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Well it’s been a bit of a while since I’ve done a lot of sewing. In January the family and I took to the slopes of Bulgaria for a ski trip and, you guessed it, I was taken out by a snowboarder on the first day and broke my wrist.. Had to be the right…
Towards the start of this year I was hoping to host a Sew A-Long (SAL) series of blogs on my website Strictly Quilting. Well, sometimes life gets in the way by throwing the odd curve ball and I found things didn’t quite work out the way I’d planned. I’d started the design, based on star…
“A lightweight, soft, sew-in wadding made from bleached cotton with scrim, allowing an excellent combination of a soft hand feel and a lightweight construction while still providing significant stability and support. Especially developed for quilts and light coloured fabrics but is also very well suitable for lightweight but warm jackets and coats.” Sounds too…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Strictly Quilting HQ. That time of year when we all panic to finish those projects that we’ve had all year to complete… “Oh yes, I’ll get stockings made for the two children we have with us this Christmas” I had thought to myself sometime in September…
When you think of ‘eco-friendly’, wadding may not be the first product that comes to mind however Vlieseline, in their continued commitment to sustainability, have introduced several products to their Eco-Friendly product range including R80 which I’ve been using in a few projects recently. The most notable thing about this wadding is how soft it…
(Am I showing my age or just my love for Mary Poppins with that title?) But bamboo is one of the natural fibres that is used for waddings. Now, I’ll start by saying that I love bamboo so when Vlieseline offered me some to review, I jumped at the chance. In preparation for the Festival…
Vlieseline were kind enough to send me some of their Soya Mix wadding to try out for the first time. I love natural fibres, using 100% cotton a lot of the time, so I was keen to give this a go. Obviously, I needed to make a quilt to try with it, but what? At…
When it comes to wadding we all have a favourite and everyone has an opinion as to why theirs is the best, for some it’s the price, for others the brand or company that makes it, some go solely on the fibre mix – so many things to think about and consider. For me personally…
A huge thank you to Vlieseline for sending me one metre, 97” (244 cm) wide V268 Bamboo wadding to review and to UKQU.co.uk too. I’ve never used Bamboo 50/50 wadding before, so I’m interested to see how it compares with the 80/20 I usually use. Manufacturers Information Vlieseline Bamboo Wadding is a medium weight 50/50…
Composition: 50% soyabean/50% cotton The Vlieseline web site quotes “ Softer and smoother than traditional waddings/battings. For quilts, wall hangings and clothing etc.” https://www.vlieseline.com/Products/Battings/278-Soya-Mix So what did I think? The wadding is unbleached and quite patchy colour wise however it is very soft and a nice smooth regular thickness. It does drape nicely. The website…
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 –…
