Autumn harvest

You will need ■ Background fabric – 1¾yds ■ Fruit and vegetable fabrics* – a variety of colours and prints and sizes ■ Lining fabric – ⅔yd ■ Batting – 24in x 36in ■ Medium sew-in interfacing – ⅔yd ■ T

“As often happens in the design of my quilts, the fabrics are the starting point for the direction I want to go. In this case, the colours of the fabrics are so rich that they reminded me of English g

“This is a stash-buster of a quilt, especially good for using up Jelly Roll strips for those little basket tops, indeed baskets of scraps. I mostly used fabrics with lots of colours, although they are

■ 3 metres x 130cm double gauze fabric in orange and pink ■ 60cm diameter hula hoop ■ Scrap paper ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit CUTTING OUT Step one Use the scrap paper to draw ou a triangle 51

Stitch this daisy cushion with a pretty appliqué design

In order to draw a block and change its size or adapt it in some way, you first need to analyse the layout of the block. Some things to consider include the following: ■ Does it follow a grid pattern?