Stash Magic

Stash Magic by Jaynette Huff allows all levels of quilter to take ordinary scrap quilts to a new level of design. Techniques featured include foundation paper piecing, string piecing and appliqué. Each of the thirteen projects is designed to make the most of your fabric collection by putting all those odd shaped and narrow scraps to very good use. The ultimate goal is to arrange those scraps of fabric into carefully planned and executed designs that combine an interesting mix of a magnitude of colours resulting in a beautiful quilt. This book features a variety: of construction techniques, block designs, quilt sizes, block settings, and borders, along with advice on fabric organization and fabric selection. The Key to Success is to use quality 100% cotton fabrics that provide contrast in value, scale of print, and intensity and impact. You need a wide variety of fabric choices, arranged into categories according to print type, theme or colour group. The instructions are methodical and allow you to work through what appears to be a little complex at times. The step-by-step process, diagrams, and colour images assist in making the desired results achievable. Requirements for projects may include: foundation paper, ½” hexagon paper pieces, and fusible webbing. Julia.

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Shop for Craft Locally

We urge all Australian crafters to consider ways to keep the quilting & craft industry thriving in Australia…Local businesses need your support, or they simply won’t be there for the future. Shop locally, book in for a class, stop by for a chat, start a local community group or adopt a community project! Invite a friend, mothers and daughters to a ‘teach a new generation’ session once a month…pass on your knowledge before the interest wanes or the skills are lost. We all have something to offer to our local community! Let’s all work to keep our beautiful crafts alive. Sandra May

Quilting for Peace

Quilting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time by Katherine Bell; photographs by Allyson GowdyRetail: Bell, a writer and editor by day and quilter by night, says she knew she had to write this book upon realizing “how much tangible change quilters make not only in their own lives, but in their communities and in places they’ve never visited, among people they’ve never met.”
There are two major aspects to the book. First, it is a collection of more than 25 inspirational essays about people and organizations who use quilting as a way to comfort and provide for those in need. In addition, the book also includes 15 projects for quilters who would, themselves, like to become involved in a charitable effort.