Which fabric is best to use - Cotton or polyester cotton? And how can you tell which is which?

City Blocks is a fabulous quilt book by Nancy Rink. It is all about modern metropolitan quilts that have a real wow factor.

Here's an easy tutorial on making flying geese units - the bonus being you make four units at a time!

Formulas for reducing and enlarging patterns, strips measurements for cutting geometric shapes, calculating binding length and converting yards to meters.

Asymmetrical Quilts by Phillips Dodds is a wonderful publication that whets the quilters appetite for original and unique quilt making.

In patchwork and quilting one often comes across terms such as Straight of Grain, Bias Grain, Warp, Weft, Straight edge, Bias edge. Misunderstanding the definition can lead to all manner of problems, least of all stretching of the quilt block. Here's a simple explanation on these terms.

Gift ideas for Quilters are sometimes hard to come across. I've been surfing and have come up with these ideas.

Another very funny poem generously offered by Jenny Riley. If you are a quilt teacher you'll love this poem.

Calculating setting and corner triangles is easy using a simple formula. This is the first in the series How To. Have fun learning how to make the most of your quilting experience and add to your skills.

Here's a selection of Ballet themed patterns and designs and fabrics that I've sourced from the web.