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I’ve just been looking at booking a holiday in our caravan. Chatsworth House has been on my visiting list for a long time and I think this year might be the time to visit the Peak District but I also LOVE taking time out for a sewing retreat or two every year. The first retreat…
Small and Mighty is the best way to describe this latest offering from Clover – the Hot Hemmer Square. Measuring 6″ x 6″ and made from nylon fibre board, it’s portable and does exactly what it says on the tin. The nylon fibre board allows the heat and/or steam from your iron to penetrate the…
This is new to me at Strictly Quilting – Quickscreen in both triangles and squares. I’ve not used it before so it was fun to give it a go. Quickscreen from Vlieseline is similar to a light interfacing, and has markings in either triangles or squares. The lines are to help you to sew fabric…
Helen Kent and Cecilia Slinn announce the dates of two new Retreats for 2023… by Cecilia Slinn. The ‘Sewcial Retreat’, held last November in Bromsgrove, was the first time I was personally involved in the organisation of a retreat and there were a few feelings of trepidation as the date approached. Helen (from Strictly Quilting…
Bondaweb from Vlieseline is a mainstay for appliqué in patchwork and I recently had a project that needed just this product. One of my ladies that joins me on a Friday for my Sit and Sew classes was attending a Christmas craft fair to help raise funds for the charity NOWZAD. They are working in…
Hello and welcome to the third part of the UKQU Sewing Challenge; a challenge where we are using our patchwork and quilting skills to create other things than quilts, such as for example garments, accessories, or things for the home. Please read on to find out what the next challenge is. I am not sure…
Do you still receive a lot of cards at Christmas time? One unusual solution to the dilemma of where to display them is this Christmas Card Hanger and of course you get the pleasure of making something useful as well. It’s made using the ever popular Log Cabin patchwork. Using the Christmas Card Hanger Watch…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Strictly Quilting HQ. That time of year when we all panic to finish those projects that we’ve had all year to complete… “Oh yes, I’ll get stockings made for the two children we have with us this Christmas” I had thought to myself sometime in September…
This range has to be one of my favourite in recent months and thanks go to Groves for introducing me to it. Brought to us from Tilda it pairs classical flowers with peacocks with a beautiful palette of rich colours. Pinks, mustards, greens and blues. When I was sent a strip roll of this gorgeousness…
(Am I showing my age or just my love for Mary Poppins with that title?) But bamboo is one of the natural fibres that is used for waddings. Now, I’ll start by saying that I love bamboo so when Vlieseline offered me some to review, I jumped at the chance. In preparation for the Festival…
Whether you are just starting out on your patchwork and quilting journey or you’ve been addicted to it for years, you will have undoubtedly heard about quilt shows. But what exactly are they and how do you survive or plan your time at one? Throughout the year and around the country (this is a UK…
Strictly Quilting has some brilliant news – We are going on Retreat! As followers of Strictly Quilting you may know that a retreat has been on the cards for some time. Imagine – a whole weekend fully catered dedicated to our wonderful hobby of patchwork and quilting. Having been on a few over the…
Helen Kent
That's Sew Kerry
Nina
Carolyn Gibbs