Australian Homespun - February 2016_

February 2016

Showing

& telling

10 READERS’ SHOWCASE

Homespunreaders

share their successes

48 VALENTINE SPECIAL

We Heart These Hearts:

a round-up of love-ly

makes and buys

Shopping

22 PATTERN &

PALETTE PLAY

Fabrics– Midnight

materials come in inky

blues and other dark,

haunting shades

64 WINDOW SHOPPING

You can take the

elephant out of Africa ...

129 ON THE ROAD

Craft shopping

in southern

Western Australia

134 MARKET PLACE

Product browsing

from your armchair

Sourcing

16 PIN INTEREST

A feast of crafty

ideas from the best

creative minds

26 SALVAGE

Waste-not, want-not

wonderland – reworked

spangled silk saris

make for a glorious

Indian summer

28 SELVEDGE

Designer Edge:

Michelle Holmes

introduces readers

to her friend Betty

51 WHAT A CUTE IDEA!

Love-letter perfect

136 NEXT MONTH

A crafty teaser

for Homespun’s

March issue

138 STOCKISTS

& CONTACTS

SUBSCRIBING

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Valentine’s Daycraft ideas

weet & adorableKNITTED PINAFORE

10-PART ‘FOXLEY VILLAGE’ BOM QUILTWELCOME TO NATALIE BIRD’S

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MYSTERY TOWN

Magical

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Stitching

30 LAUNCH – BLOCK OF

THE MONTH QUILT

Foxley Village

Natalie Bird

42 CROCHETED BAG

The Rainbow Collection

Sue Pinner

52 VALENTINE TAGS

Made for Love

Minki Kim

56 SOFTIE

Pockets the Elephant

Simone Gooding

66 QUILT

Sunrise Joy

Leanne Benson

74 SEWING WALLET

Peas Please

Charlotte Scott

84 COT QUILT

& CUSHION

Amity’s Garden

Jemima Flendt

96 QUILT

Winedale Stars

Jennifer Murray

104 FRAMED BEADWORK

Two Birds, One Tone

Heleen Webb

110 CARD-TABLE

CUBBY HOUSE

My Little Cubby

Rachel & Sarah Roxburgh

122 BABY DRESS KNIT

Full of Posies

126

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