Australian Homespun

“I’ve always loved daisies. I grew up with them as they covered our garden at home. Perhaps they give me a sense of nostalgia, reminding me of making daisy chains with my sister and picking them for my mum when I was younger. She would use an egg cup

Verandah Post Quilters' Annual Quilt Show Macksville Senior Citizens Centre, 39 Princess Street, Macksville. Open 10am-4pm, Entry $5. More information: Diane Banks (02) 6568 1829 Eastwood Patchwork Quilters’ Biennial Quilt Exhibition Brush Farm Hous

Where do you live and work? I live in leafy Macarthur, south-west of Sydney, NSW. We are still in the family home but now that the children have their own homes, I have an ex-bedroom all to myself. I could stay in there all day surrounded by beautifu

• 3.2m (3 3/8yd) solid white fabric (block backgrounds) • Assorted floral print fabrics in pink, blue, green, yellow and mauve to total about 4.5m (4 7/8yd). Raid your stash. If purchasing fabric, 30cm (/8yd) cuts work well. You could also use layer

• 30cm ( 3/8yd) white cotton/linen blend fabric (background) • DMC Stranded Embroidery Cotton – Very Dark Cranberry (600), Medium Yellow (743), Dark Cornflour Blue (792), Mediterranean Sea (4022 – variegated) • DMC Perle No 12 – Black (310) • Anchor

Where do you live and work? We live in Geraldton, Western Australia. My sister, Nikki Stokes (above right), and I run our business, Knot Knitting, as a home-based warehouse (our garage) and in our living rooms surrounded by our families. Wanting to

When choosing yarn to make socks, be sure to choose one that is created especially for socks. These yarns are generally a fibre blend that is hard-wearing Alpaca, wool or mohair blends, which will create a snug warmth. Keep in mind that they need reg

Where do you live and work? I live in the beautiful state of Tasmania. I am lucky enough to have river and sea views from my workroom windows, which does prove to be quite distracting at times but is also a great source of design inspiration. How di

Hold the two knitting needles with wrong sides together so that needle with the 50cm (20in) end attached is at the back and the end is on the right-hand side. Thread the end onto a yarn needle. You will work across the sts from right to left. Take ca

Where do you live? My husband, Danie, and I live and work on our cattle farm in the northern part of rural South Africa near the small holiday town of Bela-Bela. The area where we live is typical African bushveldt and is well known worldwide among th

Describe the space that you create in. I’m lucky enough to have a dedicated room for my work space. And even though it’s just inside our front door, I can just close the French doors to my room and pretend it’s all neat and organised in there. What

Tell us about where you live. I live just out of Cairns in Far North Queensland at Holloways Beach. My husband and I have been here for 25 years after moving across the ditch from New Zealand. We love the warm balmy tropical days and nights, tropical

What’s next on the agenda for you and your quilts? A friend and I have been collecting used cotton clothing (mainly men’s shirts) and bed linen, laundering them and cutting the usable fabric for quilts. They make lovely delicately coloured and soft q