Today's Quilter

Today's Quilter provides a fresh take on traditional quilting with 100 glorious pages of projects, features, techiniques and news for intermediate to expert quilters. The quilt projects are exquisitely photographed, while technical features improve skills. There's quilting news, events to visit, designer profiles and quilt heritage, plus chat and fun from the quilting community.

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Today's Quilter

INSPIRED BY… • Building & using your stash

FRESH PICKS ALL THE LATEST QUILTING NEWS • As we prepare to enter a brand-new year, stock up on all the latest books, fabric collections and accessories for 2022!

Fabric Frenzy! • Fabric collections to make your quilts bloom!

SEARCHPRESS TREASURES

WIN! A fabric-focused trip to Nantes! • Win a place on ECT Travel’s tour to Quiltmania’s Pour l’Amour de Fil 2022, from 20-24 April 2022, worth a fantastic £665!

SHOW & TELL JOIN IN AND BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY • The only thing better than putting the finishing touches to your latest quilt is showing it off! So let’s see what you’ve been up to this month…

COLOURFUL COMPASSES • Create a vibrant array of Compass blocks in your favourite colours in this quilt design that’s a certified showstopper.

NORTH STAR

Meet the designer

Creating Connections • QUILTING FOR THE SOUL In her final column for us, Sarah discusses how deeply we hold this magnificent art form in our hearts and identities.

STAR BRIGHT • Eight-pointed LeMoyne stars sparkle across the surface of this quilt. Challenge yourself and develop your sewing skills with set-in ‘Y’ seams and blocks that can be pieced by machine or hand... practice makes perfect!

SHINING BRIGHT

Hand-piecing method

TECHNICAL TIP

Meet the designer

SUJATA SHAH • AnneWilliams chats to designer Sujata Shah about her love of quilting and how it’s intrinsic to her daily life…

Meet the designer

SUJATA’S TIP-TIPS FOR IMPROV QUILT-MAKING

BASKETS OF JOY • Stitch a stunning design that captures the beauty of blooming flowers using the classic basket block.

A-TISKET-A-TASKET

Meet the designer

ESSENTIAL GUIDE • Making Tree Blocks

About the designer

VINTAGE DIAMONDS • Pull a selection of your favourite scraps from your stash for a Star and Diamond quilt that exudes nostalgic charm.

SEVENTIES STYLE

Fussy cutting with templates

Meet the designer

NEXT MONTH • ISSUE 84 ON SALE 20th of January 2022

Useful guide to quilting goodies! DIRECTORY • Find the fabrics, accessories and more that you want from this month’s issue!

FRUIT BASKET

Meet the designer

templates

SCOTT LOG CABIN