Two turtle doves

Introduction “Ten lords a-leaping with a coronet, hose, dash of flair – and, of course, with joy! I read on the English Heritage website that the ancient practice of wassailing was an important Tudor

“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

■ Note: a diagram to show cutting the background fabric can be found on our website www.gathered.how/magazine/todays-quilter For the appliqué block: (Month 9): ■ Background fabric – One (1) 16in squar

“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

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?