Description October sees the continuation of our brand new knitted sampler throw series with Daphne Morris. This month she shows us how to cast-off in Rib, an essential skill for creating the throw, and she also shows us how to complete the diamond block section of the sampler. This workshop is supported with a pattern which is available now. With remembrance Sunday only a month away we have a lovely crochet workshop on how to create these beautiful poppies from our new crochet expert Gaynor White. They are quick to make for yourself, your friends and maybe fundraise for the British Legion as well and wear with pride in November. Jennie Rayment has a lovely new workshop called contrarywise cathedral windows where she manipulates the traditional square shape into an octagon. Valerie Nesbitt shows us various colour options for a delightful quilt called Peyton as well as a great workshop using just Fat 1/8th of wonderful Oakshott fabrics to create a very modern style quilt. Carolyn Forster uses vintage quilts as her inspiration for a superb sunflower block where she is using acrylic templates to make life a lot easier for the modern quilter, whether sewing by hand or by machine. Paula Doyle and Angela Daymond are going a bit Crazy this month with part 1 of their look at Crazy patchwork. And finally, our Technique Thursday spot features two video tips from Block printing expert Tess Grace of The Indian Block Print Co on paint saving and using up your practice scraps of fabric to create beautiful cards. Quick Links Angela Daymond | Block Printing | Cathedral Windows | classes with Carolyn Forster | classes with Jennie Rayment | crazy | crochet | Daphne Morris | Jennie Rayment | knitted throw sampler | knitting | monthly trailer | patchwork | Paula Doyle | poppy | quilting | scrap | Tess Grace | textile art | trailer | tutorial with Valerie Nesbitt | 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 Daphne Morris Daphne is a passionate knitter who will always have a hand knitting project on the go. Daphne particularly loves adding cables in her knitting for the texture and interest they bring. Read More Sallieann Harrison Sallieann enjoys traditonal quilting techniques and has won several quilt show awards in the UK and the USA. Be sure to check out her wool applique projects using a blend of hand and machine sewing. Read More Angela Daymond Angela Daymond is a textile artist, quilter and teacher who just loves to stitch. Read More Paula Doyle Paula Doyle is an author, award winning quilter and tutor. One of the things she likes best is designing complex looking quilts which are made using simplified techniques to make them achievable and enjoyable to every quilter. Read More
