Description Good weather and longer evenings are finally here as we bring you a fantastic project from pattern designer and expert quilter Claire Campion, featuring her stunning Collider Quilt which looks complex and curvy, but is actually remarkably straightforward to sew without a curved seam in sight. Anita Birtles and Valerie Nesbitt are back in front of the cameras this month, going “Crazy” comparing notes on their patchwork ideas, using these very versatile acrylic templates from Creative Grids to create 6” and 8” blocks, which can also be used on the back of your quilt. Valerie also brings us this incredibly useful Humbug Bag this month, which is a really delightful little project to create for yourself or perhaps as an Easter present for someone else. Pattern designer and sewer, Janet Clare is back, with an update on her really unusual and original Apron, that she loves to embellish and has become something of a trademark for her and her work and is now available in smaller sizes for the talented youngsters in your life. And our Tip Thursday features Dionne Swift from our Makers Studio series talking about how she feels she is part of an orchestra with the hum of her machine and the choice of her threads. New videos are released on Justhands-on.tv every Friday. Become a paid subscriber to enjoy unlimited access to all our online classes by Britain’s finest tutors to help you with your projects from as little as £5 a month. Quick Links bags | Classes with Anita Birtles | Classes with Claire Campion | Classes with Dionne Swift | classes with Janet Clare | classes with Valerie Nesbitt | home decor | jelly roll | monthly trailer | online classes | patchwork | quilting | templates | trailer | Valerie Nesbitt (You can use Quick Links, which are also on the left hand side of most pages, to find more content on specfic themes.) About the Tutor Valerie Nesbitt Valerie is the founder and Creative Director of justhands-on.tv , as well as our very own ‘Queen of Scrap’. She founded Creative Quilting, a quilt shop in Hampton Court, where she still teaches to this day. Read More Dionne Swift Dionne paints with stitches to create dynamic, vibrantly coloured textiles. Her needle becomes her pen and thread her ink. The scale, emotion, and energy of her landscapes are inspirational. Read More Claire Campion Claire Campion is a modern quilt designer and award winning teacher. You will be inspired by her Walking Foot Quilting techniques. Read More Janet Clare With over 25 years as a textile designer and teacher, Janet regularly hosts talks and workshops, focusing on the design process and creative techniques she uses – – especially drawing with your sewing machine and free motion machine appliqué. Read More Anita Birtles Anita loves the themes of recycle, reuse and no waste which has led her to scrap piecing projects as the main focus of her work. And she is keen to improvise in making quilts, so rarely follows a pattern. Read More
