“We love Christmas in our house! It was actually a Christmas quilt that ignited my passion for quilting many years ago – my dream was to make a quilt for our daughter’s first Christmas. I imagined a beautiful heirloom piece, to be kept in a big woode

“Whenever I hear the statement, ‘but it’s just a gentle curve’, I think to myself, ‘Well, it may seem that way to you, but it certainly looks like a [race course] curved speedway to me!’, but there are tons of tutorials and videos on how to piece a g

• One (1) Jelly Roll or twenty (20) 2½in x WOF strips• Taupe fabric for the roof – one (1) Fat Quarter• Red fabric for the stuga – one (1) Fat Eighth• Border fabric – ¾yd• Background fabric – 3yds• Binding fabric – ½yd• Batting – 60in x 72in• Backing

Previously the Technical Editor at Sewing Quarter, Amanda Little now runs a long-arm quilting business from her studio in Staffordshire. Amanda has been dressmaking and quilting for more than 35 years and specialises in custom quilting. www.littlequ

“Once upon a time, deep in the timeless forests of Dalarna, a cabinet maker and his family lived in a little red cottage made of wood. One winter evening before Christmas, as the snow drifted down and frost sparkled on the pine trees, he sat by the s

• Two (2) fabrics – 5in x 14in of each for small bell OR 8in x 21in of each for large bell• Ribbon for hanging loop – 8in-10in length• Narrow ribbon for clapper – 5in-9in length• Small decorative beads plus a bell or large bead for clapper• Folded sh

• Background fabric – 1¼yds• Contrasting fabrics for trees – four (4) 2½in x WOF strips• Lining fabric – 1yd• Fusible batting – 21in x 57in piece• Cord or ribbon – 2½yds• Templates – see Templates section ■ 20in x 28in ■ Juniper by Kate & Birdie for

“A couple of years ago in Today’s Quilter, I offered a wreath made from folded fabric shapes stitched together to make a stylish decoration, as a Christmas project. This proved very popular, not only with the readers of the magazine, but also with my

Welcome to our new quilt-a-long series designed exclusively for Today’s Quilter by the internationally-renowned quilter, Karen Styles. Get your fabrics lined up, it’s going to be a beauty... • Background fabric 1 – 2yds (used in months 1-8)• Backg

“I chose the pine tree motif to adorn a matching quilted gift sack to the Darling Dala quilt (page 17), using the cream prints from the Jelly Roll. Perfect for gifting the unwrappable or leaving out for Santa.” ■

• Dark teal prints – four (4) fat quarters*• Light teal prints – four (4) fat quarters• Red prints – four (4) fat quarters• Background fabric – 3¾yds• Border fabric – 1¼yds• Binding fabric – ½yd• Backing fabric – 4½yds• Batting – 80in square• Templat

Growing up, quilt-maker Jenni Smith was surrounded by creativity. “My parents and grandparents were always making things so, invariably, I was encouraged to have a go too,” she says. “Then, when I was a teenager, a friend of my mother’s taught me dre

For the variation block I have chosen to use a fine pink-stripe fabric to experiment with the design. Repeat the cutting and piecing steps for the main Petunia block, but make sure you draw your pencil line in the same direction on all pink-stripe sq

“I made two projects (see page 37 for the second) using Juniper, a beautiful Christmas fabric line by Kate and Birdie Paper Co. This project is in a traditional style and combines a Christmas Star block with Jacob’s Ladder-style detail running betwee

ENLARGE 200% Includes seam allowances ACTUAL SIZE PLEASE NOTE: Hand-piecing templates do NOT include seam allowances ACTUAL SIZE Includes seam allowances ACTUAL SIZE PLEASE NOTE: Appliqué templates do NOT include seam allowances ENLARGE 200% Incl

This interesting double Irish Chain patchwork is made from a variety of cotton dress prints, and uses Turkey Red squares to accentuate the central block, which contains the embroidered name and details of the maker “Betsy Jane Cope, Hunmanby, Aged 13

■ Dark teal prints – scraps equivalent to one (1) Fat Eighth ■ Light teal prints – scraps equivalent to one (1) Fat Eighth ■ Red prints – scraps equivalent to one (1) Fat Eighth ■ Background – scraps equivalent to one (1) Fat Eighth ■ Binding fabric

• Cream solid or tone-on-tone background fabric – 4yds• Red prints – three (3) fat quarters• Ochre/gold prints – three (3) fat quarters• Green prints – five (5) fat quarters• Blue prints – four (4) fat quarters• Dark/charcoal prints – four (4) fat qu