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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Puzzle Quilt Block 6 4 years, 12 months ago
Block 6 of the Puzzle Quilt has arrived. This month’s block, called In A Spin, introduces another unit – Flying Geese. But first a few words of apology and explanation. Last month I said there might be a random ext…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann creativ launch four new thread packs 4 years, 12 months ago
Now available on 300m reels, Gütermann creativ has added some colourful Cotton 30 Thread Packs to their already extensive range! Do we really need an excuse to add to our thread stash?
Cotton Thread is…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Can you reach out to more than 20,000 quilters 4 years, 12 months ago
Well, can you? The UK Quilters Facebook Group, alongside this website can. Imagine if that was or is your shopfront.
Whether you are a bricks and mortar shop or an online trader, there’s never been a be…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Something Old, Something New, nothing borrowed, Lots of Quilts 5 years ago
An intriguing headline for sure. Every so often something really interesting drops on my desk that captures my attention and draws me away from the day job. This was one of those moments.
The Bowes Museum have b…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Deadline is looming for Festival of Quilt entries 5 years ago
Entry for Quilts Deadline extended to 11am Monday 7th June 2021
With two weeks left to create and enter your quilt into the 2021 Festival of Quilts, it’s worth considering why you might want to do that. …
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Big Charmer Quilt featuring Tula's True Colours 5 years ago
One of the popular designers of both fabrics and quilt designs – there is a growing cohort of quilters who hoard, crave, lust after the Tula Pink designs. This one features her True Colours range (True Colors if…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Makower 'Joy' designed by Lynn Goldsworthy 5 years ago
Designed by Lynn Goldsworthy for Makower UK, Joy was originally released for Christmas 2020 using their Joy fabric collection. It’s a pattern that could be adapted to either a range of fabric, or even make use of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, The Hemline Gold Quilting Collection 5 years ago
Quilters are in for a real treat with these luxurious new tools from the new Hemline Gold Collection!
Rotary Cutter
The new Hemline Gold 45mm rotary cutter has a premium brushed gold blade made from…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Stitch Dome 5 years ago
Clover has released this clever piece of equipment which some may say bears a resemblance to the old darning mushrooms our grandparents might have used to darn the heels of socks or replace the knee of a worn-out…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Gutermann creativ release new Sew-all Thread Pack 5 years ago
Gütermann creativ has released an exciting new Sew-All Thread pack which includes a Textile Glue stick.
The pack contains 10 x 100m reels of Sew-All in popular shades of yellow, blue, green, red and grey to g…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Last call for Quilt Entries for 2021 Festival of Quilts 5 years ago
Our friends at the Festival of Quilts really are hoping for a great event this year after having to cancel everything in 2020. I am sure many of us will still be reticent about attending but there’s still time to…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Puzzle Quilt Block 5 5 years ago
Block 5 is called Mystery Flower Garden. It includes the quarter-square triangle units we had in last month’s block (London Roads) and another unit consisting of two quarter-square triangles and one half-square t…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Rare Orphanage Sampler goes up for Auction in the recent Tennants Textiles Sale 5 years ago
A very delicately embroidered 19th Century Sampler sold for £6,000 plus buyer’s premium in Tennants Auctioneers’ Costume, Accessories and Textiles Sale on 7th May. The sampler is worked in red thread on white back…
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I adore this. I still have quite an extensive collection of French and German Redwork samplers but this is exquisite. I used to design and teach Blackwork embroidery which are also known as Holbein embroidery with the back looking exactly the same as the front.
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Hemline Gold 5 years, 1 month ago
An exclusive new collection inspired by the rich history of the haberdashery industry; Hemline Gold is fused with sleek, modern finishes. Drawing its influence from traditional Victorian aesthetics and…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Puzzle Quilt Block 4 London Roads 5 years, 1 month ago
We’ve reached Block 4 of the Puzzle Quilt and you will be half-way through when you have made these ones. This time the block is based on a 9-patch grid (the earlier ones were 4-patch) and has two new units to t…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Clover Sweet and Sharp Magnetic Needle Holders 5 years, 1 month ago
Newly added to the Clover range are these rather delicious looking macaron-shaped magnetic needle holders.
Not only is the design very appealing, these holders are incredibly useful and also very…
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Chris Franses wrote a new post, Joining wadding bits 5 years, 2 months ago
I had to join some strips of wadding together to make a big enough piece for a quilt top I had just finished and I thought I would take some photos to show how I went about it. There are lots of different ways to…
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I know a lot of quilters will find this really helpful, and – what a pretty quilt!
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Thanks, Maggie. Of course, having sorted out the wadding and assembled a backing I now can’t find the thread I was sure I had!
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Now for Something Different – We need your thoughts 5 years, 2 months ago
After spending more than a year of living mostly at home and or isolated, we are all hoping we can meet up with the people who matter to us, over the Christmas holiday. But we also…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Exclusive Ticket Discount for the 2021 Festival of Quilts 5 years, 2 months ago
Yes – you read that right. The organisers of the Festival of Quilts have given everyone, both here and at our sister Facebook Group an exclusive discount code to use when purchasing tickets for the 2021 Festival of…
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Sylvia Priest – webmaster and quilter wrote a new post, Fiskars Table Top Seam Ripper 5 years, 2 months ago
No matter how good we are at sewing there comes a time when we reach for Jack. Noooo – not to pour from the bottle (although now you mention this …), but the sharp little helper we keep to unpick the rogue seams…
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