The Next Stitch News

September flew by in an absolute whirl for us.  After a few weeks of long hard thinking and listing all the pros and cons I have packed up and moved interstate. Sydney had been great for so many reasons but I...

Lets face it - I have been out there doing a bit of 'try before you buy' recently.  I was looking for a pattern to showcase  Les Fleurs the inagural, and eagerly awaited fabric collection from Rifle Paper Co for Cotton...

Every year The Modern Quilt Guild sets out creative guidelines and a palette of colours for the Quiltcon Charity Quilt Challenge.  Member guilds and individual members from around the world are invited to make a quilt to be exhibited at...

First of all let me just say thank you to everyone for the lovely comments about the quilting pattern I chose to use on the Quatro quilt designed by Keera Job of Live Love Sew.  I’ve had a few people...

So you've heard the term bandied around and it sounds kinda technical. So what is it and why should you care? A substrate is defined as the primary material upon which other materials are applied.  In the case of fabric,...

Les Fleurs by Rifle Paper Co for Cotton and Steel will be arriving next week. This is the eagerly anticipated debut collection designed by Anna Rifle Bond and Les Fleurs was the talk of Spring Quilt Market. The collection includes whimsical...