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I hate anything going to waste and that included patchwork blocks. When I was doing some pattern testing for the Sew A Row Fire Quilt, I ended up with two blocks that weren’t used. They’d been sitting in the bottom of the box and I just had to do something with them. I couldn’t let…
The Annual FART [for those who are already wondering .. Fabric Aquisition Road Trip] happens every September for the Sewing Group I am part of. This year Our Quilty Pleasures decided to check out the delights of Scarborough in East Yorkshire. Nothing to do with the Scarborough Sewing Centre being the main attraction of course…
Busman’s Holiday, that’s the term, isn’t it? This July I had a week off, relaxing in the sun, a little vino and time with the family. Then I realised that Jen Jones has announced that she is retiring and is holding the last exhibition at the Welsh Quilt Centre in Lampeter so I squeezed in…
I love our hobby. I love taking pieces of fabric, cutting them up, and sewing them together again. I enjoy combining colours and shapes, and creating original pieces of work. I find it very satisfying to sew in threads, and work on embroideries for labels and blocks. There is another side to it all though.…
Day two at FOQ dawned bright and early. We stumbled down to breakfast at our hotel and enjoyed a frugal banquet of cereals, scrambled egg and tomatoes, looking longingly at the bacon and sausage. Being on a diet has to be obeyed even whilst we are out enjoying the phenomenon of the Festival of Quits.…
This is the third Silesian template review in the series. Please read the first review….. if you have not already done so, this explains how to use the rulers. You’ll find the review here – https://ukqu.co.uk/silesian-templates-ruler-work/ you can also find out more information on the website www.silesianquilt.com This time I’m exploring the hexagon templates, once…
I have reviewed Silesian Templates previously and if you haven’t read that review I’d recommend reading it before starting this one. In the previous review I explained how to use the rulers and the FMQ Grip. You’ll find the previous review here – https://ukqu.co.uk/silesian-templates-ruler-work/ Margaret from silesianquilt.com sent me a 4 ½” heart template which fits…
13th August was International Left Handers Day, so I thought a bit of a blog about it would be good. As I have said before, I am left-handed. My mum learned to knit left handed in an attempt to teach me to knit – I was about 5 years old at the time – I…
Hello everyone – this is a little nerve-wracking! A little bit of information about myself: Name: Cheryl Occupation: Retired after 36 years in the computer industry (I am so old in computer terms that my first professional program was typed on punch cards, for those who know about these things!) Age: Old enough to know…
Quilting samples (have I got time to do an extra one?); Workshop handouts (mostly written; need to finally proof read and print off); Antique wholecloth quilts (which ones shall I bring? Maybe not the really heavy ones, as the class is upstairs); Mug rug sample (ooh, must get the backing on that!); pencils and erasers…
Using rulers to help you with free motion quilting – it really IS still FMQ! After my start in free motion quilting (FMQ) (see my first blog on FMQ), while I was encouraged at what I’d done, I still felt very limited by my artistic skills to what I’d like to be able to do.…
Every so often we post the blog extracts from Scott Fortunoff who many of you will know took over Freespirit fabrics earlier in the year .. the home of Philip Jacobs and the rest of the Kaffe Fassett Collective Clan. Sometimes his wisdom really could resonate across the World and not just into his home…
