Animal instincts

■ Pastel rainbow plush fabric 70x45cm ■ Pink glitter cuddle plush fabric 30x29cm ■ Mint cuddle plush fabric 33x15cm ■ Yellow cuddle plush fabric 36x27cm ■ 1-2mm thick wadding fabric 28x15cm ■ Dark gre

Gillian Humphrey, who previously wrote in to show us her lovely bags, has been hard at work stitching the hippo from issue 163. “I used colours from my stash,” she tells us. “Instead of buttons I croc

Having sewing be part of my job was not something I ever thought would happen. I’m a writer, and that isn’t something you would connect with making clothes, but what I write about is cosplay, costume

1 From the central Bee/background fat quarters, cut 1¼in x WOFQ strips and subcut into 1¼in squares. You will need approx. one-thousand-eight-hundred-and-thirty-six (1,836) 1¼in squares. Note: store i

■ Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of Deep Violet (521) ■ Scheepjes Catona (100% cotton, 25g/62.5m) 1 ball of each: Neon Yellow (601) Neon Pink (604) Yellow Gold (208) Neon Green (602)

Think of crochet and the granny square often springs to mind. This timeless shape is not only fun, versatile and creative, but it’s also perfect for crocheters of all levels. And it’s for all these re