Today's Quilter

25 November This exhibition will include refreshments and traders. Admission: £5 including catalogue, children and students free 10.00-16.00 Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 5JE www.beckenhamquilters.co.uk Handmade H

Nothing evokes a feeling of sunny weather like bees buzzing and the smell of lavender. That’s where Deb Strain got the inspiration for the latest collection in her popular BEE series... watching bees in her garden buzzing among lavender. She also adm

Have a peek at the fruit of your fellow quilters’ labour and find lots of inspiration for your next project! WRITE TO US Today’s Quilter, Our Media, Eagle House, Bristol, BS1 4ST EMAIL: todaysquilter@immediate.co.uk I have just finished the ‘Tree of

Sevenberry’s stunning new Garden Blues collection includes every shade of blue we encounter in nature – from sapphire and navy to cornflower and periwinkle! Use this collection in your next quilt and add all the hues of the sky and sea paired with a

We all know the joy that comes from making a baby blanket, or a sampler to celebrate a wedding. But when we mark life events and relationships through craft, we’re not only enjoying a hobby, we’re taking part in a centuries-old tradition, intertwined

“As soon as I saw this gorgeous line of fabrics from Renee Nanneman, I knew they would be perfect for a quilt with an Amish-type palette – lots of deep, rich colours on a dark background. There are several techniques used in this quilt: you will be m

“This miniature quilt project uses shadow appliqué; shapes are glued in place, a transparent fabric is laid over the top and the design is quilted. This is a quick and easy technique that enables you to produce a small-scale design without having to

Not for the faint-hearted, Autumn Postcard is Liza’s new take on her original quilt design, based on an antique quilt spotted on a postcard at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This beauty of a quilt is a real feat of geometry and piecing. Fr

For any traditional craft to thrive and survive, skills need to be passed on to new makers who can then share the knowledge they acquire further down the line. As well as working to safeguard and promote traditional crafts, the national charity Herit

“We have included in our FPP papers all the sections to make the cushion, so all you need to do is sit yourself down and give it a go! “The cut sizes for FPP often are listed as basic shapes like rectangles, squares, etc, which might seem strange whe

Symmetry is a system of arranging repeating parts to form a pattern. In symmetrical patterns the basic unit or ‘cell’ is arranged so that identical cells face each other or rotate around an axis. An axis is an imaginary line around which a body rotat

ACTUAL SIZE PLEASE NOTE: Templates include seam allowances. Thank you for making this project from Today’s Quilter. The copyright of the patterns in this magazine are owned by or licensed to Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited and are for readers

Here’s a list of the fabric requirements to make the whole set of blocks in the BOM series. Lynne used Janet Clare Collage Collection throughout Lynne used three (3) of the dark Ink range, 20in x WOF (½m) of each: ■ 16954 20 – a small abstract print