Australian Homespun

Designer: Tawnya Schoewe, Morgan’s Mercantile & General Store Contact: www.etsy.com/shop/morgansmercantile,@morgansmercantileandgeneralstore (Facebook) Designer: Riho Shimoi, Divine Felt Studio Contact: www.divinefeltstudio.etsy.com, @divinefeltstud

With artistic talent and a vivid imagination, textile artist Letitia Thompson has crafted a charming world where bears are clad in patchwork overalls and hares leap off the page and into your heart. Inspired by fairy tales, song lyrics, old photograp

• 16 squares, 5cm (2 1/2in) of assorted low-volume print fabrics• Scraps of pink fabrics in various small and large prints• 50cm (20in) square of batting• 55cm ( 5/8yd) backing fabric• 45cm (18in) square cushion insert• Sewing machine with 1/4in foot

As the COVID-19 restrictions have eased, have you been able to resume teaching face to face? I am passionate to share my love of English paper piecing, hand appliqué and hand embroidery and fortunately I am now teaching my regular face-to-face classe

• 25cm ( 3/8yd) feature floral print fabric• 30cm ( 3/8yd) soft pink tone-on-tone print fabric• 35cm ( 1/2yd) soft green fern print fabric• 25cm ( 3/8yd) soft-yellow fabric• Variety of scraps in coordinating prints and colours for crazy patchwork blo

• Anette Eriksson Eco Cotton XL 200g balls Ecru (M), Greymarl (C1). Refer to Measurements/Materials chart for requirements.• Circular needle 5mm (UK6/US8)• One pair of 5mm (UK6/ US8) knitting needles• One pair of 6mm (UK4/ US10) knitting needles• Yar

• 8 ply Fiddlesticks Wren cotton yarn — Denim 50g: four balls• One pair of sew-on bag handles 60cm (22in) long• 68cm x 32cm (26 1/2 x 121/2in) tan cotton drill fabric (lining)• 4mm (UK 8 /US 7) crochet hook• 4.5mm (UK 7 /US H/8) crochet hook• Yarn ne

• 16 coordinating fat quarters (Moira has used Picturesque by Katarina Roccella)• 1.5m (1 3/4yd) solid white fabric (background)• 50cm ( 5/8yd) grey stripe print fabric (binding)• 3.7m (4yd) backing fabric• Batting at least 1.75m (68in) square• Rotar

The Erika Knight Yarn collection is concise and considered, with fibres and colours carefully selected so you can be confident in selecting a beautiful, quality yarn for whatever you choose to create. The ethos is to support British manufacturing whe

Always use felt with a high wool content to make softies. Felt with acrylic in it will stretch more readily – especially as you turn shapes right side out and stuff them – and won’t stand up to playtime nearly as well as wool felt. Think about it thi

• 30 x 60cm (12 x 24in) light grey wool felt (body)• 6 x 8cm (2 1/2 x 3 1/2in) white wool felt (chest)• 7 x 13cm (2 1/2 x 5in) dusty rose pink wool felt (inner ears)• 3 x 4cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/2in) scrap of pale pink wool felt (nose)• 12 x 25cm (5 x 10in)

Because the seam allowances on this project are quite narrow, always check that you’ve caught both layers of felt in the stitching when sewing two shapes together. Felt has more body than, say, quilting fabrics, so the seams can need a bit of ‘persua

Always check that the glass eyes you’ve purchased are the same size. Glass teddy-bear eyes are often handmade. This means that there can be sufficient variation between them to be noticeable when used on a softie – making for a very peculiar look. It

If you’d like to add more character to your cat, you can texture the felt before beginning the project. Submerge it in very hot water for a few minutes. Sandwich it between two layers of towel and press it gently with your hands to remove some of the

• 35cm (14in) square weaver’s cloth• 12.5 x 20cm (5 x 8in) rectangle wool fabric (outer)• 12.5 x 20cm (5 x 8in) rectangle wool fabric (lining)• 10 x 16.5cm (4 x 6 1/2in) rectangle wool fabric (pages)• Valdani three-strand floss*: Old Rose – Light (84

• Nine fat quarters of assorted print fabrics (blocks)• One fat quarter of red print fabric (sashing)• 2m (2 1/4yd) solid white fabric (background and sashing)• One fat quarter of black print fabric (blocks and sashing)• 3.5m (3 3/4yd) backing fabric

This book shares a collection of five brand-new animals and their wonderful wardrobes. Choose from Daisy the sheep, Ramsey the ram, Hugh the hound, Rowan the squirrel and Ziggy the hedgehog. Fans of Luna Lapin will love these patterns for five of her

• Nine fat quarters with pattern repeats for fussy cutting* four-pointed stars• Nine fat eighths shirting fabrics or contrasting fabrics• 30cm ( 3/8yd) feature print fabric with pattern repeats for fussy cutting six-pointed stars• 20cm ( 1/4yd) dark

• Choose fabric with a close pattern repeat. You will get more out of your fabric and reduce waste. • Use a fussy cutting mirror to help when making decisions about where to cut your fabric. Create fantastic patterns by simply moving the mirror down

When covering papers with a point or angle such as kites or diamonds you will have ‘tails’ at the ends of these shapes. By keeping your tails going in the same direction they will slightly overlap when sewn together. This will create less bulk in you

$11.95 Lovers of the beautiful Liberty fabrics will delight in these placemats. Dig into your Liberty fabric scraps to create placemats and coasters embellished with simple embroidery. $9.95 Create a sweet Gingerbread House placemat to decorate your

At the end of April this year, 24 excited participants joined Michelle Marvig on a memorable Travelrite/ Quilters Companion Outback Tour. COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways and the travellers felt fortunate to be able to journey within Austr

Filling our homes with love is even more important as our lives take a shift due to the pandemic. Wandering? That is what we all look forward to! Meanwhile, wondering is a way to travel beyond our normal to distant places and pleasant feelings. Desi

On her first real vacation since Covid to Cozumel, Mexico, Mandi of RosiePosie Design Co set to knitting these socks. They are knit using the mosaic method of colourwork, which uses one colour at a time and slip stitches to get the colour change. The

All your favourites – knitting, crochet, soft toys, quilts and more! A lovely Irish Chain quilt by Lesley McConnell and a hexagons and embroidery wallhanging by Sharon Burgess. Plus, a knit a kid's sweater, stitch a pretty sorbet quilt by Samantha Do