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Charm Spaces 4 This video treatment is more complex. I have used a second stencil which I have placed in the centre, then from another stencil I have just taken part of it and in the 4 corners another section. This shows that you need not stick to one design but intermix them. The area…
Charm Spaces 3 The same size of negative space ( 10″) and the same stencil will be used here as was in the Charm Spaces 2, but by treating it differently we get a brand new design. Around the outer edge of the centre design we are again using a design that we first came…
During December the Bloggers who wanted to take part were issued with a challenge to interpret a song .. but this time the challenge has been Landmarks. What better place to be – beside the seaside, beside the sea, at Blackpool, strolling along the prom, prom, prom .. oh yes, I am getting carried away…
Charm Spaces 2 We are again filing in the negative spaces on our quilt. In this second video we will be using a stencil showing you that by doing so you can expand your design to make a different pattern. We will be doing the Figure Eight pattern, Circles, and in the four corners Feathers.…
This is a tale I found in a very old book dated around 1364. I discovered the volume holding up a back leg of an old sideboard in a deceased relatives house, in the old fishing port of Whitby. It was very tatty and musty smelling, with many small nibbles, mould and fungi sprouting out…
Charm Spaces The next Series I am introducing is Charm Spaces. There are 4 videos in this series. This is where we take the negative spaces in our quilts and fill them in. We will be working with 10 inch spaces but the first video can be transferred to any size. Charm Space 1 Any…
Hello everyone Like so many of ‘us quilters’ I’m always delighted when I get chance to buy fabric. My nearest places are anything from 15 to 30 miles away and in the opposite direction to where I live or work. Working full time means I don’t have much time to visit these places and browsing…
We have now completed parts one and two of our Sampler and have only the borders to do. In this Video we will be quilting in the borders Swirls – Echo and Figure Eights – Feathers – Piano Keys with a Ruler and, my favourite, a Plait. I hope you have enjoyed the Sampler Series,…
Now we have finished the first part of the sampler and covered. Hump Back Feather, a Spiders Web, Pebbles, Checker Board, Mama bear- Papa bear- Baby bear, Clam Shells, Part two of the sampler continues with the second set of stitches commonly used in Free motion quilting, starting with the poppy stitch, I explain the…
Hello all, this is my first blog, so a little bit about me. My Name is Jenny, and I have done sewing and crafting since I was a child, but I did not start doing patchwork still 2016. I was only piecing tops at first for a friend’s project, they were passed onto other people…
Here at British Patchwork and Quilting magazine, we are always on the lookout for new talent. Joanna Kent, the editor, is in charge of all the projects that go into the magazine. She is the main point of contact when thinking about publishing and can answer any initial questions you may have. My first BP&Q…
Not one to shirk at a challenge I thought a song title quilt would be an interesting one. Esp in the lead up to one of my fav times of year. So I accepted Sylvias call out to the bloggeratti. Excitement mounted as I waited for my title. It plummeted to below ground when I…
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