The Practical Quilter
The Practical Quilter is a new concept shopping experience for the New Zealand Quilter with the sole focus of offering the supplies and accessories needed to make amazing quilts, bags or other textile items.
The Practical Quilter is closed for a short break from Saturday, 31 May 2025 and will reopen on Saturday, 14 June 2025.
Designed by Georgette Dell'Orco, Westward Leading (still proceeding) uses 2-1/2in strips to spin scrappy pinwheels and pointed stars across your quilt top. It's perfect both all year round with any strip bundle and as a special red and green holiday quilt reminiscent of door-hung wreaths. Westward Leading consists of one main block, cornerstones, and sashing throughout, while the accent fabric helps structure the design and showcase your strip fabrics. This quilt is made even easier with our Strip Tube Ruler or Strip Tube Junior! The pattern includes full-color instructions for: