The gathering blooms quilt

“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

“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

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

Accessories to make quilting more comfortable, books to inspire and irresistible fabrics hitting the shelves, here’s what we’re adding to our baskets this month... Holbrook is the latest collection fr

You will need ■ Main bag fabric (also used for the bag handles and the pocket) – ⅞yd ■ Owl body – 6in square ■ Owl head – 4in x 8in rectangle ■ Owl beak – 3in x 4in rectangle ■ Owl tail – 4in x 6in re

Introduction “Ten lords a-leaping with a coronet, hose, dash of flair – and, of course, with joy! I read on the English Heritage website that the ancient practice of wassailing was an important Tudor