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Editor’s Letter

Favorite Finds • Editor Carolyn Beam and Associate Manager Lisa Morlan share their views on products that are available for quilters. Please check AnniesAttic.com or your local quilt shop for products. If you can’t find a product, contact the manufacturer directly to find a shop in your area.

Fun Fat Quarter Quilts for Spring • This lively collection celebrates the spring season with bright, joyful designs that make the most of your favorite fat quarters—from breezy modern prints to vibrant solids to gorgeous batiks. Each project captures the energy and optimism of springtime.

Patchwork Stars • Simple fabric squares create colorful chains between sparkling Ohio Star blocks in this scrap-busting quilt.

QUARTER-SQUARE TRIANGLES • Quarter-square triangles (QSTs) are a basic unit of quilting used in many blocks or on their own. This construction method will yield two QST units.

SEW & FLIP CORNERS • Use this method to add triangle corners in a quilt block.

Windswept • The same number of four-patch and half-square triangle units arranged in two different ways create two unique blocks.

HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES • Half-square triangles (HSTs) are a basic unit of quilting used in many blocks or on their own. This construction method will yield two HSTs.

Just a Splash • Brighten up your spring tablescape with these colorful tulips.

Helicopter Seeds • A rainbow color palette always gives a modern quilt extra sparkle!

Sea Glass • Capture the beauty of glass honed by the ocean’s waves with this variant of the classic Granny’s Choice block.

Modern Log Cabin • Spice up these classic blocks with strip-pieced units that provide lots of graphic punch.

Forget Me Not • This modern interpretation of the Irish Chain quilt creates a beautiful secondary design when the blocks are set together.

Beach Blossoms • Made up of only four large blocks, this quilt takes a traditional block and turns it into something modern and striking.

FOUR-AT-A-TIME FLYING GEESE

Starlit Drift • Shooting stars shine brightly in this colorful table runner.

Spring Meadow Table Runner • Freshen up your spring table with this easy floral table runner.

Traditional Designs With Contemporary Appeal • Reimagining time-honored quilt blocks in today’s modern world.

Color Pop • This is the perfect quilt to use all those leftover 2½” strips, or, if need be, cut the colors from your stash.

PARTIAL SEAMS

Vintage Garden • Blooms of vintage-inspired fabrics create a quilt that feels like a stroll through the garden.

RAW-EDGE FUSIBLE APPLIQUÉ

Ocean Star • A combination of two block patterns makes a striking quilt when set on point and using a selection of cool-tone batiks. This design would look wonderful in any fabric.

Charming Butterflies • This super-scrappy quilt is a great way to use up a basket of scraps.

Beyond the Stars • The 12 blocks in this quilt have different centers but all have the same star frame.

Quilting Basics • The following is a reference guide. For more information, consult a comprehensive quilting book.

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