Fat Quarter Winners

Monique Dillard, of Rockford, Illinois, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her love of quilting was nurtured by relatives in Canada who taught her the art of handwork and sewing. She parlayed her degree in mathematics into a genuine understanding of the need for accurate 1/4" seams, squared blocks, and precise cutting. She was a regular teacher at her local quilt shop for 15 years until her budding quilt design business, Open Gate, steered her career toward a national audience. These days, you can find Monique teaching across the United States at quilt guilds, weekend retreats, and quilt shops. Monique's classes always fill up fast with fans from previous classes and students eager to learn from this talented designer.

July 11Fat Quarter Winners by Monique Dillard If you love scrap quilts, would love to use up the mountain of fat quarters in your cupboards and are looking for inspiration, Monique Dillard's book is for you. Monique presents instructions for 11 patchwork quilts (no applique involved) so you can dive into your stash and start cutting and piecing and having an absolute ball. For each project, details are provided about the number of fat quarters you need and the number of blocks to make to create quilts for twin-, queen- and king-size beds. Monique's book is the first in the new Quiltmaker's Club series that C&T Publishing has launched. Each book in the series will include instructions in C&T's established style but without some of the "frills", such as extended general-quiltmaking instructions, introductory chapters by the author on their particular techniques or the stories behind the quilts featured in the book accompanied by styled photography. What you get instead are gook, clear, full-page photographs of each quilt and well-written, easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams for making them. C&T plans to publish two books per year in the series, so keep an eye out for them.