Perfect patchwork

This issue we are going to look at quilt block maths. Please don’t run off, it really is easier than you might think. Have you ever come up with a design and then struggled with how much fabric you wi

Turn over the page to find out more about the wonder of mini quilts and ideas for displaying them in your home... Have you ever had so many quilt ideas in your mind and not enough time to stitch them

1 Carolyn cut her frames with the long side parallel to the selvedge. Although this gives the longest side of the frame the least stretch, it also means there is fabric left over. 2 From Frame 1 fabri

Note: The calculations are based on cutting twelve (12) diamonds (in columns of three [3] diamonds) from the constructed strip sets. 1 From the off-white BKG fabric (diamonds), cut forty-eight (48) 2½

SEAM RIPPER This sharp blade cuts through and unpicks stitches. SHEARS Keep a pair of sharp shears just for cutting out your fabric. SMALL SCISSORS Use for snipping threads and cutting notches. PINKIN

NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WST = wrong sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ HST= ha