Author Patti Miller has been teaching people how to write their memoirs since 1991. She has had thousands of students from all over Australia attend her courses and has worked with a number of published authors. From 1984 to 1992, Patti was a lecturer in Writing & Literature at the University of Technology and the […]

Shooting Butterflies by Marika Cobbold, published by Allen and Unwin, $29.95, is our Great Read for April. The remarkable thing about this morning was not that it was Grace’s birthday; after all, that occurred once a year so by the time you got to forty you should have ceased to be surprised. Nor was there […]

Materials White lawn (for backing squares), quantity depends on the size of your quilt Scraps of medium-weight cotton fabric Thread Backing fabric Wide bias binding (in colour to match your quilt) Method Following our Crazy Quilt Guide and using fabric A, cut lawn into 22cm squares. To stitch patchwork, lay a scrap of fabric (fabric […]

Marika Cobbold’s Shooting Butterflies, published by Allen and Unwin, rrp $29.95, is this month’s Great Read. Look out for it in bookshops with our Great Read sticker on the cover. Q: When did you know you want to be a writer? A: Not until I was in my mid twenties. I grew up in a […]

NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here. Materials Drum shaped wire frame (available at selected craft and hobby outlets) Cane webbing for chairs, appox. 65cm (available from chair repair shops) Scissors Masking tape PVA glue Clothes pegs Craft glue Bias binding, in a colour that matches […]

NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here. Materials Plain lampshade Feather boa, in desired shade Spray adhesive Apply the spray adhesive all around the outside of the lampshade, and then, working quickly and starting at the top of the shade, wind the feather boa around the […]

NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here. Materials Wire box frame (available at selected craft and hobby outlets) Japanese momigami double-sided paper or other handmade paper Scissors Masking tape Craft glue Blunt knife Step 1 Measure the height and width of the frame to calculate the […]

NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here. Materials Medium-weight cardboard, or you could use a manila folder Wire lamp frame (available at selected craft and hobby outlets) Mulberry paper Plain paper Pencil Scissors Clothes pegs Craft glue Blunt knife Lamp feet stoppers (or you can use […]

Beautiful crocheted jug covers and cloth edges never go out of style. As we receive so many requests from readers for this style of project we thought it was time to run a lovely tea story from our archives. There is even a crochet jug cover that comes complete with it’s own teacup decoration! Materials […]

Beautiful crocheted jug covers and cloth edges never go out of style. As we receive so many requests from readers for this style of project we thought it was time to run a lovely tea story from our archives. There is even a crochet jug cover that comes complete with it’s own teacup decoration! Materials […]