UK Quilters
Little did I realise when I visited the Victoria and Albert’s quilt show in 2010 and was inspired to write a novel in which a quilt was the central character, that by doing so I would stumble inadvertently and happily into a great international community of quilters! It is already five years since the publication…
We asked Philip Jacobs, part of the Kaffe Fasset Collective for his comments about the new range he has designed for his Snow Leopard Designs and that will be in the shops soon. Here’s what he says. Arcadia” is my new collection for my brand “Snow Leopard Designs” for FreeSpirit fabrics. It is previewing at…
Ok so maybe not technically the first thing you think of from a quitling point of view, but many of us are dressmakers too I imagine. And by the look of things this might be useful for applique too. New from Vlieseline, Stretchfix is a stretch webbing on a backer paper, ideal for jersey and…
Available in a variety of vibrant colours and styles Berisfords Neons, are great for theming a party, trimming fashion items, decorating gifts and embellishing all manner of creative crafts. Featured ribbons; Neon Oatmeal Stripe – 4 colours; Pink, orange, yellow and lime, 15mm Neon Stitch – 4 colours; Pink, orange, yellow and lime, 15mm Neon…
I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for ways to improve my own techniques. Precise cutting is important to make sure what you see in your head translates to the quilt you are making and Clover are known for making specialist templates to help us with both our piecing and quilting. There’s…
Studio E Fabrics recently finalised the purchase of the Freespirit brand and from time to time we will be featuring his personal blog for you here. A couple of weeks ago I blogged about a few FreeSpirit price increases that were necessary to implement immediately. The increased prices were, in my opinion, based on things…
New! the fabulous Neon Thread Pack from Gütermann creativ With Neon so on trend, this new thread pack from Gütermann creativ will soon have you adding a bit of zing to your projects! Each pack contains seven 100m reels of vibrant Sew All Neon Thread in six luminous colours as well as a…
Philip Jacobs, one of the designers from the Kaffe Fassett Collective explains how his beautiful designs develop. We continue the journey, in his own words I use a Stanley knife to cut the design off the drawing board. Philip now explains how he achieves the fabric repeat to a question from an interested party “How…
