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Last year my friend bought me some Cloggies for my birthday and I loved them. When I opened them and tried them on, I was very surprised to find how comfy and roomy they were…but hang on…one was roomier than the other! We soon realised that my lovely friend had picked up two different sizes.…
I was recently asked to review a pack of Gütermann threads that came with an assortment of Prym hand sewing needles and a set of Schmetz universal machine sewing needles. There were ten reels of 100 meters 100% polyester threads, a brand I regularly use for general sewing, in a range of popular colours. Due…
For August we are going to read How to make an American quilt by Whitney Otto. The book was originally published back in 1991, but there are plenty of second-hand copies available on Amazon (some are sent from the United States, but they still cost under £10 including postage). Your local library may also have…
Last month we looked at designing your own blocks by taking a traditional block and adding or subtracting a few lines. This month we will look at drawing what you might call ‘skewed’ blocks using graph paper with a different (not square) grid as well as just drawing a few random lines across a square,…
Mr and Mrs chair covers. This week I have been looking back over old photos and I found the ones I took of the things I made for my sons wedding and it made me think of the things we do for love. We have all done them haven’t we? Anything to do with crafts…
In 2014-2015 I had the privilege to help create the Magna Carta quilts with Alison Garner and a group of 25 local quilters. The quilts were created to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, which was agreed on June 15th, 1215 at Runnymede between King John and his Barons, establishing the first foundation…
It’s almost that time of year again when all Quilters start to become focused on one thing. The annual visit to the Festival of Quilts. Suddenly all the talk over at the Facebook Groups is about this and for those who have not been before here’s a beginners guide. It might help those of us…
Rulers are a vital part of designing and making a quilt and Sew Easy have a great range of rulers and templates, including these triangles, to help quilters with cutting accurate shapes and blocks. 90° Triangle Ruler Essential for designs where the blocks are set on-point, this 7.5×15” 90° Triangle Ruler is perfect for…
I’ve noticed recently that there has been a resurgence of hand stitching, both in the embroidery and the quilting worlds. I love hand stitching and do it regularly, often in unusual places, such as the car (while husband is driving!) coffee shops and sitting on the beach, not that unusual really. I quite fancied having…
With just a few weeks left until Festival of Quilts 2019 opens I thought I would share some experiences from last year with you. So what can I say about working at the Festival of Quilts? It is amazing, it is overwhelming, it is very sociable and it is very tiring – these are just…
Hey everyone Is it just me or has Summer finally arrived? I hope you are getting the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine. You know the saying about things coming in threes. Well after years of not going to London, I have had to make 3 separate trips to the big smoke in 3 weeks. I…
Hello again everyone Spring is finally here and with that comes the annual spring clean. I have made myself a promise this year to try to decrease my stash. I had a number of reasons, but mostly I had no idea what I actually had, as the majority of my older stash were still in…
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Judith Clarke
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