Australian_Homespun_December_2014

CONTENTS

December 2014

Stitching
34 APPLIQUÉD
TABLE RUNNER
Watt a Table Runner!
Cintia Gonzalez
42 CROCHET
SNOWFLAKES
The Pure Gold of Snow
Sandra Paul
50 QUILT
City Weekend
Kate Henderson
56 EMBROIDERED
BROOCH
Picked & Pinned
Dorothy Addlem
68 SOFTIE
Giddy Goat
Simone Gooding
76 QUICK STITCH
Laptop Sleeve
Rachael Oglesby
80 QUILT
How Much is that Scottie
from the Highlands?
Lynelle Slade
94 NAPPY BAGS & BIBS
Tot Tote Gets a Tick
Dawn Hay
106 WALLHANGING
Postcards from Venice
Véronique Diligent
117 KNITTING
Couturier Cuddles
122 EASY AS ...
Wrist Pincushion
Lyn Gardiner
124 QUILT
Sawdust Memories
Part 3
Jacqueline Morel

Sourcing

14 PIN INTEREST

A feast of fabulous

ideas from the best

creative minds

28 SALVAGE

Waste-not, want-not

wonderland – getting

yourself entwined

in natural fi bres

29 SELVEDGE

Designer Edge: Lindsay

Taylor’s embroidered

accessories

41 WHAT A CUTE IDEA!

Crochet that will appeal

to Santa and your kids

49 ANOTHER CUTE IDEA!

Star of wonder – and

it’s so simply made from

red Christmas ribbon

137 STOCKISTS

& CONTACTS

138 NEXT MONTH

A crafty little teaser

of what’s in store for

January Homespun

Showing

& telling

10 READERS’ SHOWCASE

Homespun readers

share their successes

62 EVERYTHING OLD

IS SEW AGAIN

Glorious vintage crafts

88 WELCOME TO MY

WORKROOM

The colour of creativity in

Heather Bailey’s studios

Shopping

24 PATTERN

& PALETTE PLAY

Fabrics – Sizzling

summer-holiday style

30 WINDOW SHOPPING

Taking the high road

to top tartans

130 BOOK NOOK

The latest read-to-

succeed collection

132 MARKET PLACE

A roundup of great

products and shops

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VINTAGE VISION

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IDEAS

LOVELY, LAST-MINUTE XMAS PROJECTS

EMBROIDERED NAPPY BAG • FLOWER BROOCH • VENICE WALLHANGING

Stitches in time – the rebirth of yesterday’s crafts

dog quiltScottie

Knitted teddy & goat softie

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