Needles & notions

Dress it up, dress it down – you can’t go wrong with this custom waistcoat front pattern. By Emma Friedlander-Collins ■ Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Purple S

■ Green floral fabric – One (1) fat quarter ■ Coral spot fabric – One (1) fat quarter ■ Red fabric – One (1) fat eighth (more if fussy cutting) ■ Cream fabric – ⅝yd ■ Pale blue fabric – ½yd ■ Gold fab

STITCH ON THE GREEN I wanted to show you my latest finished project. I bought this DMC* kit in Belgium more than 20 years ago (it was priced in Belgian francs, not euros), thinking that one day I will

Sewing and crafting is hot online: it’s a whole new world for makers joining the online sewing realm, and an ever-evolving but steady club for more seasoned members of the crafty community. Many maker