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Welcome back, and thank you once again for taking time to read my blog, this time I’m writing this with love and laughter in my heart but with tears in my eyes. There have been many studies showing that patchwork and quilting is a fabulous hobby for relieving stress, and it proves that it can…
I didn’t realise that there was going to be a Part 2 to this, but there you go – sometimes these things creep up on you. As I have said before, I am such an amazingly fortunate person to be earning my living teaching patchwork and quilting. One of the things that I love best…
I am questioning my sanity, but I have finally made a practice Bargello before I cut up an expensive jelly roll. The thing is I am very impressed with the back of the quilt panel. I followed the instructions to the letter, ironed every single seam in the direction stated. It sits flat, looks tidy…
With the growth of social media, it has become so much easier to share our creative masterpieces. This can be a good thing as it can lead to inspiration but it can also have a negative effect. Have you looked at an amazing quilt and then thought, I could never do that! For many, just…
The Rocking stitch is the most common method of hand quilting, and once mastered produces beautiful results. If you are struggling to produce neat even stitches, then watch how Carolyn Gibbs breaks the process into steps in this short video. It does take practice – see how Carolyn’s stitches improved on the first project…
Last month I visited the V&A museum. I especially wanted to see the Winnie the Pooh exhibition (a tad disappointing), I saw the Ocean Liners exhibition – more interesting than I expected! Most unusually for me, I took advantage of one of the museum’s guided tours. I am not a guided tour type of person,…
This month we are looking at Three basic utility stitches on your Sewing Machine that can be used for Machine Quilting. There are others but I thought three was a good starting point. Machine Stitches You Can Use For Quilting Here is a link to my Easy Strippy Cushion where I use this method with…
