Contemporary patchwork quilt pattern

If you’ve never given quilting a go before, this Nordic-feel project is a great place to start. Not only does it tap into this winter’s trend for all things Scandi, it’s also a beautiful heirloom make. Start it now and give to someone special as a thoughtful (and seriously impressive) Christmas gift.

Made using the traditional morning star quilt block in fresh, contemporary fabrics, you’ll piece together triangles and squares using basic quilting techniques that are easy to master. Lynne used a Handmade by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics fat quarter bundle for the top, back and binding, then Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Snow for the background. But, you can mix and match fabrics of your own if you prefer, or switch up the colour scheme – we like the idea of using a selection of solid brights against a wintery grey base.

This project was created by Lynne’s for Mollie Makes magazine – for more easy-make craft projects and creative inspiration, subscribe to Mollie or click here to find out more.

Materials

• Background fabric, 2.5m (23⁄4yrds)

• Scrap fabrics, 2.6m 7 (2 /8 yrds) total or 12 fat quarters

• Backing fabric, 3.5m (33⁄4yrds)
• Binding fabric, 0.5m (1⁄2yrd) or 2 fat quarters
• Wadding, 1.7m (68″) square
• Paper for templates
• Templates from issue 71 which you can download here
• Quilt chart

Contemporary patchwork quilt pattern chart

Contemporary patchwork quilt pattern

Lynne Goldsworthy

Lynne Goldsworthy is a modern British quilter who over blogs at Lily’s Quilts (so called because her Welsh husband calls her Lily). She’s a prolific quilt designer and co-founder of The Thread House. Her work is regularly featured in Today’s Quilter and Love Patchwork and Quilting magazines. She’s authored books including 500 Quilt Blocks and Quick & Easy Quilts and co-edited Fat Quarterly E-zine. Sewing since she was a little child, on a business trip to America she fell in love with American quilts and tried her hand at the craft. Then life and family happened and she didn’t pick up another one for a few years, until she discovered Flickr, blogs and online shopping, and immediately ordered some pre-cuts, started her own blog and has never looked back! Find her on Instagram @lilysquilts

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