Issue 54 of Today's Quilter is on your newsstands tomorrow and it is full to bursting with amazing Christmas projects, so I feel very...

Too soon to mention the 'C' word, that is...Christmas. Those of you of a more organised ilk will have the whole thing underway by now and...

This seems slightly self-indulgent of me but, two and a half years and seventy-odd posts in, I was interested in finding out which topics...

This morning I put the last few stitches in the binding of my Wintersweet quilt...just in the (saint) nick of time. You might remember the cushion I made as part of last years Moda Bakeshop Countdown to Christmas. You can find directions for making the quilt in Part One of the tutorial, here, ideas for fabric selection and quilting in Part Two, here, and a handy, downloadable PDF of the pattern, HERE. I have so many lovely things to share with you in 2019, but until th

Have you been opening the Moda Bakeshop Advent Calendar this year? My fellow Chefs and I have been rustling up some Christmas treats for...

There's always so much to do before Christmas but I'm still temped to add just one more project and come November I can't resist starting...

If you didn't catch Part One of the tutorial - which has the pattern for piecing your top - you can find it here. This time I'll be sharing my hand quilting plans and a downloadable template. But first I thought it would be fun to look at a couple of colour options for your quilt. Simply changing the background colour creates a more dramatic quilt. You could try the Moda Bella Solid in Etchings Slate that I used on my Spellbound Sampler, or opt for one of the delicious line

Do you ever see fabric and think ‘I really must make something with that’? Silly question, you’re quilters, so of course you do. Well, a mere glimpse of Joanna Figueroa’s Christmas Figs and I started sketching. The design I was drawn to is an old one, the Irish Chain, which alternates plain and nine-patch blocks. I love Irish Chain quilts, they manage to be homely and elegant at the same time with a lovely balance between pieced blocks and negative space. The earliest exampl

We rarely have snow in Shropshire, but this month it arrived right on cue as I joined the Moda Bakeshop chefs in their Countdown to...

EDIT: You can now buy this pattern as a PDF here or as a Paper Pattern here. My subscription copy of Today's Quilter arrived last week...

I have a real soft spot for Homely Joys . I originally drafted the house block to make some Christmas gifts for my nieces. They live in a...

You may remember me piecing some little Christmas trees last year, for my festive version of Homely Joys. My test block has spent the...

Christmas trees and country vicarages: a quilt for the festive season...