Baskets of bouquets

“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

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

We round up our favourite fabric collections, quilting patterns, sewing notions and crafty books that we’ll be dropping in our trolley this month… Trends come and go but rich shades of berry red and l

“This is the first of three Snowball block variations in my Quilts in London book, namely crosses, circles and stars. Two further Snowball quilts follow, each showcasing different colour palettes, and

“As a student studying metal work at art school, I had a secret creative side-line in sewing and knitting. When a fellow metalsmith and I heard that Kaffe Fassett was visiting the textile department t

“What a lovely little delight to adorn a wall or door to welcome all your festive guests. As I sewed, I named the angels Joanie, Nell, Dusty and Lyn and made up little stories about them so that I can