Quilters Companion

Quilters Companion is the definitive patchwork and quilting magazine. Published since 2001, Quilters Companion provides readers with exciting quilting projects. These projects are accompanied by easy-to follow instructions and accompanying pattern sheets, stunning styled shots and interesting stories about the featured projects. We pride ourselves not just on being an instructional publication — we are a good read as well! Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

EDITOR’S JOURNAL

Quilters Companion

QUILTY Treasures

SYDNEY QUILT SHOW

Kawandi with FIONA LAIDLAW

KAWANDI Cushion

HARVEST Basket

ATOMIC Curve • This quilt is a combination of foundation paper piecing and curved seams.

Australian Quilt & Textile Collection

INSPIRED BY Summer Picnics • This quilt first appeared in Homespun magazine in the December 2018 issue – we hope you enjoy it. It is a ‘feast’ of foundation piecing, selvedges, spots, stripes, checks, yoyos, appliqué and probably ants! Enjoy the summer sunshine.

Biennial Textile Palette Exhibition • Now in its tenth year, the Textile Palette Exhibition has evolved into a widely recognised biennial celebration of textile and fibre art. Presented in the heritage town of Clunes, Victoria, the 2026 event, STUFF: Purpose, Profit and Peril, invites artists to explore our complex relationship with material things in an era of abundance and waste.

Mastering Tension ACHIEVING PERFECT STITCHES ON YOUR DOMESTIC OR LONGARM MACHINE • The hum of a sewing machine, the whisper of fabric sliding under the needle, the rhythmic dance of thread – quilting is a symphony of motion. But like any symphony, it can quickly turn to something awful if one crucial element is out of tune: thread tension.

Collage Art Quilts with ZARA ZANNETTINO

NYII-NYII (Zebra Finch)

INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL

OFF THE SHELF • Enjoy this selection of new and recently released books on patchwork and quilting topics and techniques.

Crystalline • Prepare to be amazed — the stars in this quilt aren’t constructed like you might think! Using a combination of Half-Log-Cabin and Star Tip blocks, along with pieced sashing units and negative space, you’ll create the illusion of stars that seem to float in the air.

ISLAND QUILTS – TASMANIA

Block Of The Month Programs & kits • Welcome to our new block of the month and kits section where each issue we will bring you a diverse selection of block of the month programs and kits for purchase. These product cover a variety of styles, colours and techniques.

IN THE MARKET • HAVE A LOOK THROUGH THE NEXT FEW PAGES TO DISCOVER WHAT FANTASTIC NEW PRODUCTS, IDEAS AND DESIGNS ARE IN THE MARKET TO INSPIRE YOU.

Special Offer • Subscribe diaries! now to receive your bonus 2026

ON THE Road • AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND GUIDE TO CRAFT, SEWING AND PATCHWORK SHOPS

The Basics Guide

DIARY DATES

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