We’re immersed in the appliqué zone this month, so our Technical Editor Laura leapt at the chance to create her own version of Jo Avery’s cat-themed block of the month from issue 40! Somehow, our popular Block of the Month series: The Vintage Home has reached it’s final issue. Jo Avery has been taking inspiration from all sorts of must-have… Continue reading
Whether you like a quick finish or enjoy slow-stitching, appliqué is a relaxing and enjoyable technique that opens up a huge scope of design possibilities for your quilts. Here are 3 ways to try it.
Up your quilting game with this round-up of a few of handy quilting tips. Read on for 10 things we can all try to get better results from our patchwork projects…
Perhaps you’ve already heard the ‘thud’ of the new issue arriving through the letter box, or reached for it on the supermarket shelves and noticed issue 29 has not one but TWO gifts! One of which is our favourite tool for expertly finishing quilts; the 2-in-1 Binding Tool. You can get your hands on one in our online store. But… Continue reading
Our new issue hits the shops this Thursday, with subscriber copies already hitting doormats across the UK. As well as helping you to hone your EPP and appliqué skills, you’ll find a fun fashion project inside plus Mandy’s Shaw’s organiser and (of course) the latest in Jo Avery’s A Month in the Country BOM series. We’ve filled every page… Continue reading
We are so smitten with English Paper Piecing this month! We’re having great fun playing with the free kaleidoscope paper pieces that come with our new issue 23. In case you need more than the 200 paper pieces that come with the new issue, read on to download our bonus english paper piecing templates. We made them especially for you to… Continue reading
Our free gift this month (with issue 22) is a set of ten handy binding clips. They’re a must-have piece of kit here on the Today’s Quilter team and they’ve given us the idea for this blog tutorial – our Technical Editor Laura is here to share her pro guide for how to sew curved binding to your quilts!… Continue reading
Hooray! This week is World Craft Week and to celebrate, we’re challenging you to take the Quilt Block Challenge! It’s fun to join in – simply sew a quilt block you’ve never tried before and share a pic of your finished block. If you’re feeling brave, show us yourself in the photo too for a patchwork… Continue reading
This month’s free gift is the Quilt Block Library*; a really-handy collection of 36 must-sew quilt blocks featuring extracts from The Quilt Block Bible by Rosemary Youngs. Inside our supplement you’ll find templates for each quilt block along with easy-to-follow instructions for how to hand-piece them, and helpful tips for how to use each one as a foundation paper piecing (FPP) template. If… Continue reading
For day 10 of our 12 Days of Christmas, we’re bringing you another lovely little DIY gift idea for quilt fans in the family. This lovely Cathedral Window pin cushions was sewn up by our Technical Editor Laura, as part of a pair of vintage-style sewing table accessories. We brought you the first half of… Continue reading