Millefiori Quilts 3

Is there a limit to happiness?
I have delightful children and grandchildren and, it must not be forgotten, a wonderful
husband who supports me, gives me great freedom and encourages me to live my passion:
making quilts. I had an excellent career as a jurist. And then I crossed paths with Carol Veillon!
Millefiori 1 (published in 2011) was born from that meeting that took place here.
It was followed by Millefiori 2 in 2015 and now here is Millefiori 3. My hands never stop!
Of course, I am proud of these three marvellous books but the pleasure that so many quilters
seem to derive from them is even more important for me. While the quilts Passacaglia
and Ballet with Kaffe Fassett are those most frequently mentioned on social media,
I also often see references there to other patterns of mine that are less complex.
It is very interesting to see how people take one of my patterns and give it their own personal
touch, choosing particular fabrics or colours or by making small changes to it.
The differences in techniques chosen are also striking. Some prefer running stitch while
others opt for paper piecing. But whether it is for one or for the other, there is a large variety
on the market of templates (plastic or paper) and of shapes to print on fabric. Some sigh
and struggle (successfully) with all these small pieces while other enlarge the pattern
and sew by machine.
To have the freedom of choice, that’s my goal!
When I am asked to inscribe a book, I always write, “I wish you much
inspiration and pleasure.” I see that my wishes have become reality
when they show me completed quilts. That brings me great satisfaction and gives me
the energy to continue.
I am happy to meet so many enthusiastic quilters, to have the possibility of helping them
and to be invited to exhibit.
And here is my third book! Once again, I tried to offer some quilts for beginners
and some for those more experienced, who do not fear taking on a challenge.
It only remains for me to wish you the following: ENDLESS INSPIRATION and PLEASURE
in the way in which you choose to make these quilts!
Willyne Hammerstein
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Contents
Flower Power……6
Intermezzo……...........14
Touch me sweetly……22
Ietsie P ietsie
P izzicato…… ............ 30
Le Grand Désert……38
Lucky Stars…… ........46
Liberty, a secret song for women ..54
Sur le pont d ’Avignon,
on y danse… ............. 62
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Capriccioso……72
Belle Fleur ..............80
Nocturne……88
Perpetuum
Mobile .....................98
The Silent Garden……106
Rondo Vivace ..........116
La Tarantella……126
Moncarapacho ....136
The Battle of the Stars……146
The Can-Can .........154
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Flower
Power
Quilt dimensions: 118.5 x 151 cm (471/8” x 597/8”)
110 stars and 32 half-stars
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
• Fabric with large flowers for the centre of each star
and for the outer border:
• 3 m (3 ¼ yd), according to the fussy-cut motifs
• Red solid fabric for the background:
• 1.3 m (1 ½ yd)
• Assortment of twenty fabrics with small prints
(pink, yellow, green, chestnut brown, red and blue):
• one fat eighth 22.5 x 55 cm (9” x 22”) of each
• Assortment of three semi-solid checked fabrics
(blue, yellow and green) for the inner borders:
• 20 cm (8”) of each
• Backing and batting: 130 x 160 cm (51” x 64”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
Extra fabric is allotted for cutting the strips
that compose the outer border, to facilitate
mitring the corners.
The dimensions in the explanatory diagrams
do not include seam allowance.
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Intermezzo
Quilt dimensions: 150 x 180 cm (60” x 72”)
20 rosettes measuring 30 cm (12”), 12 inner blocks,
14 inner half-blocks and 4 inner quarter-blocks
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
• Assortment 1 of Japanese floral fabrics (red, white and black)
for the centre and the hexagons of the rosettes and inner blocks:
• 2 m (2 1/8 yd) in total
• Assortment 2 of black semi-solid fabrics for the inner squares
of the rosettes:
• 1 m (1 yd)
• Assortment 3 of solid fabrics in colours blue, orange, green, red,
purple for the outer squares of the rosettes and the inner-block
triangles:
• 100 cm (40”) in total
• Light beige solid fabric for the rosette backgrounds:
• 2 m (2 1/8 yd)
• Fabric with small white and grey-blue squares for the background
of the rosettes that face the outside:
• 70 cm (28”)
• Black satiny fabric for the outer border: 120 cm (48”)
• Batting and backing: 160 x 190 cm (64” x 76”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
Extra fabric is allotted for cutting
the outer border, to facilitate mitring
the corners.
The dimensions in the explanatory diagrams
do not include seam allowance.
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Ietsie P ietsie
P izzicato
Quilt dimensions: 124 x 159 cm (483/4” x 623/4”)
52 of Star 1, 21 of Half-star 1,
2 quarter-stars, 28 of Star 2 and 7 of Half-star 2
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
• Assortment of three beige fabrics with black print,
suitable for fussy cutting, for the centre of each star 1,
half-star 1 and quarter-star:
• 4 m (4 3/8 yd) in total
• Assortment of four Japanese fabrics with large flowers
to frame the Star 1s, Half-star 1s, Quarter-stars
and the centre of the Star 2s and Half-star 2s:
• 60 cm (2/3 yd) of each
• Assortment of ten semi-solid fabrics (ochre, yellow, green,
red, purple, chestnut brown and blue) to frame the Star 2s
and Half-star 2s:
• 10 cm (4”) of each
• Beige solid fabric for the background:
• 1.1 m (1 ¼ yd)
• Blue-green fabric for the outer border:
• 90 cm (1 yd)
• Backing and batting: 135 x 170 cm (53” x 67”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
Extra fabric is allotted for cutting the outer
border, to facilitate mitring the corners.
The dimensions in the explanatory diagrams
do not include seam allowance.
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Le Grand
Désert
Quilt dimensions: 126 x 170 cm (501/4” x 673/8”)
13 of Star 1, 10 of Half-star 1, 4 of Half-star 1a,
36 of Star 2 and 8 of Half-star 2
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
Beige fabric with large blue flowers for the tips of each star
and half-star:
• 5.5 m (6 yd), according to the spacing of the motifs
for the fussy cuts
Medium blue semi-solid fabric for the background
and one of the inner borders:
• 2.2 m (2 1/3 yd)
Dark blue solid fabric for one of the inner borders
and the outer border:
• 1 m (1 yd)
Backing and batting: 135 x 170 cm (53” x 67”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
Extra fabric is allotted for cutting the outer
border, to facilitate mitring the corners.
The dimensions in the explanatory diagrams
do not include seam allowance.
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Liberty,
a secret song
for women
Quilt dimensions: 122.5 x 154 cm (48” x 60 ½”)
45 complete rosettes, 8 half-rosettes et 2 quarter-rosettes
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
• Scraps of print fabrics with blue, white and red motifs,
suitable for fussy cutting for the rosettes:
• 3 m (3 ¼ yd) in total, more or less according
to the fussy cut motifs
• Scraps of green fabrics and blue fabrics: solid or semi-solid
for the B hexagons:
• 50 cm (½ yd) of each colour
• Red semi-solid fabric for the squares and the inner border:
• 100 cm (40”)
• Border-print fabric with large blue, white and red motifs
for the outer border:
• 80 cm (32”)
• Batting and backing: 135 x 165 cm (52” x 65”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
Extra fabric is allotted for cutting
the inner and outer borders to facilitate
mitring the corners.
The dimensions in the explanatory
diagrams do not include seam allowance.
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Capriccioso
Quilt dimensions: 115 x 151 cm (45 3/8” x 59 ½”)
40 of Star 1, 18 of Half-star 1, 2 of Quarter-star 1,
44 of Star 2, 11 of Half-star 2
44 of Inner block 1, 40 of Inner block 2,
18 of Inner half-block 2 and 13 of Inner quarter-block 2
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
• Red floral Japanese fabric for the stars:
• 1.2 m (1 3/8 yd)
• Beige solid fabric for the inner blocks:
• 2.5 m (2 ¾ yd)
• Beige fabric with black print for the centre of the inner blocks:
• 50 cm to 1 m (½ yd to 1 yd), according to the spacing
of the fussy-cut motifs
• Black solid fabric for the triangles of the inner blocks:
• 50 cm (½ yd)
• Red semi-solid fabric for the outer border:
• 1 m (1 yd)
• Backing and batting: 125 x 170 cm (50” x 64”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
The outer border is cut with a seam
allowance of 7 mm (1/4”), rounded
to 15 mm (1/2”) for two seams.
The dimensions in the explanatory
diagrams do not include seam allowance.
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Nocturne
Quilt dimensions: 119 x 144 cm (435/8” x 563/4”)
82 rosettes and 28 half-rosettes
Materials
The fabrics are 110 cm (44”) wide.
• Assortment of ten pastel fabrics with large flowers (green,
orange, yellow and blue) for the centre of each rosette:
• 45 cm (1/2 yd) of each, according to the fussy cuts
• Assortment of ten to twelve semi-solid fabrics (orange, yellow,
purple, chestnut brown and blue):
• one fat eighth 22.5 x 55 cm (9” x 22”) of each
• Midnight blue fabric for the background:
• 2.2 m (2 1/3 yd)
• Backing and batting: 130 x 155 cm (48” x 61”)
General
instructions
Experienced
For piecing the quilt, use the templates,
adding seam allowance of 7 mm (1/4”)
all around.
The dimensions in the explanatory
diagrams do not include seam allowance.
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Diagram 13
Make a mark at 60 cm (23 ¾”) on each side
of the centre of the horizontal strips and
at 63.5 cm (24 7/8”) on each side of the centre
of the vertical strips.
On the top and bottom of the panel, aligned
with the seam allowance of the A diamonds
of the centre half-rosette, position one horizontal
strip, matching its centre with that of the project
sides and the marks on the sides with the project
corners. Pin and stitch at 7 mm (1/4”) from
the edge. Repeat on the right and left sides with
the two vertical strips. Cut away the excess fabric
of the border pieces. Mitre the corners to finish.
Diagram 14
Layer the quilt top, batting and backing
and baste. Quilt as desired or at 7 mm (1/4”)
from the assembly seams.
Complete with an edge-to-edge finish, making
a turn-under allowance of 7 mm (1/4”) all around
the top and backing and joining them
with running stitch after cutting away the excess
batting.
13)
127 cm 493/4”
14)
120 cm 47½”
141 cm 553/4”
3 cm 1¼”
A
3 cm 1¼”
148 cm 58”
B
Straight of grain
Full-size templates
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Moncarapacho
Quilt dimensions: 141 x 148 cm (553/4” x 58”)
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