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Always measure yourself before you choose a pattern size to cut out. The sizes do vary greatly from pattern to pattern, so it’s always best to measure yourself accurately and then refer to the pattern

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GH ’s Simon Swift takes up a familial hobby — and with it a familiar habit of not finishing what he started…

PENCIL METHOD Hold the hook like a pencil, in your right hand (if you’re right-handed), about 3-5cm from the hooked end. If your hook has a flat area, you’ll find it comfortable to hold it here. KNIFE

We are all used to creating mitres when finishing a quilt with binding, but here we take a look at why we might choose to have mitred corners on our borders, how to sew a simple mitred border and also

Once you start quilting, the hours tick by like minutes and nothing else matters. It’s hard to come out of the zone! While this means we make lots of inroads on our quilts and sewing projects, we need