Jess’ journal ...from the studio

I’m principally an author and TV presenter. A far cry from my years as a school teacher. As much as I loved it I always dreamed of a job in a more creative industry and for the last 15 years I’ve done

Stay warm this winter with this patchwork cover-up to sew

With the days getting shorter and nights colder, stitch Joanne Smith’s toasty throw and save on your heating bills as you hook ■ Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic, 170.1g/288m), 2 balls of each: Pagoda

I just wanted to share the quilt I made using Lynne Goldsworthy’s ‘New York Beauty’ pattern from Issue 117. This was my first time trying the foundation paper piecing technique, and I found Lynne’s in

“The Hands all Around block is a lovely old traditional block and one which would have been made by hand rather than on a machine because of the Y-seams and curved seams. However, I’ve simplified the

Is there anything more satisfying as a quilter than nice pointy points when piecing a quilt with triangles, whether by hand or by machine? But equally, few things garner more frustration and dissatisf