This is a laptop case I designed for Quilt Now and it’s in issue 59. I am particularly fond of the small panel of pink, grey and gold Japanese printed fabric, which for me is the star of the show.
There is a free pattern on this website for my ‘Animals’ quilt. (You can see it here). This quilt is a special one for me, as I purchased all the fabric in Australia during a visit to my cousin David, who lives in Sydney. For the centre of each block, I chose a bold fabric which features Australian animals. So my quilt includes a dingo (see below), a wallaby, a koala and a duck-billed platypus! I remember being fascinated by these creatures when I was young – I completed a school project about Australian flora and fauna when I was about 10. However, this quilt pattern works with any suitable print for the block-centres. You just need to choose a fabric with an animal print that you can ‘fussy-cut’ to the correct size for the centre of the block. Or indeed, you could use any fabric with a print you wanted to feature. It would make a great children’s quilt if bright primary colours were chosen,
There is also a series of short videos on You Tube on how to cut and join fabric which features this exact quilt. You can find them here.
I am hoping some of you will make a quilt with me in 2019. I’m publishing the pattern for a twelve-inch block here on the blog each month. February’s block will appear on Monday February 11th 2019 and in case you missed it, here is the link to the January block. I am working in blue fabrics, but you might choose something quite different. If you click the ‘follow this blog’ button, each Monday a blog post from me will arrive in your in-box, including the block patterns each month.
Thank you for reading my blog. Quilt patterns are here, Fabrics are here, Classes are here
Here is another blue fabric from my studio on Spoonflower. It’s called ‘Moon and Leaping Cow’. Get it here
Amanda Jane Textiles 