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“I’ve been amassing a huge stash of large-scale patterned fabrics for many years now. I’m a big fan of designers such as Kaffe Fassett Collective, Anna Maria Horner, Joel Dewberry and Jennifer Paganelli, whose bright, sumptuous, maximalist fabrics I have been treasuring and hoarding. I really need to start using these precious fabrics! However, these types of material do not work well with just any quilt pattern, they need a low-contrast design with enough room to let the large-scale patterns show off and breathe.

“A tumbler quilt seemed like the ideal solution. It’s a simple pattern but perfect for a scrappy vintage-style quilt. I felt it needed something more than just the beautiful fabric and, as regular readers will know, I do like to add