Australian Homespun

SAMANTHA DORN

The quilt block is traditionally referred to as Twisting Star. I can’t recall where I first saw it, but I made a note of it in my sketchbook for a then upcoming block exchange I was involved in. The original block uses templates and tricky seams, but I was confident I could simplify the design for machine piecing. The block

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Australian Homespun

Australian Homespun1 min read
Diary Dates
Please notify us at least four months before the event. April 27–28 Queanbeyan Queanbeyan Quilters’ Exhibition of Quilts Bicentennial Hall, 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan More information: queanbeyanquilters@gmail.com May 3 – June 23 Windsor The New Qui
Australian Homespun1 min read
Mid-Autumn STITCHING
By Beverly McCullough – $11.95 Make a sweet cushion for your favourite chair or sofa featuring embroidery. A cat playing happily with a ball of yarn and two birds, along with patchwork, pompom and stitched floral accents makes a lovely cushion. Downl
Australian Homespun5 min read
Diligent Green Woodpecker
Susanne Pypke • Acrylic yarn (DK weight): black, scarlet red, grasshopper green, oasis green, gold, graphite and grey • Large-eye long yarn needle • Twp black glass beads, 8mm (⅓in) (eyes) • Dusky pink cardboard (beak) • Plastic coated florist wire (

Related Books & Audiobooks