UK Quilters
Guess who’s back, and found her sewing mojo !! MEEEE! I recently attended the long awaited Annual Blogger retreat where we were treated to a number of free gifts to use and review. The first of these was a super cute fat quarter pack called Cherries Jubilee from the CRAFT COTTON COMPANY We were also given…
Someone Bosal HQ is really into circles. Bosal have been selling continuous inch-wide strips for rugs and bag for ages (it’s on the list) but lately they’ve been churning out circles with the intention of using them for things like placemats and bowls. I was given these Bosal circles to try – it’s thee soft…
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 –…
I was recently asked if I would like to do a product review for Vlieseline by UKQU. Obviously I was grateful to be given the chance and It was perfect timing as The UKQU Bloggers Retreat was booked for November and I had planned for the retreat to involve some Festive Sewing for my…
Some shapes can be really tricky to draw and, when designing projects, a little help can be invaluable. I have several sets of these wonderful template sets from Sew Easy and Groves very kindly sent me the mini Star and mini Heart sets to trial for them. Sew Easy Mini Hearts Set These are sets…
It’s always great to try a new product, especially when you haven’t used it inside your normal ‘sewing zone’, but when UKQU.co.uk linked me up with Vlieseline and they sent me 5 products to review, I must admit I was a little stumped as to what I would be able to make with them. With…
Plastic clips have been around for some years now. I find them particularly useful for holding my binding over when sewing it down by hand so when Clover were kind enough to send me a set of their Wonder Clips to try out, I was keen to have a play with them. Clover Wonder Clips…
This is another first for me. I have not used any fusible interlining before and it’s always nice to try something new, so thank you to Vlieseline for giving me this opportunity to review their Style-Vil Fix fusible foam interlining and to UKQU.co.uk for making it happen. This one-sided, fusible foam interlining sews and quilts…
Clover “Quick Cut” Thread Cutter When Sylvia asked me to review the thread cutter, I assumed it would be like many of the other cutters that are out there, you use them for a short while then forget about them.This one is definitely not going to fall into that category. Ready For Use It’s a…
Thank you to Vlieseline and UKQO.co.uk for giving me the opportunity to review this product. As a quilter and dressmaker, I’ve never considered making curtains or pelmets for myself or others so when Vlieseline sent me some of the S133 Balear interlining to review for them I didn’t know much about this product or how…
Back in the summer, when I had time to play with fabric, I had the idea of making a small lunch bag using wipe clean fabric. I knew I could buy oilcloth to make one, but that would have been too easy. I thought I’d try waterproofing my own fabric instead. There are lots…
Do you chain piece? What is chain piecing I hear some ask? This is where we have numerous units to join and piece them one after the other without breaking the thread between each. It is a method which speeds up the piecing and also has the advantage of using less thread as you don’t…
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