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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 3 months ago
Love it.
I always think that another thing worth thinking about is “does my comment read the same way as it sounds in my head?”. In other words, a comment where you can hear and see the comment being said – maybe with a smile – sometimes sounds quite different when just written down.
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Nice blog – good to be reminded that log cabins aren’t just squares!
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, An Inexperienced Quilter – Using a pack of Fat Quarters 4 years, 4 months ago
Every year we who blog (often called the Bloggerati for some reason) meet up at a location near to Birmingham for a weekend in November, times allowing, and just sew (and eat). I was extremely lucky to be given a 5…
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 6 months ago
We do indeed.
I found that, by following the adage “how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!” and actually tackling the project in smaller chunks eg concentrating on cutting one colour at a time, sewing one colour at a time etc I stopped procrastinating and started doing. -
Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 6 months ago
The retreat was an absolute godsend – without it and the people on it, I would not be sewing now.
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 6 months ago
Thank you. It is the ideal sort of quilt for me and my granddaughter to snuggle under. The size of it, we could have the whole street snuggling under it!
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, The Inexperienced Quilter – How do you get your Sewjo back? 4 years, 6 months ago
My sewing has been in the doldrums for months and months – a combination of a lack of enthusiasm, a lack of inspiration and a 9 month old granddaughter (who is wonderful!). My sewjo had gone completely AWO…
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It looks fabulous Cheryl. Pleased your sewjo is back!
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Thank you. It is the ideal sort of quilt for me and my granddaughter to snuggle under. The size of it, we could have the whole street snuggling under it!
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There’s lovely Cheryl
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The retreat was an absolute godsend – without it and the people on it, I would not be sewing now.
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What a super blog. We all lose it at times, don’t we.
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We do indeed.
I found that, by following the adage “how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!” and actually tackling the project in smaller chunks eg concentrating on cutting one colour at a time, sewing one colour at a time etc I stopped procrastinating and started doing.
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 6 months ago
It was a lovely weekend!
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter – Aren't I Lucky? 4 years, 8 months ago
I was lucky enough to be given a part layer cake, asked to make use of it and tell you what I think.
But I had never used a layer cake before – so what to do?
The fabric was Tranquility by Makower UK. The p…
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
It is ALWAYS ok not to be ok, but it is often hard to be so honest. Xx
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 5 years, 3 months ago
Lovely blog. It is interesting how we all come at this from different places.
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 5 years, 3 months ago
You are right there Carol! Glad you liked it!
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 5 years, 3 months ago
I have avoided flying geese until now because all of the sensible methods I could see were either a) too hard or b) too wasteful. This ruler appears to eliminate both.
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 5 years, 4 months ago
Thank you. I hope it proves helpful.
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Bartysmam posted a new activity comment 5 years, 4 months ago
Thank you. In truth, it was good to look back at where and how I started. My problem with this blog was where to stop. I wanted to give all the advice without it being overwhelming!
I nearly did it in separate Learn and Need sections, then I realised that would end up explaining things multiple times if I did it that way!
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter – How did I get into this? 5 years, 4 months ago
Note:
You might see some terms that you don’t understand – you can find explanations by referring to this blog: https://ukqu.co.uk/hints-and-tips-terms-used-in-patchwork-and-quilting/
This blog relates to g…
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I shall recommend this to an ex colleague who has decided to make a quilt. Really helpful.
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Thank you. I hope it proves helpful.
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This was a really useful read Cheryl, it reminded me of things that I had learnt and then forgotten. The tips are useful and I wish I had read something like this when I first started my journey 4 years ago, before I convinced myself that I needed everything that had the word ‘quilting’ on it and now sits untouched in my sewing room!
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Thank you. In truth, it was good to look back at where and how I started. My problem with this blog was where to stop. I wanted to give all the advice without it being overwhelming!
I nearly did it in separate Learn and Need sections, then I realised that would end up explaining things multiple times if I did it that way!
Glad you approve. Xx
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You’ve covered nearly it all Cheryl, but you missed out the bit that says ‘once you’re in there’s no way out’ (ha ha). Great blog, love it
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You are right there Carol! Glad you liked it!
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter – Making a Quilt Sandwich 5 years, 6 months ago
I must be honest – I am about to describe the part of making a quilt I like the least!
This is not a definitive description of how to make a quilt sandwich – many people have different techniques. The methods des…
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Thank you for a thorough introduction. Lots of people will find this helpful.
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Brilliant and very helpful x
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Cheryl, this is fantastic, it is simplified so that a ‘muppet’ like me can understand it, I really enjoyed reading this and am sure that it will help many others too. Thank you
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Cheryl Davies recommended the post The Perfect HST Ruler – No Trimming! 6 years, 4 months ago
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, Adventures of an Inexperienced Quilter – HST Rulers 6 years, 4 months ago
I had a grand idea – I decided I was going to make a HST (half square triangle) quilt.
I knew I wanted to make it a blue and white quilt. I saw a stunning range of fabric (Shibori II by Moda). I knew this would b…
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A very interesting review Cheryl. I must admit that I have not used either of those rulers. They both look quite fiddly to use, especially the open slot one, and in my opinion and the price is quite off-putting! I have always used the Quilt in a Day square up ruler and find it so easy to use. You do have to place it on your sewn line and cut your triangle before ironing open, but it’s pretty fail safe. Can be used for HSTs up to 6 ½” and costs less than £10 from Amazon or slightly more expensive from Creative Grids.
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It is really helpful to see how you fared with these two, without having yo buy them first: more pennies for fabric! Thank you.
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Great blog, about technique and about equipment. Thanks for sharing your experiences of these two rulers.
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Thanks for sharing this. I’ve not thought about rulers for this, I usually just use a 4.5″ square or I have larger if needed. Now, I’m wondering if I should buy something else? 😉
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Bartysmam wrote a new post, A Quilt and a Group of Friends 6 years, 5 months ago
A quilt and part of a group of friends
Let me tell you a story. It is about a quilt and a group of friends. But the story changes – it eventually becomes a story about one friend.
We are a group of quilting f…
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This lovely, sad story really touched me. Such a thoughtful lady to the end. And clearly treasured, as the quilt will be. Community is everything.
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I can see a lot of traditional Welsh motifs in the quilting – and a lot of love for a special friend.
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Wow what a read! I feel very emotional and what a lovely tribute to a dear friend. Fantastic story telling Cheryl and great blog.
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Such a lovely story. Thank you so much for sharing it.
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How beautiful, she sounds like a wonderful woman who will be sorely missed x
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4 years, 4 months ago
Such a sweet make! 🙂 You did a great job with the fabrics. Well done