflower blue honeycomb
& more Paris maps for the back

If your looking at doing a bag quilt (or no
binding quilt) its much like making a bag or pillow.

sew your front and back with right sides
together, leaving a little hole. Then pull it all through -
Voila!

This one is a nice big cot size – perfect
for summer, the weight of the linen is perfect.

to hold it all together I stitched around
the outer edges. It will need ironing once It’s washed, but a quick iron
will be easy enough.

The colour palette of the threads are
fantastic

thanks to Fat Quarterly team for the chance
to use the Aurifil threads

Xx Siobhan

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15 Responses to “Aurifil Designer Challenge by Siobhan”

Siobhan January 4, 2012

Thanks Guys! Xx

kerry January 4, 2012

So elegant! A beautiful result and the different thread weights add subtle textural interest.

Siobhan January 5, 2012

Thank you! Glad you like it

Ethne January 4, 2012

What a lovely quilt panel, it looks so delicate with the linen background, and aren’t the threads great

karen January 4, 2012

I’m a big fan of no binding on quilts. I love the uninterrupted fluidity and when it’;s edged with gorgeous colour there is really sometimes no need. There is so much wonderful stuff going on in this quilt that a binding would interrupt and take your eye away from it. Love all the stitching around those yummy Liberty circles.

Siobhan January 5, 2012

Thank you so much! Lovely words

Flying Blind January 4, 2012