Essential guide making bird blocks

“The basis of the delicate Christmas trees in this quilt are the traditional pieced Tree of Life blocks. I have adapted the shape of that classic block to make trees which are shaped more like our tra

Last month we looked at how to calculate fabric requirements for quilt backing and binding. In this issue we will look at calculating fabrics for patchwork blocks. Calculating fabrics for patchwork bl

“I have sewn the whole of this quilt together and found that by pinning each tacking line to the corresponding tacking line, it went together beautifully. It is well worth the extra effort put in at t

We love seeing what the Today’s Quilter readers have been making and here’s just a few of our favourite projects this month. I am a Portuguese amateur quilter and Today’s Quilter reader. I had a lot o

We round up our favourite fabric collections, quilting patterns, sewing notions and crafty books that we’ll be dropping in our trolley this month… Trends come and go but rich shades of berry red and l

“Pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes and colours and I’ve designed three for you to choose from. They make a nice group displayed together and would make a great home decoration for autumn or Halloween