The creative curves quilt

“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

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?

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

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

■ Scheepjes Cahlista (100% cotton, 15g/25.5m) 109 ball colour pack ■ Scheepjes Cahlista (100% cotton, 50g/85m) 14 balls of Old Lace (130) ■ A 4mm (G/6) hook ■ Stitch markers For yarn stockists contact