You will need: A selection of fabrics transparent ruler A cutting mat Rotary knife Batting (the filling that goes inside the quilt) Sharp scissors Lots of pins and safety pins A needle and thread or ...

A patchwork quilt covering a bed in a country B&B or hanging on a museum wall evokes nostalgia for simpler times. Using simple shapes—triangles, squares, trapezoids, octagons—and the clever ...

Throughout my life I've enjoyed sewing, embroidery, applique, painting, making the world's first (and only?) giant inflatable Boggle set – but for my first three decades I shunned patchwork. I thought ...