Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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FRESH PICKS l quilting news


CRAFTY COUNTDOWN


Dailytreasures
Christmasis onthehorizon,
whichmeanswecanfinally
startthinkingaboutadvent
calendars.Thisyear,we're
swappingtheediblekindfor
somethingfarmoreexciting
SewingQuarter'scrafty
coundowncalendar which
boasts 24 daysoffantastic
sewingrelatedgoodiesand
zerocalories!What’sbehind
allthosedoors?You’lljust
havetobuyonetofindout...
£39.
http://www.sewingquarter.com


HOLIDAY ROMANCE

Winterwarmer
Thislight-hearted
novelbySophieClaire
is a patchworkofpast
loves,newbeginnings
andcreativeendeavours
stitchedtogetherwitha
healthydoseofromance.
WillEvieMiller’sdream
toruna patchworkshop
berealised?Pickupyour
copytofindout!

TheChristmas Holiday
£8.
Hodder&Stoughton
http://www.hodder.co.uk

BOX SETS

THREE’S COMPANY
If threadsarehighuponyourChristmaslist,you’regoingtobespoiltforchoice– Aurifil
havecreatedthreenewdesignercollectionsforboth hand and machine stitching.
ModernCrewelWorkThreadCollection
RegularTQcontributor,JoAvery,haschosen
tendeliciousshadesfromtheAurifil12wtwool
threadrangetocreateherthirdAurifilcollection
box.Thewoolthreadis incrediblyversatileand
Johasbeenusingit forbothhandandmachine
quilting,yieldingsomewonderfulresults.“The
mixtureofmerinowoolandpolyestermeansthe
threadis strongenoughtouseinthemachine.
ForthisI usea regular50wtcottoninthebobbin
andfairlylargeneedle.Theresultlookslikeit has
beenlaboriouslyhand stitched with very neat
stitches!”, said Jo.
£29.
http://www.mybearpaw.com

GreatBritishBacktoBasicsThreadCollection
SarahAshfordofGreatBritishQuilterfameis celebrating
thereleaseofherfirstthreadcollectionwhichcoordinates
withherveryfirstfabricrange– theGreatBritishQuilter
BacktoBasicsfabriccollectionforDashwoodStudio,
launchinginthenewyear.Ina 12wtcotton,thecollection
is idealforhandquiltingandembroidery and comes in 20
beautiful, different shades.
£65.
Availabletopurchasefrom Jo Avery’s shop,
http://www.mybearpaw.com

RedManorHouseCollection
ExclusivetoTheQuilters’GuildQShop,
thisspeciallycuratedcollectionof 10
AurifilthreadsaccompaniestheRed
ManorHouseBoMprojectwhichkicked
offinAugustthisyear.Chosenbydesigner,
JenniSmith,thecollectionincludesa mix
ofthreadsthatareperfectforeachstageof
theproject.If youhaven’tsignedupforthe
BoM,don'tworry – it’s not too late to join
thefun!
£35.

GOING EAST

Visitors’Choiceat
TheFestivalofQuilts
Thisyear’sVisitors’Choice
at TheFestivalof Quilts,was
a stunningpictorialquiltof
theTajMahalAtSunsetby
PippaWardman.Pippaentered
thisintoTheQuilters’Guild
Challengeunderthebroad
rangingtheme“Fourdecades
OneMoment’.Thequiltwas
inspiredbya textiletourof India.
Congratulations to Pippa!
Free download pdf