Alaine
@ala2js
Alaine
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Makower Counting Sheep Review 7 years, 10 months ago
by Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder
OOO look what I got to review!This is the new Counting Sheep collection from Makower UK. Gorgeous soft 100% quilting cotton.
It has bunnies with balloons and…
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Lovely fabrics and pretty quilt pattern Juliet. Love the idea of the block for a baby name.
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Lovely for boys and girls.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: A use for your selvedges 7 years, 11 months ago
The funny thing about things that you know is that you think everyone else know them too!
Last week I packaged and sent of some wadding to a fellow blogger and when it arrived she got in touch to say what a…
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Great idea
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Thanks for visiting Lyn 🙂
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Hi Sue – all I can see is a square box but I think it was supposed to be a smiley face – thank you!!
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Like you I’ve kept selvedges for years, I often use them on fabric postcards to separate message from address sections on the back. Some I’ve come across have little pictures in the fabric colours (Lewis and Irene) and little quotes (Moda)
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Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment Suzan. I like the idea of using them on postcards – will make a separate bag for those ones that are prettier!
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Thanks for stopping by Ami and taking the time to leave a comment. So glad it has made you want to save your selvedges!
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All these great uses for them – I save the less pretty bits for tying up my plants in the garden!
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That’s a great idea – I used to used laddered tights and stockings but as I no longer work in an office environment I don’t have a ready supply!
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Cute idea Abigail. I make things with the ones I save but now I’ll be doing this too!
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That’s good to hear! What do you make with them currently?
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Cute small items – pin cushions, candle/mug mats & Xmas decorations. Great cheap things for craft fairs
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Good ideas – will keep in mind.
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I also wrap presents in fat quarters for those stitching friends and finish off with either selvages or ribbon, therefore nothing gets thrown away! Like you I think everyone knows to do this! Great to put it into writing for those who have yet to discover this wrapping method!
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What a great idea to use a FQ as wrapping paper – I hadn’t thought of this!!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, We have a WINNER!! cut&alter Christmas 18 QAL 7 years, 11 months ago
The competition to celebrate the launch of my Christmas 18 QAL quilt has now closed and a winner has been picked …..
Congratulations to Jane Nicholls!!
The fabric bundle from the Silent Night range by…
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Thank you so much. I’m really looking forward to starting this in September!
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It’s my pleasure! I look forward to getting to know you better come September.
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, The Making of my Crazy Cushions Quilt Pattern 7 years, 11 months ago
I was totally overwhelmed by the number of people who liked the mini quilt I made for the UKQU Spring 2018 Mini Quilt Swap. I received dozens of comments and Facebook messages asking if I had bought the pattern or if…
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Love all the versions Gini – well done. Will def have a go….
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All beautiful and fab blog
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What a great initial quilt and then the subsequent versions are fantastic! Well done Gini I am sure this will be very popular.
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Brilliant Gini!
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Wow! I love all the different versions and the colour combinations. When my cat is on his ‘tower’ (of three quilts and blankets all folded up) I can’t but think of the Princess and the Pea, I am going to have to give your pattern a go. Thank you 🙂
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Loved making this. Thanks for creating the pattern.
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Thanks Pauline, you’ll have to post a picture on the Facebook page so I can see it! X
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This is so lovely, and so very personal.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter Christmas 18 QAL :: Launch Competition 7 years, 11 months ago
To say thank you to UKQU and its members, I am running a competition to celebrate the launch of my first pattern and QAL on the site, the cut&alter Christmas 18 QAL.On offer…
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Great prize x
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Thanks! Good luck to you if you have entered!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter Christmas 18 QAL :: LAUNCH DAY!!! 7 years, 11 months ago
The day at last has arrived – and what a scorcher it is set to be. Rather inopportune to be releasing a Christmas pattern in the middle of a heatwave but you never can tell with an English summer.
Ta-da!! I giv…
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter Christmas 18 Quilt Along 7 years, 11 months ago
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…
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this looks interesting, and mixing with the linen look fabrics is inspired .. they are lovely to work with.
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Thanks Sylvia – they have been wonderful fabrics to work with. And as I said I have a few projects in my head that would look fab in the linen textures!
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff wrote a new post, cut&alter :: Polaroid Block Tutorial :: Cot Quilt 7 years, 11 months ago
I-Spy quilts are loved by children who can spend a long time picking out the pictures and learning the words. If you search for I-Spy quilts you will see that there are many and varied types, click…
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I love this quilt. Great inspiration.
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Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment Helen. Hope you use the tutorial some day.
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giniscanlan wrote a new post, UKQU Baby Feature – Baby Bandana Bib 7 years, 11 months ago
My great-niece recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Edward, so writing a blog featuring a hand sewn baby item was perfect timing for me.
I found a wonderful free reversible bib pattern and tutorial by Amy…
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I’m about to make some of these for my grandchild so I’m really pleased to have read your blog. I think I will be needing to buy the snaps as they look great.
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Looking for a Fabric Fairy? 7 years, 11 months ago
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Abigail Sheridan de Graaff recommended the post Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder 7 years, 11 months ago
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Anne Burke recommended the post Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder 7 years, 11 months ago
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Juliet Nice wrote a new post, Obsessive Compulsive Crafting Disorder 7 years, 11 months ago
To Wash or Not to Wash.. The Great Debate
Arguably, pre-washing quilting fabrics is THE great quilter’s debate. Followed by “Polycotton or Cotton Thread?” and “To Tear or to Cut?” Such topics come up regularly in o…
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Well put together Juliet. I would add that the cost of searching the fabrics after washing can prove to be expensive. My biggest difficulty is pressuring (ironing) the creases out after washing. I thought my iron was just for pressing my seams open
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Anne Burke started the topic Product reviews in the forum UKQU 7 years, 11 months ago
May I suggest that all pattern reviews are carried out by beginners or those who are not confident sewers please? As it’s really difficult for experienced or confident sewers to remember when, in the world of sewing, everything was new including all the special terminology, and nothing seemed to make clear sense. If a pattern is easy to follow b…[Read more]
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Anne Burke recommended the post June Tailor Cut and Press II distributed to UK stores by EQS 7 years, 11 months ago
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Anne Burke recommended the post Janet Clare Sewing Kit 7 years, 11 months ago
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