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Believe us when we say, we are so excited about the new season of the BBC One TV show Great British Sewing Bee! Join us for news, gossip and the chance to share your makes with like-minded people in o

■ Yellow gingham fabric: 0.5m ■ Wadding: 30x30cm ■ 35cm zip yellow ■ Erasable pen /pencil ■ Red stranded cotton ■ Chenille needle ■ Bias binding tool ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ All seam al

1 From fabric A, cut three (3) template A pieces (Fig 1). 2 From fabric B, cut two (2) template A pieces (Fig 1). 3 From fabric C, cut two (2) template A pieces (Fig 1). 4 From fabric D, cut the follo

Time-saving accessories, summery fabrics to add to your stash and the latest quilting books, here’s our round-up of the best new sewing goodies... Teaming up with her granddaughter, Eliza Weiss, for t

■ Pattern sheet x1 (tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Fabric: 1m of 150cm wide fabric ■ Marking tool ■ Loop turner ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Use a 1cm seam allowance, unless otherwi

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