2024 winners the festival of quilts

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

This summer, sew a slip-on skirt that'll fit your body so well you won't want to take it off! This Maxi Skirt pattern by Tammy Johal of Tammy Handmade has an elasticated waist for comfort and two leg

AS AN ARTIST, IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR WORK OUT THERE. Competitions and open exhibitions are a great way to get involved and make new connections, and entering them is a key part of thinking outside

Hi, here’s my contribution to the Issue 424 challenge to design a summer brooch. This brooch is made in two parts from one 45x45 pattern, and can be worn three ways – as a large brooch, a small brooch

“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

Judges ESME YOUNG and PATRICK GRANT on how this year’s competition is measuring up to be the best yet