Pattern Pattern
Celtic Christening
3. Repeat on all fabric squares
using the following: two A
designs marked in blue, green
Designed and Made by Gail Lawther
and turquoise and two B
Finished Size 36” x 48” (92cm x 122cm)
designs marked in pink, yellow
and mauve.
This quilt top is decorated with beautiful flowing Celtic knots in pastel
colours. You will be astonished at how quickly and easily the design comes
4. Lay each square of fabric right
together. Follow this pattern, as Gail Lawther shows you how to create an
side up on top of a square of
heirloom quilt for that special baby.
wadding and pin around the
edge of the square. Use your
For this quilt, Gail uses the decorative stitches on her machine to stitch the
chosen stitch method (hand
knots—a different stitch for each colour. If your machine does not have
or machine) to stitch the lines
a range of decorative stitches, or if you prefer hand stitching, consider
of the knot design on each
embroidering the knots by hand. Big-stitch quilting in variegated threads
square. Gail used a different
achieves a very attractive look and is nearly as quick as machine stitching!
machine stitch for each colour,
Note: Read pattern thoroughly and carefully before cutting or sewing.
but you can use one or several.
Also, a walking foot on your
machine is helpful when
Materials
stitching the knots.
12” (30cm) squares of white cotton fabric
12” (30cm) squares of white cotton wadding
TIP
36”x 48” (92cm x 122cm) white cotton fabric
As the decorative
large reels of machine-sewing thread (or your choice of handquilting
thread) in six different pastel colours
stitches use quite a
bit of thread, wind
6yds (5.5m) of white broderie anglaise with eyelets for ribbon
two bobbins in
50 inches (125cm) of ribbon for each of five pastel colours (choose
each colour before
ribbons that are the correct width for threading through the broderie
beginning. If your
anglaise)
first bobbin runs out
5yd (5m) bias binding in a different colour, 1½“ (4cm) wide (3/4“ (2cm)
during a decorative
when the edges are folded under)
line, you don’t need
coloured pencils to match decorative sewing threads to finish off and restart
bodkin or large tapestry needle
your top thread—just
slip in the new bobbin.
STEP 1: EMBROIDERY template, matching the centre
1. Press the squares of white
point of the fabric square with
STEP 2: PIECING INSTRUCTIONS
fabric, lightly folding each
the centre point on the template,
one into quarters along the
and use the appropriate 1. Once all the knots are stitched,
diagonals. Use a pin to mark
coloured pencil to trace all lay the squares out in the order
the centre point and unfold.
the lines of the design (a) and shown in the diagram. Use a
unpin. (Don’t mark the centre large white zigzag stitch to join
2. Layer each square, right side
point.) the quilted squares into rows,
up, over the appropriate knot
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