Australian Homespun

Welcome to the first issue of 2024! By now, the kids and grandkids should be back at school and you just might have some time to indulge yourself in reading some interesting articles and/or starting some new projects for the year! All the projects in

Managing Editor Deborah Segaert Technical Editor Megan Fisher Designer Malinda Hadiwidjojo Photographer Ken Brass Stylist Sandra Hinton Advertising Production Stephanie Brais Associate Publisher Emma Perera UNIVERSAL MEDIACO Chairman/CEO Prema Perera

These are just a few of them … I have designed and made more than 250 quilts, which are regularly loaned out as samples to patchwork shops that sell my patterns. I have been fortunate to win awards at the annual Melbourne Quilt Showcase. As well, my

Best embroirdery Designer: Holly Wright, A Stitch Up Contact: astitchupembroidery.etsy.com, @a_stitch_up (Instagram) Best quilt blocks Designer: Gaby Sartori, Tomte Studio Contact: tomtestudio.com, @tomte.studio (Instagram) Best felt hair accessories

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We’re always on the lookout for new ways to use up scraps of fabric, so we were delighted to discover American crafter and blogger Claudia, who has created a series of articles and YouTube videos that she’s called “Working Our Scraps Off”. One of her

• Put the pattern right side up on top of a lightbox or a sunny window. Lay the fabric you have chosen for each shape, also right side facing up, over the shape. Trace the shape onto the fabric with a fine water-erasable fabric-marking pen. • Cut the

This quilt has a number of blocks using simple machine piecing, such as Nine-patch blocks and Snowball blocks. Very rarely do I use different shaped templates. I mostly just cut squares, which I piece together or sew along the diagonal to create tria

American company Knitting Fever supplies their yarns to many countries across the continents. One of their ranges is called Queensland Collection. This collection is inspired by the landscape and natural beauty of the Australian continent. The range

This colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting. Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and pro

Chiara Rose is the latest beautiful range by Maree St Clair for Devonstone Collection! Celebrating Maree’s love of cheerful 1930s prints, Chiara Rose is full of sweet florals and feedsacks in classic colours such as musk pink, jade, sky blue, lilac a

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New Season Yarns Make a sweet coverlet with English paper piecing and a crocheted edge! Cross stitch an elegant pincushion with Jojo Stitches. Embroider a pouch with fun images. You can appliqué a sumptous wallhanging and many other gorgeous sewing i