Cosy cottage stocking

“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

“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

YOU WILL NEED ■ Pattern cotton fabric: 60x40cm ■ Optional safety pin ■ Small piece of string or ribbon NOTES ■ Seam allowance is 1cm, unless otherwise stated. CUTTING OUT Step one From the main fabric

For a man who spends the busiest time of the year packing presents, travelling across the world in his robust sleigh and reindeer friends, he too needs a place to kick his legs up comfortably. For the

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

“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