UK Quilters
Hello Everyone. Time flies. It has been 2 whole months since I last blogged. Wow! Does not feel like it has been that long. What have I been up to I hear you cry! Well, between lots of visiting family and friends, and the perpetual commitment of full time work, I found very little time…
I am particularly drawn to beautiful bright colours and was delighted to be asked to review these lovely fabrics from Makower. This is Makower’s new range Kimono and it is full of vibrant colours in 100% cotton. Cranes… fans… hexis …kanji…flowers are all part of these gorgeous designs. The quality is up to Makower’s standard…
The Makower website describes these colourful prints as celebrating the good life … home grown vegetables, chickens, fruit trees and sunflowers … a perfect range for making garden or kitchen accessories, and bags for your market shopping. As they do with many of their fabric ranges, Makower have provided a free pattern download designed for…
I was delighted when Stephen at Aberdeen Sewing Machines (https://www.aberdeensewing.com) produced the Janome Atelier 9 for me to review, I have to admit I’m not a huge fan of Janome sewing machines, but Stephen was determined that I would change my opinion with this one. We shall see! Janome Atelier 9 The machine came in…
by Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder OOO look what I got to review! This is the new Counting Sheep collection from Makower UK. Gorgeous soft 100% quilting cotton. It has bunnies with balloons and flowers, sheep, baby chicks, rainbows and clouds, letters and some super cute blenders! Grey and white are predominant, with some red gingham being…
I was sent two packs of Perfect Hem T40 by Vlieseline to review. This product is designed for taking up hems, not something I do very often, hence the pile of unused trousers in my wardrobe, hopefully this will encourage me to fix the many pairs of far too long trousers which hang in my…
Although I haven’t been asked to review this set of Snap Poppers, I am so impressed with them that I thought I would pass on my thoughts. I treated myself to this set from Amazon in April. The pack was competitively priced and came with 360 T5 Snaps in 24 different colours. The Tool kit…
First, let me thank the wonderful people at Makover UK’s – www.makoweruk.com – for providing me the collection entitled Counting Sheep which is 100% cotton – http://www.makoweruk.com/section/makower-uk-collection/counting-sheep/ – to review on behalf of the United Kingdom Quilters Website. Worth noting, I have no personal gain other than the sample pack of fabrics provided to me…
If you have been around young children, as a parent, grandparent or friend, you have probably seen the sack-like things the toddlers sit in when it’s a bit cold or to protect them from the sun? These footmuffs / cosytoes / bunting bags, or whatever you like to call them, are super-handy as they are…
When I first received this kit, I was bemused. It quizzed me for a few days that I would be making a rug with cotton fabric. After reading the instructions several times and chatting to a quilter friend I decided to investigate cotton duck. Once I had sourced the fabrics the instructions were easy and…
Recently I was sent a pattern kit by Janet Clare to play with that has the instructions for a pin cushion, needle case, scissor holder and a project case. This can be ordered from her website Janetclare.co.uk at a cost of £7.99. When I first opened it I saw that it mentions charm squares to make…
I have been given a sample of Gutermann 100% cotton thread on a cone to test on my HandiQuilter Longarm machine. I have used Guterman threads for as long as I can remember on my domestic machine but not used it on my longarm until now. I will be upfront and honest here and say…
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