Tag Archives: handmade

Tools for Textiles – Scissors

This is the latest post in this year’s series on tools for Textiles. ( You can find previous posts here, here, here and here). Today I’m showing you the scissors I keep in the studio. First up are a few different pairs of shears. The first pair is made by Fiskars and is comfortable toContinueContinue reading “Tools for Textiles – Scissors”

How to piece a curved block

Many quilt blocks are formed from rectangles and triangles, but what if you want to make a block with a curved line in it, like the ones used in a traditional ‘Drunkard’s Path’ pattern? Here’s how to stitch your pieces for a good result. You will start with two pattern pieces, which joined together willContinueContinue reading “How to piece a curved block”