The creative curves quilt block of the month no.5

Fiona Kirk’s wall hanging, worked in the overlay mosaic technique, channels the ornate richness of William Morris’ designs ■ West Yorkshire Spinners Morris DK (100% wool, 50g/112m), 3 balls of Bluebel

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

“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

■ 70cm woven fabric (size 10-12 – more required for larger sizes) ■ 2m narrow bias binding (size 10-12 – more required for larger sizes) ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Seam allowance is 1.5cm,

Stitch this simple-to-make bag, perfect for storing your latest knitting or crochet project

“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