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We are well into 2024, and the gorgeous projects keep on coming from our talented designers. Mum and daughter duo Pam and Nicky Lintott are back after a break with another sweet project. Clever fabric placement means heart shapes are created as you put Log Cabin blocks together! Technical whizz Lin Clements has designed a stunning pattern combining two blocks – one is relatively simple and the other uses FPP to achieve sharp points. So grab a favourite fabric collection and flex your quilting muscles. Lin also shares various quilting techniques such as Japanese Boro and Chiku-Chiku work and Indian Siddi work in her Essential Guide section. In our quest to use up fabrics in our ever-growing fabric stash, Carolyn Forster’s strings design, which incorporates even the narrowest strips of…

Certain themes seem to be perennial favourites with quilters, and designs inspired by flowers and plants are a case in point. But as gardening and the natural world are popular interests, perhaps it’s no surprise that quilters – and, indeed, artists from all disciplines – have long been attracted to botanical subjects. Then, who could fail to be inspired by the endless colour combinations and the fascinating shapes and textures offered by nature’s bounty? With spring’s longer days and (hopefully) brighter weather, if they aren’t already, buds should soon be bursting, leaves unfurling, flowers blooming and blossoms frothing, so what better time of year to head outside and give your creativity a kickstart? HISTORIC EXAMPLES Appliqué is a common technique for making quilts inspired by flora, with many surviving examples…

SHOPPING FABRIC COLLECTIONS Honeybloom www.modafabrics.com Autumn Breeze www.pbsfabrics.com Sewing Basket www.andoverfabrics.com ACCESSORIES Fiskars Ultra Lilac Rotary Cutter 45mm www.cottonpatch.co.uk BOOKS Simple Patchwork www.searchpress.com Folk Art Garden Appliqué Sampler www.searchpress.com Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects: 20+ Beautiful Techniques Using Your Fabric Stash www.amazon.co.uk…

CLOVER WONDER CLIPS VARIETY PACK Already available in separate Regular, Mini and Jumbo sizes, they also come in a variety pack. Wonder Clips provide a whole new way to hold project work in position while you sew and are an ideal alternative to pins. They’re a great way to position and hold seams, multi-layers of fabric or components prior to stitching and are suitable for home, fashion, quilting and patchwork projects. Wonder Clips have a flat back for easy feeding of fabrics while cutting or machining and they are especially useful for securing heavyweight or difficult fabrics such as vinyl or piled fabrics. There are numerous projects where a selection of clip sizes would be useful and for anyone simply wanting to try them out for the first time, the…

BEHIND THE QUILT CREATE CIRCLE FRAMES! “When you have been sewing for as long as I have, you can have quite a collection of fabrics and it may sound completely mad, but I am loathe to cut some of them up! A few of you may know that feeling – it sits alongside the stroke-ability power of fabrics. Some fabrics you pull off the shelf and sit and pat or stroke, saying: ‘Isn’t that just beautiful’ and then you fold it up and put it back safely on its perch – in my case it’s my growing collection of Dutch fabrics. If you are the same, have we got a project for you! This quilt is a perfect way to showcase some of your favourite fabrics, and all you need…

longarmquilterchris.co.uk BEHIND THE QUILT GET ORGANISED! “We loved designing Log Cabin Love – mixing Log Cabin blocks with hearts is a great combo! The quilt is not difficult to make and suitable for confident beginners, but we do encourage you to be organised and keep the ‘logs’ and units in labelled piles. Keep referring to the diagrams for the block and sashing placements. “A great tip is to take a photo of your completed quilt blocks when laid out in readiness for sewing. This can be referred to when sewing the blocks and checking everything is in the correct position.” – Pam & Nicky Lintott You will need ■ One (1) jelly roll or forty (40) 2½in x WOF strips■ Light sashing – ¾yd■ Dark sashing – ¾yd■ Heart fabric…

Flowers and flowing curves This Lily design is the perfect block for using the curved-back edges technique – anything naturalistic, like flowers and leaves, looks best with flowing curves rather than the usual angular piecing. The centre of the design features the Cathedral Window look-alike that appeared in an earlier Block of the Month, so this won’t be totally new for you. There is also another origami-style technique for making a folded Flying Geese unit. Choosing the fabrics The lily shape combines two (2) fabrics – one (1) for the main outer petals and the other for the inner section of each flower. I used one (1) of the dark Ink range (Fabric A) by Janet Clare for the outer petals (16950 16) plus the same design in the medium…

BEHIND THE PROJECT THERAPEUTIC & FUN! “The ‘rope basket bug’ first got to me over ten years ago and I became utterly obsessed. It has enabled me to use up heaps of Liberty scraps that otherwise would’ve been thrown away. It’s totally therapeutic to sew and incredibly addictive!” – Sallieanne Harrison You will need ■ Cotton rope – approximately 20m in length and with a 5.5mm diameter, to make a medium-sized bowl■ Fabric to wrap your rope (Sallieanne used Liberty Tana Lawn) – ⅝yd■ A sewing machine in good working order with a zigzag stitch and open toe foot■ Needles, size dependent on threads used (Sallieanne used Microtex and jeans needles)■ 50-60wt threads, monofilament threads, lots of pre-wound bobbins (Note: the bobbin thread will be on the outside of your…