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Year: 2019
Rotary cutters at the ready! Show off favourite fabric scraps with this quick-sew hexagon cushion by Jenny Woodward. You’ll get to snip and piece happy-making triangles to create gorgeously colourful hexagons, all set off against a beautifully white background.
Master the art of set-in seams – also known as Y seams or inset seams. We’ll show you how to hand stitch or machine stitch these essential angled seams, using a Tumbling Block and Attic Windows Block to demonstrate.
Enjoy a spot of seasonal stitching with Mandy Shaw’s free Christmas appliqué patterns.
Give Half Square Triangles a festive twist with Susan Standen’s Free Christmas Quilt Pattern – this twinkling quilt gives the holiday season a modern quilting update
Add the perfect finishing touch to your quilts with our super-cute labels for quilting.
Sew Carolyn Forster’s scrappy star quilt block with a Dresden-twist with our step-by-step guide and free quilt block pattern
Lovers of all things cute: you’re going to want to listen up! Minki Kim’s latest book, Zakka from the Heart is here to help you indulge in a cosy afternoon of sewing.
A great stash buster, improv piecing can be a freeing experience, with no rules and no boundaries. Ready to get creative with your patchwork? Let’s go!
If you’ve just discovered Carolyn Forster’s Hand-pieced Sampler series, it’s not too late to join in! Catch up with all the blocks in the series in our handy gallery. This post includes everything you need to know to get started.