UK Quilters
I had a wonderful day at the Sydney Quilt show run by Quilt NSW. The standard of quilts was very high and the prize winning quilts were all wonderful. Here is a quick tour of my favourites, not in any particular order. Karen Terrens ‘Snow White’ is a particularly lovely wholecloth quilt. The pale blue…
Way back last December, I was given the chance to work with the 2018 Christmas range of Makower fabrics. The brief was to design a quilt that could be run as a Block of the Month (BOM) or Mystery Quilt. Now I know a lot of you love your Mystery Quilts, but I can’t get…
Create a wonderful array of patchwork and quilting designs with these easy to use templates from Sew Easy. Made from 100% acrylic using laser cut technology, all three templates include a ¼” seam allowance and are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced quilters. 90° Triangle Templates Used for marking and cutting out strips,…
Every now and then we all find ourselves in the middle of a project and realise that there might not be enough fabric to get to the finish line. That one specific fabric, or maybe one small piece to fussy cut and you search and search but struggle to find it. Well there may be…
Due to contractual restrictions imposed in the US we have been asked to remove the explanation provided by the ladies creating this Quilt. We would like to point out this quilt was created as a Community Quilt from quilters who support Freespirit and Philip Jacobs patterns from around the world. It would be a…
This summer my Grandson George will be four and he is very excited to be going to ‘big school’ in September. Back in June 2014 I was helping my daughter plan his Nursery Bedroom so I was happily sewing some of my very first quilts for him. Play quilts for him to lay on and…
Many quilters will have heard the news by now that the long-standing UK quilting magazine, Popular Patchwork, closed a month ago with the June 2018 issue being their last issue. It was a sad day when the announcement was made as both Popular Patchwork and British Patchwork & Quilting magazine, of which I am Editor,…
New! Gutermann Thread Pack with Seam Gauge We all like something extra with our purchases don’t we, so you might like this latest bonus pack from Gutermann. Contents include 8 x100m reels of Gutermann Sew All thread in fresh pastel shades that are perfect for summer sewing projects. This high-quality polyester thread is the ideal…
Vlieseline Bondaweb – is this the best fabric fuser there is! Vlieseline Bondaweb, the original, renowned brand is still the best and most reliable for fusing two fabrics together. All Vlieseline products are ethically sourced and our high-quality interlinings provide perfect and safe solutions. Be sure to buy the branded product. Bondaweb is a truly…
The sun keeps shining (hopefully it’ll stay that way!), flowers blooming, birds tweeting away. The summer is arriving at long last we think. Longer lighter evenings give us much more time to sew, and you can even do it on the go whilst you’re on your summer holidays with some English Paper Piecing. If astronaut…
With hand embroidery so on-trend, the Embroidery Stitching Tool from Clover enables you to sew as quickly and easily as drawing a picture. It can be used to create satin, loop and back stitch so you can personalise projects in an instant, giving a handmade, individual finish to home and fashion accessories. The kit includes…
Every now and then something different happens! We are happy to announce Jenny Haynes has joined our website to take everyone along her journey into modern quilts. A Swedish exile having spent the previous 18 years in London and Sheffield, Jenny Haynes (née Nilsson) studied Pattern Cutting and Tailoring in her native Stockholm. Soon after,…
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