Country christmas

“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

Stitch this simple sawtooth star design into a quilted zip-up bag that’s perfect for storing your art kit, make-up or toiletries

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

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

“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

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?