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Jennie & Valerie guide you through making this lovely quilt in instalments. Subsequently it is a perfect project for beginners, but there will also be some challenges for those more accomplished sewers.

The Rosebud Fayre Medallion quilt was originally made with the Rosebud Fayre fabrics design...

This twist on the traditional Cathedral Windows block encourages us all to experiment with this technique.

Jennie Rayment describes how altering the cathedral window square can produce an Octagon ideal for making table runners and decorations.

Starting with a square Jennie shows a turned th...

This is a delight to make and as Jennie says “you can have an awful lot of fun with it”. The template itself comes in 3 sections and Jennie shows you how to use it.
It’s a great use for your scrap and not difficult to make; and it makes a great hand sewing project.
Jennie also gives you ideas on ...

This is a fun, simple flying geese technique that has only one seam to sew and no triangles are involved.  You just need to cut rectangles and squares, then sew together with simple chain piecing and there you are.
You also get the great 3D effect that can then be twiddled and fiddled and only Je...

The original form of patchwork is based on placing something over a hole or, in Jennie's case, a stain.

Once again Jennie makes light work of this technique and shares with us how to set your machine to produce perfect satin stitch.
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Idea of this video
A quick tip that will help you avoid all those loose thread ends.
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This skinnyish, red-haired, slightly wacky Brit really likes ‘Nipping and Tucking’ – fabric manipulation and surface texture. She’s unique in her field. And people from whole world know ...

Using the Sewing Machine with a fixing stitch
Jennie does not like to handle a sewing needle. Unless she is putting it into her machine that is. So she has developed a way of anchoring her tucks, twiddles and folds with an anchoring stitch on the machine. And you know she has tried and tested thi...

In this workshop Jennie teaches us how to make tumbling blocks.
She starts with cutting 3 strips of fabrics and then walks you through sewing the pieces together with a machine. During this process she is providing several helpful hints and tips along the way. Don’t forget to leave that 1/4″ from...

The inset seam is usually avoided as often as possible, but sometimes you just need to get on with it. In this video, Jennie guides you through the process.
You can create hexagons with ease. Or make inset square corners and setting triangles into 8 pointed stars and much more. Just think of the ...

There are usually several lines drawn at different angles on your ordinary rotary cutting ruler. These lines can be used to make cuts at the designated angle. Here 3 strips - 3" wide are layered and then cut at 60° forming diamonds. Three diamonds can be sewn together to make a Tumbling Block or ...

This is such a simple idea, but works every time.

You can either have fabrics right sides together or wrong sides together.

Don't feel confined to the braid quilts. This idea works any shape, any size.

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Easy-peasy Dresden Plate Patchwork
Choose a range of materials for the plate, small pieces will suffice. In addition, you will need a 31 cm (12½") square.

Traditional patchwork design with a D edge is very easy to apply. More information can be found in Jennie's new book Foldy Folly Patchwork...

Daisy Delight
Create a fabulous flower hanging or small quilt from thirteen squares. For this you need just cut, stitch, twiddle, fiddle, tweak and twitch for a uniquely innovative manipulated marvel!

Designed and made by Jennie Rayment.
Materials used
Fabrics:

Marbled design, which yo...

Design Ideas from Photo Manipulation
Sit in on this entertaining talk with Carolyn and Jennie to learn how to use photo manipulation for creative inspiration.

In this video, Carolyn will walk you through how to use the basic features on photo manipulation software. This includes changing colo...

Make an Amish Friendship Star block.
This is a simple 9-patch block and is created by using two colours – a background and a feature colour.
Please use accurate ¼” seam when sewing.

Cutting requirements for 6” (9”) (12”) block:

Four corner squares of the background fabric 2 ½” (3 ½”) (4 ½”)
One...

Suffolk puffs are often used to decorate quilts and other textile projects. They are wonderful, simple and create a great 3D effect. Also they are a perfect use of fabric scraps. The ideas of how you can use them will impress you.
This has been taken from a longer video on how to make a Yo-Yo Cat...

Traditional Favourite can use scraps or Jelly Roll
This traditional favourite works well in scraps. It uses 2 1/2″ strips, background fabric as well as colour co-ordinated.
Rotary Cutting helps with accuracy
This is a challenging pattern but you too could make this traditional favourite. You will...

An alternative to the triangle border this adds dimension and texture to your quilt. You have basic flying geese units coupled with trumpet inserts, which again could be stuffed!
As the flying geese units are also 3D you have the opportunity to roll the edges, which roll easily as they are on the...

Making the quilt fit the border
As with other borders on this Medallion quilt Jennie makes the quilt fit the border, rather than the other way round, which is a very useful tip when designing your own work.
Flying geese
Jennie makes the flying geese units using some special rulers but for alterna...

Simple but effective
This square border works well for other things too. Jennie shows how she made a spec case and decorated the top of a Christmas Stocking and Valerie shows off her Seminole Jacket.
You could also think about using this simple border in the Ipad case that Jennie used, click here...

Easier than it looks
This traditional chevron seminole is easier than it looks. It is useful as a border not just for quilts. For example, we used it in the Ipad cover, click here to enjoy that workshop.
This is one of two options possible to go around your Blazing Star medallion centre. The othe...

Jennie shows Valerie how to create the Blazing Star (Lone Star) which will form the centre medallion of this quilt and is part 1 of the series.
Modern patchwork using the rotary cutter in conjunction with your sewing machine creates this with a straightforward strip-piecing method and clever use ...

This delightful shopping bag uses just 2 ½” strips – so use This delightful shopping bag uses just 2 ½” stripsa pre-cut roll or use up some of your stash. It is great idea for groups to make as fundraising projects, everyone will want one!
See how many Liz made in the ‘Show & Tell’ by clickinge h...