Updating the ‘Thankful’ pattern

My popular quilt pattern ‘Thankful’ has been updated this week. It’s a pattern to make a long, pieced textile item that can serve as a table runner – or, with a hanging sleeve added at the back, you can use it as a wall-hanging. (There’s a tutorial on how to make a hanging sleeve -ContinueContinue reading “Updating the ‘Thankful’ pattern”

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”