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.
Today's Quilter
WELCOME!
In this issue, we’re delighted to feature…
INSPIRED BY… • The old & the new
QUILT MYSTERY • Can you help?
FRESH PICKS ALL THE LATEST QUILTING NEWS • Spruce up your stash, toolbox and bookshelf for spring with all the latest hand-picked fabric collections, accessories and sources of inspiration for the season ahead!
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…
NORWEGIAN NIGHTS • Stars shining above a Norwegian wood provide the inspiration for this striking, artistic quilt.
WOODLAND STARS
FPP Tips
Making an Upright Tree Block
Meet the designer
Variations on a theme USING WORLD FABRICS* IN QUILT PROJECTS • Add visual texture and dimension to your quilts, as well as celebrating heritage and culture, when you use world fabrics.
MEET THE AUTHOR
IN THE NIGHT SKY • Sew a beautiful pattern that combines the colours of midnight with a mesmerising circular design for a tranquil quilt!
CELESTIAL STYLE
Meet the designer
MIX AND MATCH • Use scraps of your favourite fabrics for this colourful and convenient easy-to-stitch quilt that looks beautiful whichever way it hangs!
SCRAPPY SHOWCASE
Joined by hand and machine
Meet the designer
ONLINE TALKS • Anne Williams offers some suggestions of podcasts and video talks to inspire and entertain you...
WE MADE IT!
NEW TO PODCASTS?
OHIO IN SPRINGTIME • Combine a classic block with a clever technique for a stunning and cheerful quilt that will help you hone your piecing skills.
STARS AND SCRAPS
Four-at-a-time flying geese method • To make four flying geese units, you will need one (1) large square, which will be the geese, and four (4) smaller squares, which will be the sky/background.
Meet the designer
NEXT MONTH • ISSUE 85 ON SALE 17th of February 2022
ESSENTIAL GUIDE • Exploring Hexagons
About the designer
DIRECTORY • Find the fabrics, accessories and more that you want from this month’s issue!
MARKET BASKET
Meet the designer
TEMPLATES • All the templates you’ll need from issue 84...
CREATIVE SPACES JO AVERY • Anne Williams chats to some of your favourite designers to find out about their creative spaces...