Essential guide

Create celebration and nature-inspired blocks with these two gorgeous ideas by Kate Eastwood

You will need For the EPP: ■ White fabric – 9in square ■ Pink fabric – 2in square ■ Pale orange fabric – One (1) fat eighth ■ Orange fabric – One (1) fat eighth ■ Bright orange fabric – One (1) fat si

The blocks in this booklet can be traditionally pieced by cutting and sewing together individual squares, rectangles and triangles. An alternative approach is to try the following handy techniques. Th

NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WST = wrong sides together. ■ HST = half-square triangle. ■ HR

You will need For the clementine: ■ Three (3) orange fabrics – 5in square of each ■ Green fabric for leaves – 6in x 3½in ■ Toy stuffing ■ A doll needle, at least 3in long ■ Pale green stranded cotton

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