You can use this grid, which is based on the Fibonacci numbers, or the “Golden Ratio” to help you plan the measurements for your quilts.

Hope you find this useful.

Lyn 

Fibonacci Numbers

How the work of Leonardo Fibonacci, a talented mathematician of the Middle Ages, can help you design and plan your quilts!

In the Finonacci sequence, each number is the sum of the previous two numbers.

So here we go – choose a number, then double it to get the second number, then add them together, then add the last two numbers together, then the last two…

Some examples:

1, 2, 3, 5, 8,

1.5, 3, 4.5, 7.5, 12

1.75, 3.5, 5.25, 8.75, 14

2, 4, 6, 10, 16

Call these numbers inches. If your quilt block is 12″, then your sashing should be 1.5″ and you can use 4.5″ or 7.5″ or a combination of these for your borders. It will give a really pleasing proportion to your quilt.

Have fun with Fibonacci,

Lyn

Late in February, I am heading off to the Bunya Mountains for a week – our annual trip – with my sister, Janelle, and a group of friends. Each time we go, we try to take a special project to work on.

I am going to make an heirloom baby’s quilt to match our Pride of Erin collection.
I will use some of the shapes, particularly the heart shape, and maybe the medallion shape too and introduce some new ones.

I plan to use dupioni silk, with lace insertion and lace for the lattice.

I will then use an underlay of pale blue or pink behind the lace insertion.

Not sure how to finish it – either a gathered or pleated ruffle edge or maybe  a rouched binding…still in the planning stage.

Of course I needed to know the size of a crib (in Australia, we call it a cot) mattress.  So I googled mattress sizes and this is what I came up with:

• Crib or Cot Mattress: 28″ x 52″
• Twin or Single bed mattress: 39″ x 75″
• Long Twin or King Single bed mattress: 39″ x 80″
• Full or Double bed mattress: 54″ x 75″
• Queen mattress: 60″ x 80″
• King Mattress: 76″ x 80″
• California King Mattress: 72″ x 84″

I figured that if I posted this information in my blog, I would know where to find it next time I need it.  Hope you find it useful too!  Lyn

Check out our Tips’n'Hints page! I have added a link to an online Conversion Program and also a link to one that you can download. Both are really easy to use.
Today I also added some information about Water-Soluble stabilizers, and how to make use of your leftovers.
Lyn

Because some of the features of our website are quite new, I have done a Video Tutorial of how to get around the website to find the design details for each of the collections and to view the large images. Have a look at the video and it will make navigating the site a lot more fun for you! See it here!
Please let me know if there is any thing more you need.
Lyn

We still have a few things to do on our new website, but I am very happy with the way it has turned out.
I hope you find it easy to get around the site. The images are much better, too, I think.
When we have finished fine-tuning it, we will send a newsletter, with some wonderful specials for you!

Finally our new website has gone live!

We have built it ourselves, so will now have complete flexibility and control over the site. We have introduced some new features that I hope you will like – Client login, that allows you to check on your previous purchases; Customer Reward Points, that rewards our loyal customers with on-going discounts; Featured collections, that will give you an insight into using the designs in different ways; bonus design and free design each month.