Making a feathered star block

“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

Note The Tree Topper is made up of five individual squares. These are knitted flat and then folded and seamed together to create an origami star shape. Cast on 28 sts using 4mm needles. Rows 1 to 56 K

“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

YOU WILL NEED ■ Cygnet DK (100% acrylic, 100g/298m) 10 balls of Linen (234) 1 ball of each: Aqua (0211) Barley (4884) Burnt Orange (4888) Cherry (1252) Fondant (0173) Kiwi (0303) Light Grey (0195) Sax

You Will Need Rusty Exotic Stripe Cushion • Exotic Stripe Warm ⅜ yd (Fabric 1) • Caterpillar Stripe Earth ¼ yd (Fabric 2) • Wobble Brown ⅜ yd (Fabric 3) Cool Wide Stripe Cushion • Broad Stripe Azure ¼