Today's Quilter - UK (2019-11)

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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!