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… • All things quilting

ALL THE LATEST QUILTING NEWS • Make yourself a refreshing glass of lemonade and put your feet up while you peruse all the beautiful fabrics, handy tools and inspiring stories we’ve hand picked for you this month!

What to see and do now DIARY DATES • Treat yourself to a wonderful day out at an inspiring quilting or textile exhibition. See what’s on around the country with our handy listings guide.

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…

THE FIELD OF FLOWERS • Encapsulate the beauty of spring in a charming design that will have you honing your piecing and appliqué skills!

BLOOM WILDLY

Meet the designer

The Big. The Bold. The Beautiful: Quilting with African Fabrics • Join Kena Tangi Dorsey in her extensive and expert introduction to working with African fabrics, and “quilt with your heart and soul, not your intellect”.

MEET THE AUTHOR

LIBERTY DREAM • Create a bright, geometric beauty using just three classic quilt blocks and some stunning Emily Belle Brights prints!

BELLE OF THE BALL

Meet the designer

community project THE GURU NANAK TAPESTRY • Anne Williams talks to Manjit Jheeta and Paula Hope, co-leaders of a multi-faith community project...

THE FESTIVAL OF QUILTS

DIRECTORY

COMPASS ROSE • Create a realistic tile-inspired design that really shows off your appliqué skills with its beautiful, radiating layout!

AN ITALIAN REVERIE

TECHNICAL TIP

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Meet the designer

MARY’S GARDEN • Create a bright and cheerful patchwork beauty that’s sure to put a smile on your face from ‘crumb’ fabric.

QUITE CONTRARY!

TECHNICAL TIP

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ESSENTIAL GUIDE Mariner’s Compass Journey • The iconic Mariner’s Compass block has many variations, and in this month’s Essential Guide, we explore its basic construction and learn how to make a version of the block…

MARINER’S COMPASS JOURNEY – TROUBLESHOOTING • There are many exciting possibilities in the Mariner’s Compass block and here are answers to some questions about maximising success.

About the designer

STREET LAMP

Meet the designer

NEXT MONTH ISSUE 89 ON SALE 9th of June 2022

TEMPLATES • All the templates you’ll need from issue 88...

CREATIVE SPACES DEIRDRE BOND-ABEL • Anne Williams chats to some of your favourite designers to find out about their creative spaces...