Getting to grips with free-motion quilting

GH ’s Simon Swift takes up a familial hobby — and with it a familiar habit of not finishing what he started…

Once you start quilting, the hours tick by like minutes and nothing else matters. It’s hard to come out of the zone! While this means we make lots of inroads on our quilts and sewing projects, we need

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

“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

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The ‘Vintage Medallion’ quilt from Issue 123 caught my eye to make for a friend of 47 years. She always gets me meaningful presents and I’ve never been able to do this but thought she would love the q