Games World of Puzzles

1 min. di lettura

All of the words and phrases listed below can be found in the hexagon grid. When you get to the letter H in an answer, its path will turn 120°. It never makes a sharp angle. The first answer, ALDOUS HUXLEY, has been circled as an example. ALDOUS HUXL

Popular Science

3 min. di lettura

The 3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet Plimpton 322 at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York. UNSW/Andrew Kelly Some researchers say the Babylonians invented trigonometry—and did it better. A long-debated tablet known

Airgun Shooter

1 min. di lettura

• When choosing a reflex sight, one of the things to take note of is the size of the dot, which is usually expressed in minutes of angle. A Minute of Angle (MOA) is an angular measurement which equals 1/60th of a degree and the spread increases with

Better Homes and Gardens Australia

3 min. di lettura

Let your kid’s creative side run wild with an artist’s centre for their bedroom. Make it even more entertaining by building it in the shape of a giraffe. The large desk gives them plenty of room for big sheets of paper and also doubles as a chalkboar

Nautilus

8 min. di lettura

Despite the man’s awkward gestures, unkempt hair, and ill-fitting suit, it was one of the most extraordinary speeches that Reverend John Gulliver had ever heard. It was March 1860, and the venue was Norwich, Connecticut. The following morning Gullive

Style At Home

1 min. di lettura

Plan the layout on paper or card. Take your first tile and use a tile cutter to cut at 45 degrees from one corner to the opposite edge. Lay the angled cut of your first tile along the bottom line. Place the next (full) tile against the top edge of th

Today's Quilter

5 min. di lettura

An equilateral triangle is a shape that has three sides of equal length, with each angle being 60-degrees. This is different from a right-angled triangle that most patchworkers are used to, which has just two sides the same and two different angles –

Future Music

1 min. di lettura

Alternative takes on the classic step sequencer format have long been popular in the modular realm, and as modular has risen in popularity in recent years many of these ideas have begun to seep into more mainstream hardware and software tools. One su

Go: Drive & Camp

2 min. di lettura

One of the strongest shapes in engineering is the equilateral triangle. A runner-up in terms of rigidity is the right-angled triangle. Think back to school maths and you’ll remember Pythagoras. “In any right-angled triangle, the square of the length

Love Patchwork & Quilting

1 min. di lettura

1 Cut a strip of fabric to your desired height. We’ve used a 3in strip in these illustrations. Align the top corner with the top of your strip. The bottom edge of your strip should align with the corresponding marked size on the template. Cut along b

McCall's Quilting

2 min. di lettura

Designed by Terry Albers Made by LouAnn Eberhardt Machine Quilted by Mary Klein Finished Pillow Sham Size 22⅜" x 31⅝" (to fit queen-size pillow) Number of Blocks and Finished Size 16 Four-Patch Blocks 5½" x 5½" (for 2 pillow shams) Bring a dynamic ac

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

To make a single block with colour placement as illustrated, you will need the following: ■ One (1) centre square (1½in square for the small block, 2½in square for the large block). ■ Four (4) trapezoids for round 1. ■ Four (4) trapezoids for round 3

Games World of Puzzles

1 min. di lettura

Here’s your chance to play with matches. Enter words relating to each puzzle’s theme, one letter per box, so that the boxes with connecting lines have matching letters. We’ve shown one such connection to start you off. Example: ellipse Example: euchr

Love of Quilting

1 min. di lettura

1. Place 1 square on 1 square or 1 rectangle, right sides facing, aligning raw edges (Photo A). 2. Stitch diagonally from corner to corner as shown (Photo B). 3. Trim ¼" beyond stitching (Photo C). 4. Press open to reveal triangle (Photo D). 5. F

Australian Home Beautiful

1 min. di lettura

Sink, fridge, oven – for more than five decades, the working triangle (that is, having each of these key elements conveniently positioned in a one-step-between triangular shape) has been the golden rule for designing a functional kitchen. Now, open-p

Australian Stitches

6 min. di lettura

Compiled by Lynn Cook Prepare the body! This means get your outer gear off and measuring key body parts while in your underwear. You now need to measure in inches across the width of your shoulders, waist and hipline (or thighs if wider than hips). P

Love of Quilting

1 min. di lettura

• 2 strips 15½"-wide, subcut: • 4 squares 15½" cut to make 16 triangles (A) • 2 squares 8" cut to make 4 triangles (B) • 8 strips 2½ "-wide for binding Use an accurate ¼ ” seam allowance throughout to ensure all elements of the quilt fit together we

BBC Sky at Night

1 min. di lettura

Astronomers can pinpoint the time and location of an eclipse to the millisecond. “What you need is to have an accurate ephemeris, a computer program that can accurately predict where the Sun and Moon are, with respect to Earth,” says Fred Espenak, a

Visi

1 min. di lettura

1. DORTMUND HEXAGON Used on its own, the Dortmund Hexagon delivers a classic marble look. To add a decorative difference to the space, combine it with the Dortmund Border Hexagon, which creates a honeycomb pattern. Matte • 225 x 259 x 9mm • From R49

Literary Hub

6 min. di lettura

Here I sit in order to write, at the age of 67, something like my own obituary. I am doing this not merely because Dr. Schilpp has persuaded me to do it, but because I do, in fact, believe that it is a good thing to show those who are striving alongs

Love of Quilting

4 min. di lettura

FINISHED SIZE: 22½ "× 52½ " FINISHED BLOCKS: 3 (13½ ") blocks ► 1 yard cream print for blocks and border 2 ► 4 assorted green print fat quarters* for blocks ► 4 assorted purple print fat quarters* for blocks ► 4 assorted black print fat quarters* fo

Love of Quilting

5 min. di lettura

FINISHED SIZE: 63"× 78" FINISHED BLOCKS: 14 (11") Star Blocks ► ⅝ yard burgundy print for star and center unit blocks ► 1½ yards pale blue print for star and center unit blocks ► 1 yard green print for star and center unit blocks ► 1¼ yards blue pri

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

Help! I seem to have trouble sewing rows of triangles together neatly. What’s the best way? Try this… The advice given for Sewing Triangles Together on page 74 should help you see exactly where the seam should be sewn in order to preserve the poin

Backpacker

1 min. di lettura

This configuration is similar to the classic A-frame, but trades a narrower interior for built-in groundcover. 1. Tie a ridgeline at waist height between two trees. Drape the tarp over the ridgeline lengthwise so that two-thirds hang on one side. 2.

Chat

1 min. di lettura

WIN £50 Puzzle 12 A part from the White House, the only building still standing to have served as an official US presidential residence takes its name from what shape? The prize answer is the one missing from the grid. CIRCLE CONE CUBE DIAMOND DOME H

Today's Quilter

2 min. di lettura

Take two (2) squares and align them right sides together. On the lighter fabric square, mark a line diagonally in each direction. Stitch a scant ¼in from this line on both sides. Cut apart through the centre both horizontally and vertically, then cut

Quilters Companion

4 min. di lettura

The one consistent thing required for any type of patchwork or appliqué is the need to cut out the required shapes before starting to stitch. Initially scissors may have been used, the craft then progressed with the rotary cutter and now we have ‘die

All About History

1 min. di lettura

Translation can be tricky work. The subtle meanings of a word can be lost when they are transferred from one language to an altogether different one. Sometimes the mistakes made in translation can come from a complete blunder, but last for centuries.

Quilters Companion

2 min. di lettura

Assembling the Eight-Pointed Star block involves sewing eight diamonds together and then setting in four triangles and four squares. It really is rather simple, however sewing the triangles and squares in place involves a set-in, or Y, seam. When the

Love of Quilting

1 min. di lettura

Ninety-degree, 60-degree, 45-degrees—oh my! Patchwork is shaped, if you will, by the angles we use. Can you imagine our art without squares, triangles, and diamonds? Charisma Horton’s Prints Aplenty uses a 60° triangle atop a square (90°!) of the sam