When a plain is too plain, these ditsy coordinates could be just the ticket. If you think of the main patterns in a quilt as the stars of the show, these smaller, more subtle patterns are the hard working chorus line. For a traditional quilt they’d also look great combined with the larger floral prints by Edyta Sitar, Christopher Wilson Tate and French General. Or simply use the whole rainbow of colours for a stunning sampler quilt, combined with Linen Textures as backgrounds. These really are all-round essentials, so if you’re trying to build your stash, I’d suggest buying 50cm of a pattern.

These coordinates are priced and sold by the quarter metre (equivalent price £12.60-14.00/m depending on the design). We’ll automatically cut a long quarter (25x112cm), but if you’d prefer a fat quarter (50x56cm), just click the prompt when adding to your basket. Larger quantities are always cut as a continuous length. For 50cm, add a quantity of 2 to your basket; for 1 metre, add 4; for 2 metres, add 8 and so on.

Manufacturers: all the greats - Andover, Moda, Sevenberry and Stof- 100% quality quilting cotton. 112cm / 42-in wide.