Essential guide making bird blocks

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

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

Q My nan gave me her big button box (quite the bequest!) when she moved into a care facility recently. There are many lovely buttons and seems a shame not to use them in some way. I thought I could ad

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

USING COMMERCIAL TEMPLATES You can use commercially available 1in hexagon and 60 degree diamond EPP pieces for Templates A and B. You can also use the 1in hexagons to make Templates B–G by trimming th

1 From the block BKG fabrics, cut four (4) 18in squares. 2 From the gold Sawtooth border fabric, cut four (4) 3in x WOF strips. Subcut into forty-six (46) 3in dark squares. 3 From the light Sawtooth b