Helen Kent
This new “pin concept” from Clover holds layers of fabric together in an instant. The benefits of both straight pins and safety pins are now integrated into this single pinning tool.
Wonder Pins from Clover
Category Archives: Quilting
Ginkgo Feathers
Sandra Pearson
Ginkgo Feather is a variation on the Ginkgo Grid, it is a intermediate / advance tutorial. I created this in two colours and it is great for Whole Cloth quilts or a small to large blank space in your quilts, sides of your bags. Enjoy, have fun . Subscribe to my channel, it is free. …
FINISHIn praise of a word for the year
Christine Hutchins
Last year I had a word of the year for the first time – my word last year was ‘FOCUS’. This year I’ve chosen ‘FINISH’ as my word for the year. It may seem strange to have such a word as my word for the year – a word that can seem rather negative, a…
Graffiti Sampler Part 2
If you enjoyed the first video showing howto graffiti FMQ then you will love the second part of the Graffiti Sampler with lots of different stitches for FMQ Enjoy have fun https://youtu.be/FI8xw0d_3kY
GRAFFITI SAMPLER part 1
Lots of us aspire to FMQ to decorate our piecing, and you know its not always easy, but so long as you are happy with what you achieve then thats enough! However, sometimes its know where to start. This video of Graffiti stiches will refresh you with all the stitches you have learnt from my…
Gullivers Christmas Adventure
Judith Clarke
2 weeks before Christmas back in 202I decided to write a Christmas story for my grandsons, who were staying from the 21st. Aged 6 and 4 I couldn’t find a story I thought they would like, a story that had a few more words and less pictures to the page. So I decide to write…
Be Kind to Yourself – Ideas on a Relaxing Season
The 12 Days of Christmas were traditionally for celebrating the season and, in modern times, there is also a certain amount of retail therapy thrown in. From buying or making gifts for friends to that little something for ourselves. This year my purchase whilst out Christmas shopping was a lovely pair of reindeer earrings. They…
Quilts for Refugees Charity Sew Day
Quilters are generous people, making many quilts for various charities throughout the world. In the UK there are many charities which you can make quilts for, some more well known than others. Linus is an obvious one, making quilts for children of all ages. Another I was privileged to be involved with is Quilts for…
Vlieseline Soft Cotton Mix 279 80 20
When choosing wadding or batting we all have our favourites. One of mine was the 279 80/20 from Vlieseline, a well established, reliable company which has been around for years producing many different products. For those who are perhaps newer to quilting, the 80 20 stands for the mix of fibres used in production –…
Foundation Piecing 2
Jude Charlesworth
In the last tutorial I showed you how to foundation piece a simple block. The aim was to make a cushion cover or a table mat and to do this you need to make 4 blocks. If you need a recap to the 1st part of the blog here is the link. The next step…
Focus revisited
It is a chilly early October day – well, it feels chilly to me as I’m sat here on my chaise longue in my sewing room, surrounded by fabric. That sounds very exotic and posh doesn’t it? I’m going to let you carry on imagining it, rather than showing you a photo, as the photo…
Puzzle Quilt – Quilting the blocks
Chris Franses
When we started out on this Puzzle Quilt adventure I suggested that it would be a Quilt-as-you-Go (qayg) project. This means quilting the blocks (or several blocks) as you make them and then joining them together. I have suggested you add a sashing to each block as we have gone along so that you can…