Block-print table runner

YOU WILL NEED ■ Main fabric, see instructions for size ■ Elastic, 0.5cm wide and long enough to fit around your cover ■ Ironing board padding (optional), see instructions for sizing ■ Matching sewing

This month, get creative with patterned fabrics and wallpapers, make everlasting paper flowers and invest in some quality bed linen or tableware

Try your hand at these two easy painting projects for beginners from Annie Sloan’s new book

Make these bold prints work in your home, whatever your style

Here are the tools I recommend you have to start pattern drafting: 1 Pattern paper: Draw your patterns on lightweight pattern paper or brown paper. I prefer white paper as it has some transparency to

■ Cotton or linen tea towel: pink ■ Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of black, blue, light green, pink, red, turquoise and yellow ■ Embroidery hoop: 18cm diameter ■ Adhesive water-soluble stabiliser ■ Ba