Essential guide creating tilted blocks

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

“This quilt was inspired by an antique quilt. I loved the large-scale Log Cabin blocks and the asymmetrical layout created by having an odd number. I knew that I would love hand quilting this simply a

“As is so often the case with quilt making, this block has a backstory. I was teaching a class on the Nova Scotia quilt (Today’s Quilter Issue 91), one of my first larger projects that used rolled bac

To make four (4) of Block 4: ■ Fabric G: one (1) fat eighth ■ Fabric H: 3in x 6in ■ Fabric O: one (1) fat eighth FINISHED SIZE ■ 6in square (6½in square unfinished) NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, un

MEASURING AN ANGLE WITH A PROTRACTOR In Fig 2 a right-angled triangle is used as an easy example. Decide which angle is to be measured and place the protractor with its centre point on the point where

YOU WILL NEED To make one (1) Mega Pinnie: ■ Print fabrics: ⅜yd total ■ Lining fabric: one (1) fat eighth ■ Batting: 18in x 24in ■ Fusible interfacing (20in width): ¼yd ■ Fusible web: 2½in square ■ Fe