Find the perfect design for a pot holder for any time of the year or occasion to dress up your kitchen. Pot Holders for All Seasons includes 20 easy-to-make whimsical appliqued pot holders which will appeal to both quilters and sewists. Select one of the designs, pull out your scrap basket and you're ready to start stitching. Tutorial sidebars include raw-edge fusible applique, padded applique, mitered corner binding and cutting bias strips. Templates are also included. 'Jazz up your pot holders and bring life to the kitchen with these fun designs. Practical yet charming to look at. These quilted pot holders are in a variety of designs, quick to make and perfect for gifts.' www.yarnsandfabrics.co.uk

'We have gone so far down the slippery slope of progress, that we all now need to call a halt. We are slaves to technology, we are polluting our planet at an alarming rate, and too many of our leaders are concerned with lining their own pockets rather than enabling hardworking citizens to thrive. Even more astounding is the emerging evidence that responsibility for the glitch lay, not with cyber-terrorists, not with the #isolators, but with our own government. Friends, there is a way forward ...' Robin FitzWilliam, summer 2025 Set after the events of the glitch, Miranda investigates who is behind the series of attacks on national infrastructure in a race against time to prevent a total lockdown of technology. Her arch enemy, Robin, a misfit who is bold enough to speak out, and who lures mavericks into making an ethical stand to challenge the status quo, might be her only hope. Now, framed with murder and on the run from the authorities, Miranda is determined to get as deep into Robin's campaigns as she can, to live and breathe Robin, not only to be her shadow, but to be her. Meanwhile, #isolate is gaining momentum, playing out in the countryside and the cities against the backdrop of a looming general election. An ingenious algorithm is used to promote #Spoiler: 'Legitimately spoil your ballot paper and be counted. Make a difference!' How is it all linked? But more importantly, who can she trust?

Two primary schools face each other across the river; one outstanding, the other inclusive. At precisely 8am, Margaret Jones’ hire car draws up outside Marsh Street Primary. The beleaguered inspector is being quality assured by two senior colleagues who defend the outdated inspectorate with vigour. Jill Grimly, the dedicated acting headteacher, teeters precariously between failure and success, assisted by one of her devoted pupils, Ayiesha, a girl with special needs. The inspection slides into a fiasco; who is the blackmailer, and who is the fool in the school?' ‘It was like my heart & my whole experience of teaching were captured in this book’ ‘The story highlights absurd bureaucracy in inspection and how outcomes can be manipulated so that the final report ends up not reflecting the school at all!’

Post-pandemic dependence on tech is shattered by the glitch, a cyber-attack, which temporarily knocks out power and communication networks. Hoping to escape society, securing a peaceful life off grid, Robin is thwarted, becoming stranded in Oxford when an unexpected second glitch strikes. Desperate to make it back to Caernef Camp, Robin recruits three companions and is joined by a mysterious gate-crasher. Through a series of bizarre circumstances, the group is pulled into a conspiracy. Competing gangs challenge assumptions about progress and prosperity. With the future of society again at stake, who holds the key to stop the glitch?

Create unique accents for your table with these creative table toppers. Each of these 12 designs reflects something special for each month-- from hearts in February to birds and flowers in May to Santa and trees in December. There's a little bit of whimsy for every month of the year.